1. How Do Social Beliefs Differ With Age?

1. How do social beliefs differ with age?
Older adults have different social beliefs compared to other age groups. As adults age, they see the world differently and hold different beliefs than they were younger. Cavanaugh and Blanchard-Fields (2015) explain that the strength of older adults beliefs can differ as a result from how certain generations socialize (p. 223). Social cognitive researchers believe there are “differences in the strength of social representations of rules, beliefs, and attitudes that are associated with specific situations” (Cavanaugh & Blanchard-Fields, 2015, p. 223). As a result of an experience, individuals may have different perspectives and beliefs. From situations adults encountered in the past, they learn from it and take what they learned for future reference. Older adults they judge things differently and only engage themselves according to their beliefs.
2. How do goals influence the way we process information?
233). Goals include “underlying motivations for our behavior and how we perceive our own changing environment” (p. 233). As life passes us by, our goals no matter how big or small change. Goals are often changed to meet individual needs. People typically choose goals that are manageable and are based on their interests and positive and cognitive strengths and weaknesses. Due to age differences and cognitive functioning, older adults take a different perceiving in performing tasks. In older adults, when performing a cognitive task, they perform at a steady pace. whatever r resource are available they will use. Older adults do not like having the risk of loss. Therefore, they do not try to increase their cognitive functioning. In the study mentioned by Cavanaugh and Blanchard-Fields (2015) to improve memory, older adults used different