The weight of advice in older age.

Bailey, PE; Ebner, NC; Moustafa, AA; Phillips, JR; Leon, T; Weidemann, G

The weight of advice in older age.

Bailey, PE Ebner, NC Moustafa, AA Phillips, JR Leon, T Weidemann, G

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Publisher:: American Psychological Association
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Decision, 2021, 8, (2), pp. 123-132
Issue Date:: 2021-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Bailey, PE
dc.contributor.author	Ebner, NC
dc.contributor.author	Moustafa, AA
dc.contributor.author	Phillips, JR
dc.contributor.author	Leon, T
dc.contributor.author	Weidemann, G
dc.date.accessioned	2022-01-21T03:42:14Z
dc.date.available	2022-01-21T03:42:14Z
dc.date.issued	2021-01-01
dc.identifier.citation	Decision, 2021, 8, (2), pp. 123-132
dc.identifier.issn	2325-9965
dc.identifier.issn	2325-9973
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/153409
dc.description.abstract	Seeking advice from others may improve decision-making, particularly in older adults when cognitive decline can impair decision-making. This study measured the extent to which older adults rated the value of advice and used that advice in their decisions. Young (aged 18–37 years; n = 57) and older (aged 62–84 years; n = 56) adults completed a judge-advisor task incorporating advice from an expert and a novice. To capture interindividual differences in ratings of advice value and advice use (i.e., weight of advice), desire for autonomy, working memory, and fluid intelligence were assessed. Relative to young adults, older adults rated novice advice as being more valuable and were more likely to adjust their estimates based on expert and especially novice advice. Among older adults, poorer working memory and reduced preference for autonomous decision-making were associated with greater ratings of the value of novice advice, while better fluid intelligence was associated with increased ratings of the value of expert advice. Overall, older adults give more weight to advice and cognitive decline appears to compromise discrimination of the quality of that advice. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	American Psychological Association
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dc.relation.ispartof	Decision
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dc.subject	1701 Psychology, 1702 Cognitive Sciences
dc.title	The weight of advice in older age.
dc.type	Journal Article
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Graduate School of Health
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Abstract:

Seeking advice from others may improve decision-making, particularly in older adults when cognitive decline can impair decision-making. This study measured the extent to which older adults rated the value of advice and used that advice in their decisions. Young (aged 18–37 years; n = 57) and older (aged 62–84 years; n = 56) adults completed a judge-advisor task incorporating advice from an expert and a novice. To capture interindividual differences in ratings of advice value and advice use (i.e., weight of advice), desire for autonomy, working memory, and fluid intelligence were assessed. Relative to young adults, older adults rated novice advice as being more valuable and were more likely to adjust their estimates based on expert and especially novice advice. Among older adults, poorer working memory and reduced preference for autonomous decision-making were associated with greater ratings of the value of novice advice, while better fluid intelligence was associated with increased ratings of the value of expert advice. Overall, older adults give more weight to advice and cognitive decline appears to compromise discrimination of the quality of that advice. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)

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