Decrease in decision noise from adolescence into adulthood mediates an increase in more sophisticated choice behaviors and performance gain.

ABSTRACT: Learning and decision-making undergo substantial developmental changes, with adolescence being a particular vulnerable window of opportunity. In adolescents, developmental changes in specific choice behaviors have been observed (e.g., goal-directed behavior, motivational influences over choice). Elevated levels of decision noise, i.e., choosing suboptimal options, were reported consistently in adolescents. However, it remains unknown whether these observations, the development of specific and more sophisticated choice processes and higher decision noise, are independent or related. It is conceivable, but has not yet been investigated, that the development of specific choice processes might be impacted by age-dependent changes in decision noise. To answer this, we examined 93 participants (

SUBMITTER: Scholz V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11563475 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature