I honestly was expecting my results it was comparing young to old people, which I had a moderate preference to young people over old people. I obviously love my grandparents but some of my friends think old people are really sweet and cute looking but I just don’t feel the same inkling deep down. I was expecting this because maybe I have a fear of getting older and want to stay young forever. I don’t know what else this would further mean, maybe I also have a perception of old people being cranky or mean. I wonder if this bias will shift as I get older or if I could have exposure to limit this bias.
Critical Thinking
I don’t think you’re alone in this – our society in general favors younger people to older people. In some societies, elders are really respected and there is an age hierarchy (I’m thinking of Japan or China for example), and so it’s not necessarily about old people being sweet, but more about that they are wise and that trait is something to be valued. Our society has less reverence for tradition and is drawn towards the idea of progress and modernity – both of those things are associated with young people. Also, our society tends to sexualize people a lot in media, and it’s a lot easier to sexualize young people than old people so they show up in our shows and advertisements more too.