Think memory worsens with age? Then yours probably will

Wednesday, April 22, 2009 - 08:56 in Psychology & Sociology

Thinking your memory will get worse as you get older may actually be a self-fulfilling prophecy. Researchers at North Carolina State University have found that senior citizens who think older people should perform poorly on tests of memory actually score much worse than seniors who do not buy in to negative stereotypes about ageing and memory loss...

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