Charles Is a 75-Year-Old Man

question 19

Multiple Choice

Charles is a 75-year-old man. He worries that if he cannot recall some fact, it will reinforce younger people's stereotype that older adults have poor memory. His con- cern represents which type of threat?

• A) self-concept threat
• B) group-reputation threat (outgroup)
• C) group-reputation threat (ingroup)
• D) own-reputation threat (ingroup)

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Definitions:

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