Plasticity in older adults' theory of mind performance: the impact of motivation

doi:10.1080/13607863.2017.1376313

	Plasticity in older adults' theory of mind performance: the impact of motivation
	Zhang, Xin 1,2; Lecce, Serena 3; Ceccato, Irene 3; Cavallini, Elena 3; Zhang, Linfang 1,2; Chen, Tianyong4
摘要	Objective: Recently, motivation has been found to attenuate the age-related decline in Theory of Mind (ToM) performance (i.e. faux pas recognition). However, whether or not this effect could be generalized to other ToM tasks is still unknown. In the present study, we investigated whether and how motivation could enhance older adults' performance and reduce age differences in ToM tasks (Faux Pas vs. Animation task) that differ in familiarity. Method: Following a previous paradigm, 171 Chinese adults (87 younger adults and 84 older adults) were recruited, and we experimentally manipulated the level of perceived closeness between participants and the experimenter before administering the ToM tasks in order to enhance participants' motivation. Results: Results showed that, for the Faux Pas task, we replicated previous findings such that older adults under the enhanced motivation conditions performed equally well as younger adults. Conversely, for the Animation task, younger adults outperformed older adults, regardless of motivation. Discussion: These results indicate that motivation can enhance older adults' performance in ToM tasks, however, this beneficial effect cannot be generalized across ToM tasks.
关键词	Motivation Theory of Mind (ToM) Faux Pas Animation task
	2018-12-02
语种	英语
DOI	10.1080/13607863.2017.1376313
发表期刊	AGING & MENTAL HEALTH
ISSN	1360-7863
卷号	22 期号:12 页码:1592-1599
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收录类别	SCI
资助项目	National Natural Science Foundation of China[31400 891]
出版者	ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
WOS关键词	AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCES ; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION ; DECISION-MAKING ; FRONTAL VARIANT ; MENTAL STATES ; ASSOCIATIONS ; ATTRIBUTION ; FAMILIARITY ; PERCEPTION ; ENGAGEMENT
WOS研究方向	Geriatrics & Gerontology ; Psychiatry
WOS类目	Geriatrics & Gerontology ; Gerontology ; Psychiatry
WOS记录号	WOS:000458156700009
引用统计	被引频次：11[WOS] [WOS记录] [WOS相关记录]
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	https://ir.psych.ac.cn/handle/311026/48275
专题	中国科学院心理健康重点实验室
作者单位	1.Peking Univ, Sch Psychol & Cognit Sci, Beijing, Peoples R China; 2.Peking Univ, Beijing Key Lab Behav & Mental Hlth, Beijing, Peoples R China; 3.Univ Pavia, Dept Brain & Behav Sci, Pavia, Italy; 4.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Psychol, Key Lab Mental Hlth, Beijing, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Zhang, Xin,Lecce, Serena,Ceccato, Irene,et al. Plasticity in older adults' theory of mind performance: the impact of motivation[J]. AGING & MENTAL HEALTH,2018,22(12):1592-1599.
APA	Zhang, Xin,Lecce, Serena,Ceccato, Irene,Cavallini, Elena,Zhang, Linfang,&Chen, Tianyong.(2018).Plasticity in older adults' theory of mind performance: the impact of motivation.AGING & MENTAL HEALTH,22(12),1592-1599.
MLA	Zhang, Xin,et al."Plasticity in older adults' theory of mind performance: the impact of motivation".AGING & MENTAL HEALTH 22.12(2018):1592-1599.