A new study has found that attributing every forgetful moment to getting older — so-called “senior moments” — can actually exacerbate their memory problems.
According to researchers at the University of Southern California School of Gerontology, their new study is an extension of the idea of “stereotype threat,” a widely studied phenomenon in social psychology.
When people are confronted with negative stereotypes about a group with which they identify, they tend to “self-handicap and underperform compared to their potential,”...
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Charles R. Davenport, Psy.D.
Licensed Psychologist
Charles R. Davenport, Psy.D., LLC.
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