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Judging older targets' discourse: how do age stereotypes influence evaluations?

Sheree T Kwong See1, Robert B Heller

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. kwongsee@ualberta.ca

Experimental Aging Research
|December 9, 2003
PubMed
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Young adults judge cartoon descriptions differently based on the perceived age of the author. Expectations influence ratings, showing assimilation for expected performance and contrast for unexpected performance in older adults.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Gerontology

Background:

  • Age stereotypes can influence perceptions of performance.
  • Young adults may hold different expectations for the abilities of older individuals.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how young adults evaluate written descriptions based on the perceived age of the author.
  • To examine the role of age-based expectations and stereotypes in performance ratings.

Main Methods:

  • Young adults rated cartoon descriptions attributed to young (21), young-old (65), or old-old (81) individuals.
  • Descriptions were either good or poor in quality.

Main Results:

  • Ratings of description quality interacted with the perceived age of the author.

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  • Young targets' descriptions were rated based on expectation (assimilation/contrast).
  • Older targets' descriptions showed contrast effects, with good performance rated highly and poor performance rated poorly, indicating a shifting standard.

    • Conclusions:

    • Young adults employ a shifting standard when evaluating the performance of older individuals.
    • Age stereotypes significantly impact judgment, leading to biased evaluations.
    • Perceptions of competence are influenced by age-related expectations and biases.