We outline a contextual and motivational model of judgment and decision‐making (JDM)
biases across the life span. Our model focuses on abilities and skills that correspond to …

The present study examines the extent to which individuals' self-efficacy beliefs about their
capacity to manage distinct emotions, such as anger, sadness, fear, shame and guilt, are …

This research augments efforts to produce a richer understanding of the drivers of choice
confidence. It investigates the interplay of a contextual factor that is readily influenced by …

According to terror management theory, awareness of death affects diverse aspects of
human thought and behavior. Studies have shown that older and younger adults differ in …

Research on age differences in judgment and decision making (JDM) processes are
explored from a social-cognitive/contextual perspective, with a focus on the impact of …

This study examined bias in jurors and whether those biases contribute to the conviction
rate. Studies show everyone has biases–some are implicit while others are explicit …

We conducted 2 experiments to specifically examine whether older adults are more
susceptible to the negative impact of irrelevant evaluative information when making social …

Older adults face changing relationships with family members and friends with aging. Social
cognition researchers investigate how individuals think about these social situations. The …

Im ersten der beiden Module stand die Selbstsorge älterer Menschen um ihre Sicherheit im
Zentrum der Aufmerksamkeit. Das Modul ging–vor dem Hintergrund kriminalstatistischer …

Cognitive processing of social and nonsocial information changes with age. These
processes range from the ones that serve “mere” cognitive functions, such as recall …