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Department of Psychology

YIWEI CHEN

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Associate Professor of Psychology

DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY

B.A., M.A., Nanjing University,P.R. China: M.S., Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1998

PHONE	(419) 372-2462
Email	ywchen@bgnet.bgsu.edu
OFFICE	Room 244,Psychology Building

Research Interests:

Social cognition and aging
Age differences in judgment and decision-making
Risky choices and emotion forecasting
Affective process across the adult lifespan
Health and wellness across the adult lifespan
Cross-cultural differences in dialectical thinking

My research focuses on adult development in social cognition. I am especially interested in how judgment and decision making change from young adulthood to old adulthood. Growing literature on this topic shows that young and older adults differ in processing time, strategy selection, decisions, and consequent feelings about the decisions they make. My recent work examines the role of affective processes in decision making, which shows very different age-related pattern from cognitive processes.

Another line of my research focuses on cross-cultural differences in aging and psychological well-being. A recent work compared both the cognitive and affective components of psychological well-being of American and Chinese young and older adults. My research lab is very interested in comparing predictors of psychological well-being across different cultures and age groups.

Selected Publications:

Chen, Y., Pethtel, O., & Ma, X. (in press). Counteracting age stereotypes: A self-awareness manipulation. Educational Gerontology.

Chen, Y., & Ma, X. (2009). Age differences in risky decisions: The role of anticipated emotions. Educational Gerontology, 35, 575-586.

Blachard-Fields, F., Chen, Y., Horhota, M., & Wang, M. (2007). Cultural differences in the relationship between aging and the correspondence bias. The Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 62B, P362-P365.

Wang, M., & Chen, Y. (2006). Age differences in attitude change: Influences of cognitive resources and motivation on responses to argument quantity. Psychology and Aging, 21, 581-589.

Chen, Y. (2004). Age differences in the correction of social judgments: Source monitoring and timing of accountability. Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, 11, 58-67.

Chen, Y., & Sun, Y. (2003). Age differences in financial decision-making: Using simple heuristics. Educational Gerontology, 29, 627-635.

Chen, Y. (2002). Unwanted Beliefs: Age Differences in Beliefs of False Information. Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, 9, 217-230.

Chen, Y., & Blanchard-Fields, F. (2000). Unwanted Thought: Age Differences in the Correction of Social Judgments. Psychology and Aging, 15, 475-482.

Research Interests:

PSYC 309. Psychology of Adult Development and Aging
PSYC 310. Lifespan Developmental Psychology
PSYC 734. Adult Development and Aging

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