The activation of ageism and aging stereotypes in younger and older adults was investigated by manipulating both the valence and the stereotypicality of trait stimuli. Participants were 72 young adults (mean age 18.9 yrs) and 59 older adults (mean age 70.6 yrs); they completed a lexical decision task in which the stimulus onset asynchronies (SOAs)… Continue reading The activation of aging stereotypes in younger and older adults
Keyword: Aging (Attitudes Toward)
Wisdom and successful aging
present a framework of seven propositions about the nature of aging / the first three propositions represent general findings from a research program on the mechanics (e.g., basic processes of memory) and the pragmatics (e.g., wisdom) of the aging mind that highlight the many and often opposing faces of aging / the remaining four propositions… Continue reading Wisdom and successful aging