Reducation of Adolescent Misperceptions of the Aged.

Labouvie-Vief, Gisela; Baltes, Paul B.

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Reducation of Adolescent Misperceptions of the Aged

Labouvie-Vief, Gisela; Baltes, Paul B.

Journal of Gerontology, 31, 1, 68-71, Jan 76

Adolescent girls simulated the responses of an elderly woman on a personality questionnaire. Later, a group of them received empathy training through getting feedback information on the actual answers of elderly women on the questionnaire. Consequently, the perceptions of the trained group improved compared to the control group. (Author/SE)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Feedback, Females, Individual Characteristics, Older Adults, Perception, Personality Measures, Research Projects, Simulation, Training

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