Stereotypes, Warnings, and Identity-Related Variables Influence Older Adults’ Susceptibility to Associative False Memory Errors | Zendy

Amy M. Smith | Zendy; David A. Gallo | Zendy; Sarah J. Barber | Zendy; Keith B. Maddox | Zendy; Ayanna K. Thomas | Zendy

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Stereotypes, Warnings, and Identity-Related Variables Influence Older Adults’ Susceptibility to Associative False Memory Errors

Author(s) -

Amy M. Smith,

David A. Gallo,

Sarah J. Barber,

Keith B. Maddox,

Ayanna K. Thomas

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

the gerontologist

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524

H-Index - 138

eISSN - 1758-5341

pISSN - 0016-9013

DOI - 10.1093/geront/gnx057

Subject(s) - psychology , false memory , stereotype (uml) , stereotype threat , developmental psychology , older people , identity (music) , episodic memory , test (biology) , social psychology , recall , cognitive psychology , cognition , gerontology , medicine , physics , paleontology , acoustics , biology , neuroscience

Activating ageist stereotypes can impair older adults' ability to remember information. This effect has been shown to be strongest for older adults who possess certain characteristics (e.g., young-old, highly educated). The present study extended this line of research to investigate the relationship between stereotyping and false memory susceptibility in older adults.

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