The MetLife Study of Decision-Making Potential, one of the first
to investigate the connection between specific components of
cognitive health and the continued ability to make logically
consistent decisions, identified factors that may inhibit or
increase the risk of poor decisions in the 50 to 79 age group. -
Those in their 70s performed at least as well as a younger age
group in their 50s on a cognitive measure of strategic learning
(the ability to determine and use a strategy to sift information
in making decisions such as financial decisions). - Men and
women between the ages of 50 and 79 performed equally in the
effect of strategic learning on decision-making performance.
Studies like this continue to contradict the perception that
society has of aging. Just because we age does not necessarily
mean we're "losing it." My mom at 91 is sharp as a tack, able to
figure things out on her own, and hold an intelligent
conversation with the best of them. So don't be so quick to
judge!