Age Differences in the Correction Processes of Context-Induced Biases: When Correction Succeeds

Psychology and Aging, 2004, Vol. 19, No. 3, 536–540

5 Pages Posted: 6 Aug 2015

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Mo Wang

University of Florida - Department of Management

Yiwei Chen

Bowling Green State University

Date Written: September 2004

Abstract

Previous research has demonstrated that older adults are more susceptible than young adults to context-induced biases in social judgments. The primary goal of this study was to examine the conditions under which older adults could or could not correct their biases. Young and older adults completed a social judgment task that normally would produce contrast biases in 3 correction cue conditions: no cue, subtle cue, and blatant cue. It was found that both young and older adults corrected their biases in the blatant cue condition, but only young adults corrected in the subtle cue condition. The results suggest that older adults may need more environmental support in correcting their biases.

Keywords: age differences, bias correction, older adults, young adults, social judgments, contrast biases, correction cues, context induced biases, environmental support

Suggested Citation

Wang, Mo and Chen, Yiwei, Age Differences in the Correction Processes of Context-Induced Biases: When Correction Succeeds (September 2004). Psychology and Aging, 2004, Vol. 19, No. 3, 536–540, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2639794

Mo Wang (Contact Author)

University of Florida - Department of Management ( email )

United States

Yiwei Chen

Bowling Green State University ( email )

Department of Psychology
Bowling Green, OH 43403
United States

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