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Differences in the way older and younger adults rate threat in faces but not situations
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posted on 2023-06-08, 16:08 authored by Ted Ruffman, Susan Sullivan, Nigel EdgeWe compared young and healthy older adults' ability to rate photos of faces and situations (e.g., sporting activities) for the degree of threat they posed. Older adults did not distinguish between more and less dangerous faces to the same extent as younger adults did. In contrast, we found no significant age differences in young and older adults' ability to distinguish between high- and low-danger situations. The differences between young and older adults on the face task were independent of age differences in older adults' fluid IQ. We discuss results in relation to differences between young and older adults on emotion-recognition tasks; we also discuss sociocognitive and neuropsychological (e.g., amygdala) theories of aging.
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Journals of Gerontology, Series BISSN
1079-5014Publisher
Oxford University PressIssue
4Volume
61Page range
P187-P194Department affiliated with
- Psychology Publications
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2013-10-18Usage metrics
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