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The Intergenerational Model of Ageism Explains Why Age-Related Stereotype Threat

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The intergenerational model of ageism explains why age-related stereotype threat operates differently in older and younger people.


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Trait Theories

Theories in psychology that focus on identifying and classifying individual differences in behavior as stable traits.

Free Association

A therapeutic method in psychoanalysis where the individual speaks their thoughts freely without self-censorship to delve into the unconscious.

Defense Mechanisms

In psychoanalytic theory, the ego’s protective methods of reducing anxiety by unconsciously distorting reality.

Inferiority Complex

A psychological phenomenon in which individuals feel deep-seated insecurity and inadequacy, often subconscious.

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