Positivity in aging. Myth or reality.

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Published: Jan 21, 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17060/ijodaep.2017.n2.v2.1073

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Carmen Requena
Universidad de León
Penélope Requena
Hospital de Jerez
Paula Álvarez-Merino
Universidad de León
María Plaza-Carmona
Universidad de León

Abstract

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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Vol. 2 No. 2 (2017): MONOGRAPH NO. 4. PSYCHOLOGY TODAY: CHALLENGES, ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERSPECTIVES OF THE FUTURE. THE WORLD OF ADULT AND AGING
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