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| Theory of mind and the Ultimatum Game in healthy adult aging | | Author(s) | Alessandra Girardi, Sergio Della Sala, Sarah E MacPherson |
| Journal title | Experimental Aging Research, vol 44, no 3, May-June 2018 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, May-June 2018 |
| Pages | pp 246-257 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Indoor games ; Computers ; Ageing process ; Good Health ; Cognitive processes ; Evaluation ; Students ; Young adults [20-25] ; Age groups [elderly] ; Performance ; Comparison ; Scotland. |
| Annotation | The Ultimatum Game is commonly used to assess decision-making involved in cooperative social interactions with others. However, little is known about the role that the ability to understand other people's intentions plays in these interactions. This study examined performance on the Ultimatum Game and theory of mind (ToM) tasks in younger and older adults. Particpants were 22 undergraduate psychology students aged 18-23 and 30 older adults aged 60-81, recruited through the panel of volunteers at the Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh. Age differences were not found on the ToM tasks; and a lack of variability in performance prevented analyses of the relationships between performance on the Ultimatum Game and ToM. However, age differences were found on the Ultimatum Game, with older adults accepting more unfair offers. Yet, the two age groups did not differ in their appreciation of fairness, as assessed using subjective fairness ratings. These findings suggest that older adults are more rational in their behaviour. They are prepared to accept unfair offers, even when they know they are unfair: it is in their self-interest to accept small monetary values rather than nothing at all. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-190615213 A |
| Classmark | HO: 3O: BG: CD: DA: 4C: XN: SD6: BB: 5H: 48: 9A |
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