Abstract

Two studies investigated the use of the Implicit Association Test (IAT; A. G. Greenwald, D. E. McGhee, & J. L. K. Schwartz, 1998) to study age differences in implicit social cognitions. Study I collected IAT (implicit) and explicit (self-report) measures of age attitudes, age identity, and self-esteem from young, young-old, and old-old participants. Study 2 collected IAT and explicit measures of attitudes toward flowers versus insects from young and old participants. Results show that the IAT provided theoretically meaningful insights into age differences in social cognitions that the explicit measures did not, supporting the value of the IAT in aging research. Results also illustrate that age-related slowing must be considered in analysis and interpretation of IAT measures.

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Implicit-association testPsychologyImplicit attitudeAssociation (psychology)CognitionDevelopmental psychologyTest (biology)Social cognitionYoung adultSocial psychology

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2002
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17
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3
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482-495
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198
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Mary Lee Hummert, Teri A. Garstka, Laurie T. O’Brien et al. (2002). Using the implicit association test to measure age differences in implicit social cognitions.. Psychology and Aging , 17 (3) , 482-495. https://doi.org/10.1037//0882-7974.17.3.482

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10.1037//0882-7974.17.3.482