Registered Replication Report: Dijksterhuis and van Knippenberg (1998)

Dijksterhuis and van Knippenberg (1998) reported that participants primed with a category associated with intelligence ("professor") subsequently performed 13% better on a trivia test than participants primed with a category associated with a lack of intelligence ("soccer hooligans"). In two unpublished replications of this study designed to verify the appropriate testing procedures, Dijksterhuis, van Knippenberg, and Holland observed a smaller difference between conditions (2%-3%) as well as a gender difference: Men showed the effect (9.3% and 7.6%), but women did not (0.3% and -0.3%). The procedure used in those replications served as the basis for this multilab Registered Replication Report. A total of 40 laboratories collected data for this project, and 23 of these laboratories met all inclusion criteria. Here we report the meta-analytic results for those 23 direct replications (total N = 4,493), which tested whether performance on a 30-item general-knowledge trivia task differed between these two priming conditions (results of supplementary analyses of the data from all 40 labs, N = 6,454, are also reported). We observed no overall difference in trivia performance between participants primed with the "professor" category and those primed with the "hooligan" category (0.14%) and no moderation by gender

THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPORTING SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT AND SOCIAL SUPPORT AMONG OLDER ADULTS

Social isolation is prevalent among community dwelling older adults especially those who live in rural locations, have mobility restrictions and live alone. It is also common among older adults living in assisted living facilities or other types of residential institutions such as nursing homes. Technology applications such as the email, social media sites and online support groups hold promise in terms of enhancing engagement and providing support to older people in various contexts and enhancing their quality of life and ability to live independently. This paper will present findings from CREATE and other trials regarding the access to and use of these applications among older adults and the resultant impact on the social connectivity, loneliness and social support. Barriers to access and challenges regarding the use of these applications will also be discussed as well needed areas of future research to maximize the benefits for technology to enhance social engagement