Expectations About Memory Change Across the Life Span Are Impacted by Aging Stereotypes

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 169-176

  Lineweaver, Tara T ^a   Berger, Andrea K ^a   Hertzog, Christopher ^b  

^a BUTLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

age differences; aging stereotypes; memory beliefs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFESPAN; MEMORY; PERSONALITY; STEREOTYPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; APTITUDE; CHARACTER; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CONCEPT; SET (PSYCHOLOGY); STEREOTYPING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64649094587     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0013577     Document Type: Article

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