APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
Motivation-Cognition Interactions in Older and Younger Adults
- Debbie Yee
Washington University in St. Louis - Sarah Adams
Washington University in St. Louis - Jessica Weiss
Washington University in St. Louis - Todd Braver
Washington University in St. Louis
Abstract
We examined how older and younger adults integrate the motivational value of monetary and liquid (e.g., juice, neutral, saltwater) incentives to modulate cognitive performance. Our data reveal that OA are 1)less sensitive than YA to motivational impact of liquids, and 2)slower to adaptively adjust cognitive strategies to improve task performance.
Aging