Abstract
Explicit and implicit attitudes to Information-and-Communication Technology (ICT) devices by older adults, especially negative attitudes as anxiety and/or avoidance, were investigated in relation with aging, individual differences in cognitive function, and experiences with usage of such devices. Twenty two young adults (undergraduate students), 22 older adults who showed high cognitive performance with task switching task in AIST cognitive aging test battery, and 17 older adults who showed average cognitive performance. Explicit attitudes measured by 6 point rating of anxiety and avoidance to ICT devices, compared with household goods, showed positive correlations with usage experiences of ICT devices only in older adults, especially with average cognitive functions. Implicit attitudes were measured by Implicit Association Test (IAT) toward ICT devices, and showed that only younger adults showed anxiety to ICT devices, and that older adults exhibited some attractions to ICT devises compared with household goods. Possible reasons why older adults showed these results and their implication will be reported.
