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ERIC Number: EJ412188
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Wisdom-Related Knowledge: Age/Cohort Differences in Response to Life-Planning Problems.
Smith, Jacqui; Baltes, Paul B.
Developmental Psychology, v26 n3 p494-504 May 1990
Verbal think-aloud protocols were collected from 60 subjects in 3 age groups ranging from 25 through 81 years. Only 5 percent of the responses were considered wise when rated on the criteria of rich factual and procedural knowledge, lifespan contextualism, relativism, and the recognition and management of uncertainty. Wise responses were equally distributed across age groups. (RH)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Individual Development, Individual Differences, Life Events, Middle Aged Adults, Older Adults, Problem Solving, Thinking Skills, Young Adults
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Wisdom