Stereotype Threat Elderly
The Effect of Stereotype Threat on Memory Performance of Elderly Individuals
Theresa A. Patterson
Mount Aloysius College
Literature Review Outline
Topic: The Effect of Stereotype Threat on Memory Performance of Elderly Individuals
I. Introduction A. Definition of stereotype threat (Steele Aronson, 1995) B. Impact of stereotype
threat on cognitive performance tasks of elderly individuals 1. Effects of stereotype threat on
perceived cognitive abilities of elderly individuals (Stein, Blanchard Fields, Hertzog, 2002) 2.
Effects of stereotype threat on working memory of elderly individuals (Schmader Johns, 2003) C.
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