The Stereotype-Matching Effect: Greater Influence on Functioning When Age Stereotypes Correspond to Outcomes

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 230-233

  Levy, Becca R ^a   Leifheit Limson, Erica ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

age stereotype; health; memory; physical functioning; self stereotype

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEMORY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; SCORING SYSTEM; STEREOTYPY;

AGED; AGING; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; CULTURE; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MIDDLE AGED; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHYSICAL FITNESS; POSTURAL BALANCE; PREJUDICE; SELF CONCEPT; SEMANTICS; STEREOTYPING; SUBLIMINAL STIMULATION; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 64649087705     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014563     Document Type: Article

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