A decision-maker is "irregular" if she would choose B from {A, B, C} but not from {A, B} (for example, preferring vanilla ice cream in a choice between vanilla and chocolate, but chocolate in a choice among vanilla, chocolate and strawberry). Similarly to previous studies we observed irregular choices by college students faced with hypothetical discount cards for supermarkets. However, older adults showed no such tendency. The same pattern was observed in three separate studies. We interpret the results in terms of a choice strategy by older adults that protects them from excessive spending. © 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
Wisdom and aging: irrational preferences in college students but not older adults / Tentori, Katya; Osherson, Daniel; Hasher, Lynn; May, Cynthia. - In: COGNITION. - ISSN 0010-0277. - 81:3(2001), pp. B87-B96. [10.1016/S0010-0277(01)00137-8]
Wisdom and aging: irrational preferences in college students but not older adults
Tentori, Katya;
2001-01-01
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A decision-maker is "irregular" if she would choose B from {A, B, C} but not from {A, B} (for example, preferring vanilla ice cream in a choice between vanilla and chocolate, but chocolate in a choice among vanilla, chocolate and strawberry). Similarly to previous studies we observed irregular choices by college students faced with hypothetical discount cards for supermarkets. However, older adults showed no such tendency. The same pattern was observed in three separate studies. We interpret the results in terms of a choice strategy by older adults that protects them from excessive spending. © 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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