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  • Title: Sending memorable messages to the old: age differences in preferences and memory for advertisements.
    Author: Fung HH, Carstensen LL.
    Journal: J Pers Soc Psychol; 2003 Jul; 85(1):163-78. PubMed ID: 12872892.
    Abstract:
    Socioemotional selectivity theory holds that people of different ages prioritize different types of goals. As people age and increasingly perceive time as finite, they attach greater importance to goals that are emotionally meaningful. Because the goals that people pursue so centrally influence cognition, the authors hypothesize that persuasive messages, specifically advertisements, would be preferred and better remembered by older adults when they promise to help realize emotionally meaningful goals, whereas younger adults would not show this bias. The authors also predict that modifying time perspective would reduce age differences. Findings provide qualified support for each of these predictions.
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