Positive bias is a defining characteristic of aging to the same extent as declining performance

International Journal of Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 704-714

  Simón, Teresa ^a   Suengas, Aurora G ^a   Ruiz Gallego Largo, Trinidad ^a   Bandrés, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aging; Discriminant analysis; Losses vs. gains; Positive bias

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; EMOTION; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECALL; RECOGNITION;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; COGNITION; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; EMOTIONS; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 84881581971     PISSN: 00207594     EISSN: 1464066X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207594.2012.718781     Document Type: Article

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