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Social perceptions of failures in memory monitoring
Author(s)	Sherrie Bieman-Copland, Ellen Bouchard Ryan
Journal title	Psychology and Aging, vol 16, no 2, June 2001
Pages	pp 357-361
Keywords	Memory and Reminiscence ; Mental ageing ; Attitude ; Age groups [elderly] ; Young adults [20-25] ; United States of America.
Annotation	Can repetitious verbal behaviour elicit negative stereotypes about age, memory and competence? 102 young adults (mean age 19.3) and 98 older people living in the community (mean age 67.3) read a script containing a hypothetical conversation between two women, during which one of the women repeated several statements. Significant Target / Condition interactions were obtained on measures of perceived age, competence, and memory ability. Results obtained demonstrate that conversational behaviour may contribute to negative age-related perceptions in the same way as other cultural markers of age, such as voice and facial features. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-020422003 A
Classmark	DB: D6: DP: BB: SD6: 7T
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