Developmental and Gender Differences in Future-Oriented Decision-Making During the Preschool Period |
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Authors: | Nancy Garon Chris Moore |
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Affiliation: | 1. Autism Research Centre , Dalhousie University , Nova Scotia, Canada nancy.garon@iwk.nshealth.ca;3. Department of Psychology , Dalhousie University , Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
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Abstract: | A child version of the Iowa Gambling task was used to explore the developmental and gender differences in decision making of 4-year-olds (N?=?141). The task required children to choose between two decks: a deck with higher immediate rewards and a deck with higher future rewards. Developmental differences between young (4.0–4.5) and older (4.6–4.11) children were found, with older 4-year-olds choosing more from the deck with higher future rewards. Gender differences were found for decision-making strategy. It is suggested that these differences in approaches might account for the pattern of gender differences found in past research. |
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Keywords: | Iowa Gambling task decision making development preschool gender |
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