Journal article
Age Excuses
Abstract
The social consequences of appealing to age to excuse memory failure were examined in 2 vignette-based studies. In Study 1, 75 older (M = 72 years) and 78 young (M = 22 years) adults evaluated forgetful older targets in their 70s who used their age, lack of ability, lack of effort, or the situation to explain forgetting. In Study 2, 105 older (M = 72 years) and 105 young participants (M = 19 years) evaluated forgetful targets with no specific …
Authors
Ryan EB; Bieman-Copland S; See STK; Ellis CH; Anas AP
Journal
The Journals of Gerontology Series B, Vol. 57, No. 3, pp. p256–p267
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
May 1, 2002
DOI
10.1093/geronb/57.3.p256
ISSN
1079-5014