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Aging Process Could Result in Inappropriate Social Behaviour
For it all could be the result of a biological phenomenon. Aging results in the atrophy of the frontal lobes of the brain and that in turn leaves one susceptible to uncouth or objectionable behaviour.
As the brain shrinks in volume and weight during aging, thought and behaviour inhibitions are also shed, giving rise to serious problems.
In a study appearing in the October issue of Current Directions in Psychological Science, University of Queensland psychologist, Bill von Hippel, reports that decreased inhibitory ability in late adulthood can lead to unintended prejudice, social inappropriateness, depression, and gambling problems.
While social changes commonly occur with age, they are widely assumed a function of changes in preferences and values as people get older. Von Hippel argues that there may be more to the story and that some of the changes may be unintended and brought about by losses in executive control.
It may be noted that the frontal lobes of the brain are the seat of executive functioning, they regulate thought and behavior.
Hippel and his colleagues found that older white adults showed greater stereotyping toward African Americans than younger white adults did, despite being more motivated to control their prejudices. Von Hippel suggests that "because prejudice toward African Americans conflicts with prevailing egalitarian beliefs, older adults attempt to inhibit their racist feelings, but fail."
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