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Age-based double standard is a term used when an individual attributes an older person’s failure in memory as more serious than a memory failure observed in a young adult.
Age-graded expectations refer to views held within societies about what would be appropriate behavior at a given time in life.
Age-progression Photos refer to photographs that are "aged" through the use of computer software.
- Age, gender, SES, and cultural differences in making diagnoses : Age, gender, SES, and cultural differences in making diagnoses is the information about common demographic differences associated with specific mental disorders provided in the DSM-IV-TR when such information is known.
Ageism refers to a prejudicial view of older adults that characterizes them in negative ways.
Agency is a term in psychology used when viewing the self as the originator of action.
Agenda setting is a term used in communications theory that refers to the idea that the media define what is important and what is not by which stories they cover.