Open Your Mind...Later: Openness to Experience Results in a More Positive Outlook on Aging and Memory in Older, but Not Young, Adults

Poster Session IX

Keyword: Aging

Abstract: We examined how young and older adults’ openness to experience interacts with information they encounter about aging to influence their beliefs about memory across the lifespan. Stereotype-confirming or disconfirming passages did not influence beliefs, but personality characteristics differentially affected young and older adults’ beliefs about age-related memory decline.

• Imaan Chauguley (Presenting Author)
• Man Kiim (Author)
• Katelyn Hicks (Author)
• Aedan Levy (Author)
• Yannick Stephan (Author)
• Tara Lineweaver (Author)