Thinking about strategies during, before, and after making a decision.

Abstract

Two studies examined the impact of think-aloud and self-report instructions on the decision-making performance of young and older adults. Findings from Study 1 indicated that think-aloud instructions increased total time to decision for young and older adults but did not otherwise affect decision-making processes. Counter to predictions, the only significant interaction effect indicated that young adults in the think-aloud condition more frequently rechecked information than older adults. Findings from Study 2 confirmed the nonreactive nature of self-report methods. Despite potential age-related decrements in cognitive function, differences in functioning are not compounded and cannot be explained by the think-aloud or self-report instructions used by cognitive aging researchers.

A real-time data collection system for problem-solving protocols

“…However, giving verbal reasons in practice significantly reduced mistakes. Similar results were found by Berardi-Coletta (1990;Berardi-Colletta et aI., 1995), Allwood (1990), andJohnson (1993). These findings lend support to the idea that the verbal component of verbal reason giving is not the critical component affecting performance.…”

Un cadre d'analyse du processus de vieillissement et de son influence sur le comportement d'achat du consommateur âgé

“…(Streufert et alii, 1990). Plusieurs études empiriques ont validé cette hypothèse dans les domaines de l'achat automobile et de la location d'appartements (Johnson, 1990(Johnson, , 1993. En parallèle, ces recherches soulignent la Certains auteurs ont proposé une autre hypothèse : l'aversion au risque augmenterait avec l'âge.…”

Bounded Rationality, Emotions and Older Adult Decision Making: Not So Fast and Yet So Frugal

“…In another line of studies, Johnson [1993] showed that older (vs. younger) adults examined less information prior to selecting an apartment for rent, and she demonstrated that older (vs. younger) adults spent more time reviewing information, used less information, and re-evaluated information more frequently when making a simulated car-purchasing decision [Johnson, 1990]. In a related study, Chen and Sun [2003] compared older and younger adults on a yard sale task, designed to simulate the dowry problem.…”