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Wellbeing Study

Wednesday Nov 25 2009

What leads some people to be healthier than others? Researchers have been studying this question for decades. However, most have focused on disease and disorder. Few have looked at strengths and wellbeing.[Read More]

Written by eldering at News

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Objectifying the Old

Monday Jan 29 2007

I just came across news of a humdinger of a research report from Georgia Tech about how older people process information differently than younger people depending upon whether they are in a ‘positive’ or a ‘negative’ mood. I have seen some pretty nonsensical conclusions reached by social scientists and statisticians, but this is about a flaky as they come.

Granted I haven’t read the research itself, only a description of it which concludes:

"So it shows that the young and old are motivated by different goals and, therefore, perceive and process information differently because of the changes in goals across the lifespan,” said Blanchard-Fields.

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Written by Jim Selman at News
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Tagged with: ageism experience judgment mood research