Age-related decline in executive function predicts better advice-giving in uncomfortable social contexts

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1074-1077

  Apfelbaum, Evan P ^a   Krendl, Anne C ^b   Ambady, Nalini ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advice giving; Aging; Executive function; Regulatory strategy; Stigma

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956614392     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2010.07.017     Document Type: Article

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