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Elderly show their emotional know-how

People become more adept at emotional regulation as they grow older, despite the cognitive losses that occur with aging.

References:

Carstensen, L.L. 1999. Meeting of the American Psychological Society. June. Denver.

Further Readings:

Bower, B. 1997. Partners in recall. Science News 152(Sept. 13):174.

Carstensen, L.L., D.M. Isaacowitz, and S.T. Charles. 1999. Taking time seriously. American Psychologist 54(March):165.

Sources:

Laura L. Carstensen
Stanford University
Department of Psychology
Stanford, CA 94305-2130

From Science News, Vol. 155, No. 24, June 12, 1999, p. 374. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.

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