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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Bolenz F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6703898 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
eLife 20190809
Humans employ different strategies when making decisions. Previous research has reported reduced reliance on model-based strategies with aging, but it remains unclear whether this is due to cognitive or motivational factors. Moreover, it is not clear how aging affects the metacontrol of decision making, that is the dynamic adaptation of decision-making strategies to varying situational demands. In this cross-sectional study, we tested younger and older adults in a sequential decision-making task ...[more]