The disgust film induction elevated disgust ratings comparably in young and older adults, with no age differences in reactivity or recovery after baseline¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r2 · q3 · i3 large
Currency · newest study 2009 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i3 A Time × Condition interaction confirmed the disgust clip elevated disgust at T1 relative to baseline while the neutral clip slightly decreased it; no Age or Age × Condition effects emerged at post-baseline time points. → Scheibe 2009

Evidence¶

Scheibe 2009¶

Scheibe, S., & Blanchard-Fields, F. (2009). Effects of Regulating Emotions on Cognitive Performance: What Is Costly for Young Adults Is not so Costly for Older Adults. Psychology and Aging, 24(1), 217-223. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0013807

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5 (Time) × 2 (Age) × 4 (Condition) repeated-measures ANOVA of disgust ratings at baseline and four post-induction assessments. The article reports the printed multivariate effects, including a Time effect with η2 = .75, and states no effects were found for Age, Condition × Age, or Time × Condition × Age; age affected only baseline disgust ratings.

"There were multivariate effects of Time, F (4, 133) = 100.48, p = .001, η2 = .75; Condition, F (3, 136) = 13.94, p = .001, η2 = .24; Time × Condition, F (12, 352.18) = 14.58, p = .001, η2 = .30; and Time × Age, F (4, 133) = 2.69, p = .03, η2 = .08."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Age and Developmental Stage — moderator: an instructional effect differs with it

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