The Unexpected Relationship Between Retrieval Demands and Memory Performance When Older Adults Are Faced With Age-Related Stereotypes
| Autor: | Marie Mazerolle, Ayanna K. Thomas, Amy M. Smith |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Tufts University [Medford], Laboratoire de recherches Intégratives en Neurosciences et Psychologie Cognitive (LINC), Université de Franche-Comté (UFC), Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté [COMUE] (UBFC)-Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté [COMUE] (UBFC), Maison des Sciences de l'Homme et de l'Environnement Claude Nicolas Ledoux (UAR 3124) (MSHE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Franche-Comté (UFC) |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Social Psychology 050109 social psychology Context (language use) Memory performance Eyewitness memory 050105 experimental psychology [SHS]Humanities and Social Sciences Task (project management) Ageism Stereotype threat in older adults [SCCO]Cognitive science Young Adult Memory and aging Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Misinformation Aged Stereotyping 05 social sciences ComputingMilieux_PERSONALCOMPUTING Regulatory focus theory Stereotype threat Clinical Psychology Mental Recall Female Geriatrics and Gerontology Psychology Gerontology Cognitive psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, The Gerontological Society of America, 2018, 75 (2), pp.241-250. ⟨10.1093/geronb/gby031⟩ |
| ISSN: | 1758-5368 1079-5014 |
| Popis: | International audience; Objectives: In two studies, we examined the effects of age-related stereotype threat on eyewitness memory using the misinformation paradigm to (a) examine stereotype threat in the context of a more ecologically valid memory task and (b) to determine the relationship between task difficulty and susceptibility to stereotype threat.Methods: After watching a video that depicted a crime, older and younger adult participants were presented with a written synopsis in which information consistent or inconsistent with the original event was presented. Half of the participants were then presented with information designed to activate negative stereotypes about aging. Finally, participants completed a memory test.Results: In Study 1, when participants were instructed to report information from either the video or the synopsis to complete the final memory test, older adults under high stereotype threat were less accurate than those under low threat. In Study 2, when participants were required to engage in more controlled processes at retrieval and respond with only video information, older adults under stereotype threat performed as well or better than those under low threat.Discussion: The results are consistent with the Regulatory Focus Model of Stereotype Threat. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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