Do we really ‘lose our filter’ as we age?

  • Written by: Stephanie Wong, Lecturer/Research Fellow in Psychology, Flinders University
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Many of us will have experienced some unexpected honesty from the older people in our lives. Whether it’s grandma telling you your outfit is unflattering or grandpa saying he doesn’t like the meal you’ve prepared, we often explain it away by saying “Oh, don’t mind grandpa, he’s...

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