Del Missier, F, Hansson, P, Parker, A et al. (3 more authors) (2017) Unraveling the aging skein: Disentangling sensory and cognitive predictors of age-related differences in decision making. Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 30 (1). pp. 123-139. ISSN 0894-3257
Abstract
Age-related differences in sensory functioning, processing speed, and working memory have been identified as three significant predictors of the age-related performance decline observed in complex cognitive tasks. Yet, the assessment of their relative predictive capacity and interrelations is still an open issue in decision making and cognitive aging research. Indeed, no previous investigation has examined the relationships of all these three predictors with decision making. In an individual-differences study, we therefore disentangled the relative contribution of sensory functioning, processing speed, and working memory to the prediction of the age-related decline in cognitively-demanding judgment and decision-making tasks. Structural equation modeling showed that the age-related decline in working memory plays an important predictive role, even when controlling for sensory functioning, processing speed, and education. Implications for research on decision making and cognitive aging are discussed.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Del Missier, F., Hansson, P., Parker, A. M., Bruine de Bruin, W., Nilsson, L. -G., and Mäntylä, T. (2017) Unraveling the Aging Skein: Disentangling Sensory and Cognitive Predictors of Age-related Differences in Decision Making. J. Behav. Dec. Making, 30: 123–139. doi: 10.1002/bdm.1926, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/bdm.1926. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving. |
Keywords: | Judgment and decision making, cognitive aging, working memory, processing speed, sensory functioning |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) > Management Division (LUBS) (Leeds) > Management Division Decision Research (LUBS) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 11 Nov 2015 10:42 |
Last Modified: | 10 Dec 2017 01:38 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1002/bdm.1926 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/bdm.1926 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:91578 |