Research suggests older adults have stronger recall for stereotypical information
(NEWSER) - The way the brain ages may make older people more inclined to prejudice, with new research suggesting that the elderly may have greater difficulty suppressing stereotypes. In one study, young and old adults were read stories which, in the words of the researchers, “allowed for stereotypic inferences” about blacks, Jews, and people from Appalachia. Afterward, older people were more likely to restate the stereotype as fact, reports Miller-McCune. More»
