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Carolyn E. Adams-Price
Associate Professor of Psychology
Department of Psychology
Magruder Hall, Room 203
Phone: (662) 325-7658
ceal@ra.msstate.edu
Education
- B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz, 1979
- M.A., Brandeis University, 1983
- Ph.D., West Virginia University, 1988
Research Interests
- Gerontology: increasing student interest and general knowledge in the field of aging, reducing negative stereotypes about older people; aging and creativity; applied cognitive aging. Research includes: aging and eyewitness memory, aging and literacy, aging and activity, and aging and writing.
- Gender differences and adolescent development
Representative Publications
- Adams-Price, C. & Greene, A. L. (1990). Secondary attachments and adolescent self-concept. Sex Roles, 22, 187-198.
- Adams-Price, C. (1992). Eyewitness memory and aging: Predictors of verbal recall and person identifications. Psychology and Aging, 7, 602-608.
- Adams-Price, C. (1993). Age, education, and literacy skills of adult Mississippians. The Gerontologist, 33, 741-746.
- Adams-Price, C. (1994). Can artificial intelligence explain age changes in literary creativity? Behavior and Brain Sciences, 17, 532.
