Friday, October 28, 2011
Wisdom of old
Perhaps it’s all a myth that young driver car insurance is more expensive than the equivalent for older drivers.
Perhaps, instead of receiving cheaper quotes, older people are simply better at making decisions.It’s long been the prejudice, that far from being less able to make smart decisions, older people are less able than us, as the wear and tear of years fogs their senses and slows their faculties.
However, a recent study by scientists at the University Geriatrics Institute of Montreal reveals that older people are less likely to be thrown off course by making a mistake and more likely to make sounder decisions.
One of the researchers comments, "The older brain has experience and knows that nothing is gained by jumping the gun. It was already known that aging is not necessarily associated with a significant loss in cognitive function.
"When it comes to certain tasks, the brains of older adults can achieve very close to the same performance as those of younger ones.
"We now have neurobiological evidence showing that with age comes wisdom and that as the brain gets older, it learns to better allocate its resources.”
So perhaps older people are simply more adept at comparing car insurance quotes and choosing the one that is cheapest – but seeing as you’re here and you’re choosing Hoot, we know that’s not always true, don’t we.
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