Optimistic update bias increases in older age
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Optimistic update bias increases in older age
BACKGROUND Healthy older adults report greater well-being and life satisfaction than their younger counterparts. One potential explanation for this is enhanced optimism. We tested the influence of age on optimistic and pessimistic beliefs about the future and the associated structural neural correlates. METHOD Eighteen young and 18 healthy older adults performed a belief updating paradigm, me...
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عنوان ژورنال: Psychological Medicine
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0033-2917,1469-8978
DOI: 10.1017/s0033291713002602