The positivity effect: A negativity bias in youth fades with age
Highlights•Neural degradation and cognitive impairment cannot account for the positivity
effect.•Cognitive load reduces the positivity effect.•Constraints on time horizons produce the …
effect.•Cognitive load reduces the positivity effect.•Constraints on time horizons produce the …
The limited roles of cognitive capabilities and future time perspective in contributing to positivity effects
SJ Barber, N Lopez, K Cadambi, S Alferez - Cognition, 2020 - Elsevier
When compared to younger adults, older adults tend to favor positive over negative
information in attention and memory. This is known as the positivity effect. Although this is a …
information in attention and memory. This is known as the positivity effect. Although this is a …
Age differences in emotion-induced blindness: Positivity effects in early attention.
Compared with younger adults, older adults tend to favor positive information more than
negative information in their attention and memory. This “positivity effect” has been observed …
negative information in their attention and memory. This “positivity effect” has been observed …
Disruption of amygdala–entorhinal–hippocampal network in late‐life depression
Episodic memory deficits are evident in late‐life depression (LLD) and are associated with
subtle synaptic and neurochemical changes in the medial temporal lobes (MTL). However …
subtle synaptic and neurochemical changes in the medial temporal lobes (MTL). However …
Retirement through rose-colored glasses: greater positivity bias in retired relative to working older adults
Retirement has been associated with declines in memory beyond typical age-related
memory decline. This may impact the ability to remember distinct events, as older adults …
memory decline. This may impact the ability to remember distinct events, as older adults …
Subclinical depressive symptoms and job stress differentially impact memory in working and retired older adults
Retirement has been associated with cognitive decline beyond normal age-related decline.
However, there are many individual differences in retirement that can influence cognition …
However, there are many individual differences in retirement that can influence cognition …
The Positivity Effect
SJ Barber, H Kim - … pathways of cognitive aging: Motivational and …, 2021 - books.google.com
Older adults are often stereotyped as being hopeless, despondent, and depressed (eg,
Hummert et al., 1994). However, in contrast to this “doom and gloom” view, research has …
Hummert et al., 1994). However, in contrast to this “doom and gloom” view, research has …
Stereotype threat reduces the positivity of older adults' recall
Objectives As people get older, they show a relative preference to remember positive
information over negative information. In two experiments, we tested whether the positivity of …
information over negative information. In two experiments, we tested whether the positivity of …
Interactions of Emotion and Memory in the Aging Brain: Neural and Psychological Correlates
Abstract Purpose of Review This review aims to summarize current research on the
psychological and neural substrates of emotion and memory in aging. Recent Findings …
psychological and neural substrates of emotion and memory in aging. Recent Findings …
The age-related positivity effect in cognition: a review of key findings across different cognitive domains
H Kim, SJ Barber - Psychology of Learning and Motivation, 2022 - Elsevier
As people get older, there is an age-related shift in emotional processing. When compared
to younger adults, older adults are relatively more positive and/or less negative in their …
to younger adults, older adults are relatively more positive and/or less negative in their …