Effects of Age-Related Stereotype Threat on Metacognition

Previous work has shown that memory performance in older adults is affected by activation of a stereotype of age-related memory decline. In the present experiment, we examined whether stereotype threat would affect metamemory in older adults; that is, whether under stereotype threat they make poorer...

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Main Authors: Natasha Y. Fourquet, Tara K. Patterson, Changrui Li, Alan D. Castel, Barbara J. Knowlton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.604978/full