ArticleThe journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences2019
Preferences for Temporal Sequences of Real Outcomes Differ Across Domains but do not Vary by Age.
Article in The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Temporal discounting across adulthood: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Psychology and aging · 2022Pooled it
- Age Effects in Sequence-Construction for a Continuous Cognitive Task: Similar Sequence-Trends but Fewer Switch-Points.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2020Article
- Age Differences in Intertemporal Choice: The Role of Task Type, Outcome Characteristics, and Covariates.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2020Article
- Taking the Biggest First: Age Differences in Preferences for Monetary and Hedonic Sequences.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2019Article
- Subjective value representations during effort, probability and time discounting across adulthood.Social cognitive and affective neuroscience · 2018Article
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objectivesPeople's preferences for temporal sequences of events have implications for life-long health and well-being. Prior research suggests that other aspects of intertemporal choice vary by age, but evidence for age differences in sequence-preferences is limited and inconclusive. In response, the present research examined age differences in sequence-preferences for real outcomes administered in a controlled laboratory setting.
methodsA pilot study examined sequence-preferences for aversive electrodermal shocks in 30 younger and 30 older adults. The main study examined sequence-preferences for electrodermal shocks, physical effort, and monetary gambles in an adult life-span sample (N = 120). It also examined emotional and physiological responses to sequences as well as underlying mechanisms including time perception and emotion-regulation.
resultsThere were no significant age differences in sequence-preferences in either of the studies, and there were no age differences in responses to sequences in the main study. Instead, there was a domain effect with participants preferring decreasing sequences for shocks and mixed sequences for effort and money. DISCUSSION: After considering potential methodological limitations, theoretical contributions and implications for real-life decisions are discussed.
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