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The Effects Of Memory Knowledge On Attributions Of Forgetfulness In Younger And Older Adults, Susan K. J. Brigman
The Effects Of Memory Knowledge On Attributions Of Forgetfulness In Younger And Older Adults, Susan K. J. Brigman
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This study examined the relationship between memory knowledge and peoples' perceptions of forgetful younger and older adults in two ways. First, using an experimental approach, younger and older research participants were assigned to one of three information conditions: control (received no information about memory and aging), grandparent (received information about grandparent-grandchild relationships), and memory aging (received information about normative age-related changes in memory functioning in later adulthood). One week later, participants read six vignettes describing fictitious persons experiencing everyday instances of forgetting who were either younger (23-35 years of age) or older (63-75 years of age). Following Erber, Szuchman, and …