STEREOTYPES OF THE ELDERLY AND COMMUNICATION

拟议的研究将：(1)调查老年人的年龄差异 老年人陈规定型观念的结构；(2)概述 老年人刻板印象与沟通的关系 老年人；以及(3)识别特定个体的激活线索 对老年人的刻板印象。 1.构成陈规定型观念的概念结构的年龄差异 老年人。各年龄段(青年、中年、老年)的关系 对老年人的刻板印象将进行调查。预计 在所有人持有的刻板印象中将有一些粗略的相似之处 三个年龄段，但这些相似之处将被 陈规定型观念的结构差异 由不同年龄段的人持有。 2.老年人刻板印象与沟通的关系 老年人。对老年人的刻板印象影响的方式 将对沟通行为进行研究。据推测，消极的 刻板印象将更有可能引发居高临下的言论。 年轻人比中年人更明显，中年人比中年人更明显 和年迈的告密者在一起。 3.老年人特定刻板印象的激活线索。这个项目 将研究核心特征的作用及其相关行为， 外貌特征和激活中的上下文 互动中的刻板印象。据推测，外部线索 (上下文和相貌)将足以激活负面 刻板印象，而特征信息将需要激活 积极的刻板印象。此外，激活提示的方式 与报案人的年龄、与老年人的接触质量以及 我们将考察认知的复杂性。据推测，年轻，低落 高质量的接触和低认知复杂性将与增加 对外部线索的依赖，因此有激活负面情绪的倾向 刻板印象，即使在特征信息表明 积极的刻板印象。

The proposed research will: (1) investigate age differences in the structure of concepts underlying stereotypes of the elderly; (2) outline the relationship between stereotypes of the elderly and communication with elderly individuals; and (3) identify the activation cues for specific stereotypes of the elderly. 1. Age differences in the structure of concepts underlying stereotypes of the elderly. The relationship of age group (young, middle-aged, elderly) to stereotypes of the elderly will be investigated. It is expected that there will be some gross similarities among the stereotypes held by all three age groups, but that these similarities will be over-shadowed by differences in the structure of the concepts underlying the stereotypes held by the different age groups. 2. Relationship between stereotypes of the elderly and communication with the elderly. The ways in which stereotypes of the elderly affect communication behavior will be studied. It is hypothesized that negative stereotypes will be more likely to elicit patronizing speech than will be more pronounced with young than with middle-aged, and with middle-aged than with elderly informants. 3. Activation cues for specific stereotypes of the elderly. This project will examine the role of central traits and their related behaviors, physiognomic characteristics, and context in the activation of the stereotypes in interaction. It is hypothesized that the external cues (context and physiognomic) will be sufficient to activate negative stereotypes, whereas trait information will be required to activate positive stereotypes. In addition, the ways in which the activation cues interact with informant age, quality of contact with the elderly, and cognitive complexity will be examined. It is hypothesized that youth, low quality contact, and low cognitive complexity will be related to increased reliance on external cues, and, thus, a tendency to activate negative stereotypes, even in the presence of trait information which suggests a positive stereotype.