Framing effects in decision-making become stronger as children age.[18][19][20] This is partially because qualitative reasoning increases with age.[18] While preschoolers are more likely to make decisions based on quantitative properties, such as probability of an outcome, elementary schoolers and adolescents become progressively more likely to reason qualitatively, opting for a sure option in a gain frame and a risky option in a loss frame regardless of probabilities.[18] The increase in qualitative thinking is related to an increase in "gist based" thinking that occurs over a lifetime.[21]