RISKY DECISION-MAKING AND ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE FAMILY MEDICAL HISTORY
2024
Risky Decision-Making and Alzheimer's Disease Family Medical History
Sample size: 60
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Author Information
Author(s): Cauble Heaven, Black Sheila
Primary Institution: University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
Hypothesis
Family medical history of Alzheimer's Disease affects decision-making capacity in middle-aged adults.
Conclusion
Having a family medical history of Alzheimer's Disease is linked to riskier decision-making in mid-adulthood.
Supporting Evidence
- Alzheimer’s Disease is linked to declines in decision-making capacity.
- Risky decision-making was measured using the Game of Dice Task.
- Family medical history of AD was used to group participants.
Takeaway
If your family has Alzheimer's, you might make riskier choices when it comes to decisions, like gambling.
Methodology
Participants completed the Game of Dice Task to measure risky decision-making.
Participant Demographics
Middle-aged adults with varying family medical histories of Alzheimer's Disease.
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