Age and subcultural differences on personal and general beliefs about memory

Journal of Aging Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 71-81

  Cavallini, Elena ^a   Bottiroli, Sara ^a,b   Fastame, Maria Chiara ^c   Hertzog, Christopher ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b C MONDINO NATIONAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^d GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging stereotype; Cultural difference; Memory beliefs; Milanese culture; Sardinian culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875253215     PISSN: 08904065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2012.11.002     Document Type: Article

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