The differential effects of mood on age differences in the correspondence bias

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 589-600

  Mienaltowski, Andrew ^a   Blanchard Fields, Fredda ^a,b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Georgia Institute of Psychology   (United States)

Author keywords

Attribution; Correspondence bias; Emotion regulation; Positive and negative mood induction; Social cognition and aging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL THINKING; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOOD; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 31044440900     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0882-7974.20.4.589     Document Type: Article

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