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Peer reviewedHerrick, J. W. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1983
Questions the assumption that behavioral, mental, or cognitive incompetence accompanies the biological aging process. Investigates the philosophical, psychological, social, and cultural-historical bases to this erroneous assumption. Concludes that gerontological psychologists have directly contributed to the negative stereotypes of elderly…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Aging (Individuals), Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Processes
