Social interaction patterns, social preferences, and social choices are of central interest to
psychologists. Yet the developmental course of social behavior within a life-span context …

Paul B. Baltes and his colleagues, who are among the most prominent contemporary
wisdom researchers, define wisdom as 'expert knowledge in the domain fundamental …

Life-span developmental psychology deais with the study of individual development
(ontogenesis) from conception into old age (P. Baltes & Goulet, 1970; P. Baltes & Reese …

The primary focus of this article is on the presentation of wisdom research conducted under
the heading of the Berlin wisdom paradigm. Informed by a cultural–historical analysis …

The author presents a balance theory of wisdom. First, some alternative approaches to
wisdom are reviewed, including philosophical, implicit theoretical, and explicit theoretical …

Although wisdom is thought to be a strong predictor for many attributes of aging well, the
concept of wisdom still lacks a comprehensive, directly testable scale. Quantitative and …

The development of adult intelligence assessment early in this century as an upward
extension of the Binet-Simon approach to child intelligence assessment is briefly reviewed …

The third edition of Life Span Human Development helps students gain a deeper
understanding of the many interacting forces affecting development from infancy, childhood …

This path-breaking book reviews psychological research on practical intelligence and
describes its importance in everyday life. The authors reveal the importance of tacit …

To lay the foundation for our model, we first describe existing conceptions of successful
aging, underlying assumptions of development, and criteria for success. The model …