Older adults prefer less choice than young adults.
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Older adults prefer less choice than young adults.
Previous research has demonstrated that older adults prefer less autonomy and seek less information when making decisions on their own relative to young adults (for a review, see M. Mather, 2006). Would older adults also prefer fewer options from which to choose? The authors tested this hypothesis in the context of different decision domains. Participants completed a choice preferences survey i...
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عنوان ژورنال: Psychology and Aging
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1939-1498,0882-7974
DOI: 10.1037/a0012772