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Chapter 11 - The Development of Wisdom

from Part III - The Modifiability of Wisdom

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2022

By
Judith Glück
Edited by
Robert J. Sternberg  and
Judith Glück
Robert J. Sternberg
Affiliation:
Cornell University, New York
Judith Glück
Affiliation:
Universität Klagenfurt, Austria
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Summary

This chapter reviews psychological theories and research about how wisdom develops. Why do some people become highly wise over time while others do not seem to gain any insights from their experiences? First, a broad developmental model of wisdom as expertise is introduced, which distinguishes between person characteristics, factors that foster the development of expertise in general, and experiential contexts that are conducive to wisdom. Then, a more specific model is described that describes five resources that help people gain wise insights from life challenges. Finally, empirical evidence on the relationship between wisdom and age is reviewed.

Keywords

Development of wisdomexpertise in wisdomexperiential contextsresources for developing wisdomlifespan contextualismprocedural knowledgedeclarative knowledge
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The Psychology of Wisdom
An Introduction
 , pp. 175 - 192
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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