Positivity in aging. Myth or reality.

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Carmen Requena
Penélope Requena
Paula Álvarez-Merino
María Plaza-Carmona

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The cognitive-emotional theories of aging affirm that with age increases the emotional bias with positive valence in the processing of information that elderly people perform. In this article the concept of positivity in aging is discussed in relation to the deficit of inhibitory control and the perception of limited time, characteristics associated with age.

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Requena, C., Requena, P., Álvarez-Merino, P., & Plaza-Carmona, M. (2017). Positivity in aging. Myth or reality. International Journal of Developmental and Educational Psychology. Revista INFAD De Psicología., 2(2), 23–28. https://doi.org/10.17060/ijodaep.2017.n2.v2.1073
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