Forgetting in the workplace: attributions and recommendations for young and older employees

Article Abstract:

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.

Employment, Elderly workers

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Age and forgetfulness: confidence in ability and attribution for memory failures

Article Abstract:

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.

Analysis, Age groups, Memory, Disorders of, Memory disorders, Attribution (Social psychology), Attribution (Psychology)

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Ain't misbehavin': the effects of age and intentionality on judgements about misconduct

Article Abstract:

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.

Aging, Elderly, Old age, Memory in old age, Old age memory

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