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Neuropsychology, Development, and Cognition. Section B, Aging, Neuropsychology and Cognition
|July 9, 2008
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Older adults often rely on stereotypes, but explicit information contradicting stereotypes helps them avoid bias. This finding suggests interventions can promote more egalitarian judgments in older adults.

Area of Science:

  • Social cognitive aging
  • Social psychology
  • Gerontology

Background:

  • Older adults tend to activate and use stereotypes more than younger adults.
  • Older adults experience difficulties in revising initial interpretations when new information contradicts them.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate whether explicit information can mitigate stereotype reliance in older adults.
  • To examine age differences in processing stereotype-consistent and inconsistent information.

Main Methods:

  • Younger and older adults read narratives featuring characters in sex-stereotyped occupations.
  • The character's gender was manipulated (consistent/inconsistent with stereotype).
  • Explicit gender labeling was varied as a condition.

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Main Results:

  • Explicit gender labeling enabled older adults to discount stereotypes.
  • Older adults showed no increased reliance on stereotypes with explicit labeling.
  • Older adults effectively altered interpretations when presented with contradictory information.

Conclusions:

  • Explicitly providing counter-stereotypic information during encoding can prevent stereotype activation in older adults.
  • Older adults' susceptibility to unwanted stereotypes can be averted through explicit contradiction.
  • Interventions providing explicit stereotype contradiction can lead to more egalitarian judgments in older adults.