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The Impact of Memory Stereotype Threat on Memory and Memory Self-Efficacy in Older Adults

Fredriksen, Lauren E.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xupsy1593210266566016

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2020, Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.), Xavier University, Psychology.
This study examined the impact of memory stereotype threat on memory duration (e.g., short-term and long-term) and modality (e.g., verbal and non-verbal), and memory self-efficacy in older adults who live independently (Mage = 77 years). Participants (N = 66) were randomly assigned to a group that received either neutral instructions (n = 32) or memory stereotype threat inducing instructions (n = 34). Participants completed the California Verbal Memory Test-Second Edition (CVLT-2), the Rey Complex Figure Test (RCFT), a memory self-efficacy measure, and a demographics survey. The main effect of the within-subjects factor of a 2 x 2 mixed analysis of variance (ANOVA) indicated that participants performed significantly better on short-term non-verbal memory than long-term non-verbal memory. There was no significant difference between the neutral and stereotype threat groups in memory modality or duration. However, an independent samples t-test indicated that participants in the memory stereotype threat group reported significantly lower memory self-efficacy than participants in the neutral group. These results may indicate that the instructions used to induce memory stereotype threat may not have been phrased strongly enough to elicit poorer performance on the CVLT-2 and RCFT in the memory stereotype threat group. Additionally, participants reported having a high level of education (i.e., a master’s degree was the modal educational level), which may limit generalizability of the results. The findings call for future research to explore the impact of level of education on memory self-efficacy in older adults. Also, future research may focus on the impact of the strength of memory stereotype threat manipulation on memory performance.
Reneé A Zucchero, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Cynthia L. Dulaney, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Tammy L. Sonnentag, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
71 p.
Psychology
Memory Stereotype Threat; Memory Self-efficacy; MSE; Older Adults; Memory; Verbal Memory; Non-verbal memory; Long-Term Memory; Short-Term Memory

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  • Fredriksen, L. E. (2020). The Impact of Memory Stereotype Threat on Memory and Memory Self-Efficacy in Older Adults [Doctoral dissertation, Xavier University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xupsy1593210266566016

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Fredriksen, Lauren. The Impact of Memory Stereotype Threat on Memory and Memory Self-Efficacy in Older Adults. 2020. Xavier University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xupsy1593210266566016.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Fredriksen, Lauren. "The Impact of Memory Stereotype Threat on Memory and Memory Self-Efficacy in Older Adults." Doctoral dissertation, Xavier University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xupsy1593210266566016

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