Forgetting in the workplace: attributions and recommendations for young and older employees
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Managers are more likely to expect poor performance from an old employee than from a young employee and would not recommend the old employee for training once they have problems at work. This double standard persists particularly due to the perception that old employees are likely to have memory failure and would thus be less successful particularly if placed in a high-pressured work environment. These perceptions must be corrected as more older adults remain in the work force.
Publication Name: Psychology and Aging
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0882-7974
Year: 1995
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Age and forgetfulness: confidence in ability and attribution for memory failures
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Perceivers are confident about their judgements about relationships between age and forgetfulness, and attribute episodic failures more to poor effort or attention than to age. Memory opinion is less negative for older than for young and middle-aged targets. However, age differences among target groups have little effect on confidence ratings. Results are based on a study of subjects who read scripts of interviews with forgetful young, middle-aged, or older males or females.
Publication Name: Psychology and Aging
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0882-7974
Year: 1996
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Ain't misbehavin': the effects of age and intentionality on judgements about misconduct
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Research describing the differences of perception of misconduct between young and older persons is presented. Experimental procedures involving minor crime scenarios with young and old perpetrators were analysed.
Publication Name: Psychology and Aging
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0882-7974
Year: 2001
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