8.4 Batch

Question 1

What do older adults have trouble with in regards to social judgments?

Answer 1

They have difficulty distinguishing between true/false information, leading to biases in their social judgments

Question 2

Stereotype threat

Answer 2

Fear of judgment in accordance with negative stereotypes about a group to which one belongs to

Question 3

What research has provided support for the influence of labeling theory? (2)

Answer 3

Research on impression formation and the priming of the stereotypes

Question 4

Retired older adults who live on a fixed income often have difficulty making ends meet when prices rise. This reflects what?

Answer 4

loss of primary control

Question 5

Age-based double standard

Answer 5

Attribution of an older person’s memory failure as more serious than a younger adult’s memory failure