Younger adults are more prosocial than older adults in economic decision making results from the give and take game

The present study was designed to investigate the disadvantageous and advantageous inequity aversion of young older adults in situations which allowed them maximize or minimize payoff inequalities. Given very limited evidence regarding an actual age-related effect on aversion, purpose this examine question using economic game, “the Give-and-Take Game”, is able circumvent certain limitations Ultimatum Game, evaluate (i.e., a same behaviour can be induced by opposite motivations: prosocial vs. pro-self altruistic orientations). In “Give-and-Take sum money randomly distributed between participant dummy player. These distributions created monetary inequalities, either for (to aversion) other player aversion). Different response options were proposed participants inequalities players. This procedure not only differentiate individual’s profiles with more orientations, but also effects these profiles. results showed that important orientation compared their younger counterparts. They frequently selected maximized own payoffs less averse adults. contrast, similar level aversion. Older focused competitive dimension may have motivated payoffs. Conversely, took into account social focusing fair distribution.