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Memory Shaped by Age Stereotypes over Time

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ID12440590
AuthorsBecca Levy (Yale University, corresponding author), B R Levy, Alan B Zonderman (0000-0002-6523-4778, National Institute on Aging), Martin D Slade (0000-0001-7480-7470, Yale University), Luigi Ferrucci (0000-0002-6273-1613, National Institute on Aging)
Year2011
Volume67
Issue4
Pages432-436
Publication date2011-11-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journals of Gerontology Series B (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1079-5014 • E-ISSN: 1758-5368
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/geronb/gbr120
PMID22056832
PMCIDPMC3391075
OpenAlexW2109466594
LanguageEN
Citations received42
References cited19

This study shows that the adverse influence of negative self-stereotypes on cognitive performance is not limited to a short-term laboratory effect. Rather, the findings demonstrate, for the first time, that stereotypes also predict memory performance over an extended period in the community

Affect (linguistics · Cognition · Cognitive aging · Developmental psychology · Effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance · Longitudinal study · Stereotype (UML · Stereotype threat · Aging and Gerontology Research · Medicine · Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology

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Unique citing works42
Citations per year3,23
Citation span2013 - 2026 (14)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 41
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