Estimated success declines with learner age for both friends and relatives, with relatives rated descriptively higher at every age¶
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q3 i? As learner age increased, success estimates significantly decreased for both friend and relative conditions, and relatives' means exceeded friends' means at all ages. → Harvey J. GINSBURG 2016
Evidence¶
Harvey J. GINSBURG 2016¶
Harvey J. GINSBURG, Rebecca CAMERON, Roque V. MENDEZ & Michael WESTHOFF. (2016). Helping others use social media: age stereotypes when estimating learner's success. Psychology, Society, & Education, 8(1), 1-12. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1123456
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Descriptive means across the six scenarios: 20-year-old relative M =7.80 vs friend M =7.15; 40-year-old relative M =5.36 vs friend M =4.77; 60-year-old relative M =3.74 vs friend M =3.49. The article notes "relatives always showed higher M than friends", though the acquaintance main effect was not significant.
"For all ages and the total scores, relatives always showed higher M than friends."
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Related Claims¶
- Estimated success at helping others learn Facebook decreases significantly as the hypothetical learner's age increases from 20 to 60 — related
- Whether the learner is a friend or a relative shows no significant main effect on estimated success at helping them learn Facebook — related
- No significant age x acquaintance interaction on estimated success helping others learn Facebook — related
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Estimated success declines with learner age for both friends and relatives, with relatives rated descriptively higher at every age |
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Estimated success declines with learner age for both friends and relatives, with relatives rated descriptively higher at every age |
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