8.3 Batch Flashcards

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Because older adults generally are more reflective about situations and making judgments, when considering someone’s behavior what do they tend to avoid ?

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correspondence bias

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Resilience theory (Hint: What does it suggest that older adults may do)

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Suggests that older adults may reject neg stereotypes and strive to maintain pos self-perceptions when confronting/rejecting them

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Correspondence bias (Hint: What are you relying on?)

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Relying on dispositional information and ignoring situational information

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Are there age differences in accessibility of social information?

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Yes. Older adults tend to rely on easily accessible social knowledge structures, such as their initial impressions of individuals.

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Which of the following would be the highest priority for an older person?

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reconciling with a friend

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