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Peer reviewedLocke-Connor, Catherine; Walsh, R. Patricia – Journal of Gerontology, 1980
Age and sex of the applicant had little impact on attitudinal items. Competent and hired applicants were rated significantly more positively. There was a significant age by hiring interaction on the attribution items. Stable factors were used more often to explain the failures of the old. (Author)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Age Discrimination, Attitudes, Attribution Theory
