Download or read book The Impact of Stereotype Threat on Performance in Older Adults written by L. Corinne Auman and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Emotion Social Cognition and Problem Solving in Adulthood written by Paul Verhaeghen and published by Oxford Library of Psychology. This book was released on 2014 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oxford Library Of Psychology --

Download or read book When I m 64 written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2006-02-13 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By 2030 there will be about 70 million people in the United States who are older than 64. Approximately 26 percent of these will be racial and ethnic minorities. Overall, the older population will be more diverse and better educated than their earlier cohorts. The range of late-life outcomes is very dramatic with old age being a significantly different experience for financially secure and well-educated people than for poor and uneducated people. The early mission of behavioral science research focused on identifying problems of older adults, such as isolation, caregiving, and dementia. Today, the field of gerontology is more interdisciplinary. When I'm 64 examines how individual and social behavior play a role in understanding diverse outcomes in old age. It also explores the implications of an aging workforce on the economy. The book recommends that the National Institute on Aging focus its research support in social, personality, and life-span psychology in four areas: motivation and behavioral change; socioemotional influences on decision-making; the influence of social engagement on cognition; and the effects of stereotypes on self and others. When I'm 64 is a useful resource for policymakers, researchers and medical professionals.

Download or read book The Impact of Stereotype Threat on the Problem Solving Performance of Older Adults written by Diana Zamora and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Impact of Stereotype Threat on Older Adults Performance on a Diagnostic Test for Dementia written by Victoria Page and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Communication Health and the Elderly written by Howard Giles and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Stereotype Threat written by Michael Inzlicht and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 21st century has brought with it unparalleled levels of diversity in the classroom and the workforce. It is now common to see in elementary school, high school, and university classrooms, not to mention boardrooms and factory floors, a mixture of ethnicities, races, genders, and religious affiliations. But these changes in academic and economic opportunities have not directly translated into an elimination of group disparities in academic performance, career opportunities, and levels of advancement. Standard explanations for these disparities, which are vehemently debated in the scientific community and popular press, range from the view that women and minorities are genetically endowed with inferior abilities to the view that members of these demographic groups are products of environments that frustrate the development of the skills needed for success. Although these explanations differ along a continuum of nature vs. nurture, they share in common a presumption that a large chunk of our population lacks the potential to achieve academic and career success.In contrast to intractable factors like biology or upbringing, the research summarized in this book suggests that factors in one's immediate situation play a critical yet underappreciated role in temporarily suppressing the intellectual performance of women and minorities, creating an illusion of group differences in ability. Research conducted over the course of the last fifteen years suggests the mere existence of cultural stereotypes that assert the intellectual inferiority of these groups creates a threatening intellectual environment for stigmatized individuals - a climate where anything they say or do is interpreted through the lens of low expectations. This stereotype threat can ultimately interfere with intellectual functioning and academic engagement, setting the stage for later differences in educational attainment, career choice, and job advancement.

Download or read book The Impact of Stereotype Threat on Older Adults Performance on a Diagnostic Test for Dementia written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The Effects of Stereotype Threat on Older Adults Prospective Memory Performance written by Terrence K. Kominsky and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Social Cognition and Aging written by Thomas M. Hess and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 1999-06-18 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most of the research done in social cognition has been conducted with younger adults and may not be applicable to a much older population. Social Cognition and Aging provides a snapshot view of research that has been done with older adults or is directly applicable to this population. Focusing on issues of self identity, social interactions, and social perceptions, this book provides a broad overview of how aging affects one's own perceptions and actions as well as how others perceive and interact with the aged. Coverage includes such topics as self-control, memory, resilience, age stereotypes, moral development, and the "art" of living. With contributions from top researchers in both gerontology and psychology, this book is an important reference for academics and professionals alike in personality, cognition, social psychology, adult development, sociology, and gerontology.

Download or read book Age Related Stereotype Threat and Emotion Recognition in Older and Young Adults The Role of Self Efficacy and Pupil Size written by Niklas Sebastian Jung and published by . This book was released on 2023-08-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bachelor Thesis from the year 2023 in the subject Psychology - Miscellaneous, grade: 1 (sehr gut), University of Innsbruck, language: English, abstract: As individuals are living longer, understanding the factors that impact their everyday lives, health and well-being has become a critical area of research. The purpose of this research study is to assess the impact of an explicit negative stereotype on performance in an emotion recognition task. Specifically, the study aims to investigate in greater detail how self-efficacy influences the relationship between stereotype threat and performance. This will be investigated between age groups (young vs. older adults) and experimental condition (presence vs. absence of stereotype threat). This relationship will be examined on three dimensions; the accuracy (decision-making) and reaction-time (processing speed) in the emotion recognition test and the pupil dilation (physiological changes) during the task. We conducted an double-blind eye-tracking experiement with n = 90 participants and computed multiple two-way ANOVA's to test the hypothesis regarding the differences among the four groups (young/prime, young/non-prime, old/prime, old/non-prime) . Our findings indicate that the presence of the stereotype threat did not yield any significant effects on these dimensions in young and old adults. However, it is noteworthy that significant differences were observed between young and old adults on all three dimensions. Young adults exhibited superior performance in the RMET, displaying higher accuracy and shorter reaction times compared to the older adults. Additionally, young adults exhibited increased pupil dilation during the task compared to the older adults, indicating a potentially higher level of cognitive engagement or arousal. The study indicates that despite the age-related declines in brain functionality among older adults, they exhibit notable resilience against specific stereotypes, thereby portraying a sense

Download or read book The Effect of Stereotype Threat and Goals on Older Adults Computer Learning and Performance written by Tiffany M. Rahn and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Effect of Stereotype Threat on Cognitive Performance and Physiological Variability in Older Adults written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Previous work has shown that the activation of negative stereotypes influences performance in members of the stereotyped group. The present study attempted to test the applicability of stereotype threat to middle-aged and older adults in a medical setting. Specifically, the assumption that stereotype threat occurs as a normal response to any conditions in which individuals feel that the potential to be stereotyped exists was examined. Based on the theory of stereotype threat proposed by Steele (1997), it was hypothesized that anxiety would increase and performance would decline when patient stereotypes were activated in outpatients at the VA clinic. To test this hypothesis, VA patients aged 46 to 86 years were interviewed in a manner designed to either heighten or reduce threat through reference to either their patient status or, conversely, some positive aspect of self. Participants' cardiovascular and galvanized skin conductance (GSR) responses were monitored throughout the study, and measures related to anxiety and performance outcomes were also completed. Stereotype-related variations in anxiety were evident, with patients who talked about their medical experiences reporting more feelings of anxiety than patients who were interviewed about their leisure activities. Additionally, patients who were asked about their medical experiences demonstrated greater changes in their GSR readings over the course of the experiment, suggestive of higher levels of stress. Potential explanations for these results are explored including those relating to the cognitive structures activated by the negative stereotypes associated with being a patient.

Download or read book Impact of Stereotype Threat and Task Difficulty on Older Adults Memory Performance and Self efficacy written by Stephanie Ann Hicks and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Contemporary Perspectives on Ageism written by Liat Ayalon and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-05-22 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book provides a comprehensive perspective on the concept of ageism, its origins, the manifestation and consequences of ageism, as well as ways to respond to and research ageism. The book represents a collaborative effort of researchers from over 20 countries and a variety of disciplines, including, psychology, sociology, gerontology, geriatrics, pharmacology, law, geography, design, engineering, policy and media studies. The contributors have collaborated to produce a truly stimulating and educating book on ageism which brings a clear overview of the state of the art in the field. The book serves as a catalyst to generate research, policy and public interest in the field of ageism and to reconstruct the image of old age and will be of interest to researchers and students in gerontology and geriatrics.

Download or read book Stereotypes Attitudes about Aging and Optimism and Their Impacts on Vocabulary Performance written by Caitlin Tyrrell and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Age-related attitudes and stereotypes about aging have been shown to impact a variety of outcomes, including older adults’ cognitive performance. Past research has often focused on memory, a variable which does show age-related decline. The present research explored the relationship of such attitudes and stereotypes with vocabulary, a novel outcome variable in this area that differs from memory in that it remains stable well into older adulthood. Study 1 used data from 3631 participants in a large data set to explore the ability of attitudinal variables (i.e., aging satisfaction, aging expectations, and optimism) to predict vocabulary performance. Optimism was the only statistically significant attitudinal predictor of vocabulary, though it did not have strong practical significance. Study 2 was designed to test the impacts of experimentally manipulated age-based stereotype threat on vocabulary performance and confidence in vocabulary performance in 71 young adults and 74 older adults. Participants were presented with a stereotype threat manipulation stating that their age group was either expected to do better or worse on vocabulary performance than the other age group. Older adults performed better on the vocabulary task and were more confident in their performance, consistent with past findings. However, the hypothesized effect of stereotype threat on older adults’ vocabulary performance, related to young adults’, was not found. Interpretation of the impact of stereotype threat is limited, however, as many participants did not accurately respond to a manipulation check item. Overall, this research did not support a relationship between age-related attitudes, optimism, age-based stereotypes, and vocabulary performance.