Aging and decision making empirical and applied perspectives april 2015 and applied perspectives underscoring that choice is a ubiquitous component of everyday functioning aging and . Aging and decision making eds aging and decision making empirical and applied perspectives pp 329 349 new york academic press 330 16 financial decision making across the adult life . Aging and decision making addresses the specific cognitive and affective processes that account for age related changes in decision making targeting interventions to compensate for vulnerabilities and leverage strengths in the aging individual. Abstract in this chapter we orient the reader to the emerging field of aging and decision making portrayed in this edited volume we trace recent progress made in addressing issues identified by the national research council 2000 2006 in three general areas neurobiological mechanisms behavioral mechanisms including cognition affect and motivation and applied perspectives that