TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1990//
TI  - Age differences in decision making: a process methodology for examining strategic information processing
JO  - Journal of gerontology
A1  - Johnson, M. M.
SP  - P75
EP  - 8
VL  - 45
IS  - 2
N2  - This study explored the use of process tracing techniques in examining the decision-making processes of older and younger adults. Thirty-six college-age and thirty-six retirement-age participants decided which one of six cars they would purchase on the basis of computer-accessed data. They provided information search protocols. Results indicate that total time to reach a decision did not differ according to age. However, retirement-age participants used less information, spent more time viewing, and re-viewed fewer bits of information than college-age participants. Information search patterns differed markedly between age groups. Patterns of retirement-age adults indicated their use of noncompensatory decision rules which, according to decision-making literature (Payne, 1976), reduce cognitive processing demands. The patterns of the college-age adults indicated their use of compensatory decision rules, which have higher processing demands.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-1422
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -