Acquisition of prototype-based information about social groups in adulthood
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The effect of age in prototype learning depends upon the relationship among age-related differences in cognitive skills, demands of the tasks, and nature of the information. Younger adults learn arbitrary prototype-based information about a social group better than older adults. Older adults perform better than younger adults if the prototype-based information is positive and contains evaluative constant factors. Older adults are unable to learn new knowledge that includes controlled processing.
Publication Name: Psychology and Aging
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0882-7974
Year: 1996
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Explicit and implicit stereotype activation effects on memory: Do age and awareness moderate the impact of priming?
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Two studies examined the effects of implicit and explicit priming of aging stereotype. Findings emphasize the importance of social-situational factors in determining older adult's memory performance and contribute to the delineation of situations under which stereotypes are most influential.
Publication Name: Psychology and Aging
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0882-7974
Year: 2004
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