Garon Nancy, Moore Chris
Autism Research Centre, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Child Neuropsychol. 2007 Jan;13(1):46-63. doi: 10.1080/09297040600762701.
A child version of the Iowa Gambling task was used to explore the developmental and gender differences in decision making of 4-year-olds (N = 141). The task required children to choose between two decks: a deck with higher immediate rewards and a deck with higher future rewards. Developmental differences between young (4.0-4.5) and older (4.6-4.11) children were found, with older 4-year-olds choosing more from the deck with higher future rewards. Gender differences were found for decision-making strategy. It is suggested that these differences in approaches might account for the pattern of gender differences found in past research.
使用爱荷华赌博任务的儿童版本来探究4岁儿童（N = 141）决策中的发展差异和性别差异。该任务要求儿童在两副牌之间进行选择：一副牌有更高的即时奖励，另一副牌有更高的未来奖励。研究发现了年幼（4.0 - 4.5岁）和年长（4.6 - 4.11岁）儿童之间的发展差异，4岁以上儿童从有更高未来奖励的牌组中选择的更多。在决策策略方面发现了性别差异。有人认为，这些方法上的差异可能解释了过去研究中发现的性别差异模式。
