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Complex Decision Support For Older Adults: Effects Of Information Visualization On Decision Performance, Margaux Price
Complex Decision Support For Older Adults: Effects Of Information Visualization On Decision Performance, Margaux Price
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Older adults are faced with complex decision tasks that impose high working memory demands. A representative task is choosing a prescription drug plan from a multitude of options that must be evaluated along many factors. The combined effect of the quantity of complex information, and reduced working memory capacity puts older adults at a disadvantage. However, research with younger adults suggests that the working memory burden of decision tasks can be reduced using well-designed, graphical decision aids (i.e., environmental supports). The current study examined the use of environmental supports to support complex decision-making for older adults. Two experiments were conducted; …