Younger adults\u27 and older adults\u27 perceptions of competence for older targets labeled \u27in good health\u27 versus \u27has Alzheimer\u27s disease,\u27 \u27has early stage Alzheimer\u27s disease,\u27 or \u27has late stage Alzheimer\u27s disease\u27

Research on what people know about the differences between healthy and pathological aging has produced inconsistent and inconclusive results, with research on the perceptions of competence of healthy older adults and older adults with AD even scarcer. Such efforts to better understand people\u27s perceptions and knowledge of healthy aging and AD will shed light on a rather unfamiliar domain, and have the potential to increase help seeking behavior