The Psychology of Wisdom

Introduction

Good places to start

Marchand, H. (2003). An overview of the psychology of wisdom. Prometheus Research Group: www.prometheus.org.uk. View

Books

Must-read books - original sources, commentaries and collections

Demick, J. & Andreoletti, C. (eds.) (2003). Handbook of Adult Development. New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers.

Holliday, S.G. & Chandler, M.J. (1986). Wisdom: explorations in adult competence. Basel: Karger.

Sternberg, R.J. (ed.) (1990), Wisdom, its nature, origins and development (pp. 87-120). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Papers

Key papers & discussions

Arlin, P. (1990). Wisdom: the art of problem finding. In Sternberg (1990: 230-243).

Baltes, P.B. & Smith, J. (1990). Toward a psychology of wisdom and its ontogenesis. In Sternberg (1990: 87-120).

Baltes, P.B., & Staudinger, U.M. (1993). The search for a psychology of wisdom. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 2 , 75-80.

Birren, J.E. & Fisher, L.M. (1990). The elements of wisdom: overview and integration. In Sternberg (1990: 317-332).

Clayton, V.P. & Birren, J.E. (1980). The development of wisdom across the life-span. A re-examination of an ancient topic. Life-Span Development and Behavior, 3, 103-135.

Csikszentmihalyi, M. & Rathunde, K. (1990). The psychology of wisdom: an evolutionary interpretation. In Sternberg (1990: 25-51).

Denney, N.W., Dew, J.R., & Kroupa, S.L. (1995). Perceptions of wisdom. What it is and who has it. Journal of Adult Development, 2, 37-47.

Kitchener, K.S. & Brenner, H. (1990). Wisdom and reflective judgment: Knowing in the face of uncertainty. In Sternberg (1990: 212-229).

Kramer, D.A. (1990). Conceptualizing wisdom: the primacy of affect-cognition relations. In Sternberg (1990: 279- 309).

Kramer, D.A. (2003). The ontogeny of wisdom in its variations. In Demick & Andreoletti (2003: 131-151).

Kuhn & Udell (2001). The path to wisdom. Educational Psychologist, 36 (4), 261-264.

Labouvie-Vief, G. (1990). Wisdom as integrated thought: historical and developmental perspectives. In Sternberg (1990: 52-83).

Marchand, H. (1998). Wisdom: a case of high level of human performance. In A.C. Quelhas & F. Pereira (Eds.), Cognition and Context (pp. 367-380). Lisboa: ISPA.

Marchand, H. (2003). An overview of the psychology of wisdom. Prometheus Research Group: www.prometheus.org.uk. View

Meacham, J.A. (1990). The loss of wisdom. In Sternberg (1990: 181-212).

Orwoll, L., & Achenbaum, W.A. (1993 ). Gender and the development of wisdom. Human Development, 36, 274-296.

Pascual-Leone, J. (1990). An essay on wisdom: toward organismic processes that make it possible. In Sternberg (1990: 244-278).

Pasupathi, M., Staudinger, U.M., & Baltes,P.B. (2001). Seeds of wisdom: Adolescent's knowledge and judgement about difficult life problems. Developmental Psychology, 37, 351-361.

Shedlock, D., & Cornelius, S. (2003). Psychological approaches to wisdom and its development. In Demick & Andreoletti (2003: 153-167).

Staudinger, U.M., Smith, J., & Baltes, P.B. (1992). Wisdom-related knowledge in a life review task: Age differences and the role of professional specialization. Psychology and Aging, 7, 271-281.

Sternberg, R. (2001a). Why schools should teach for wisdom: the balance theory of wisdom in educational settings. Educational Psychologist, 36 (4), 227-245.

Sternberg, R. (2001b). How wise is to teach for wisdom? A reply to five critiques. Educational Psychologist, 36 (4), 269-272.

Takahashi, M. & Overton, W. (2002). Wisdom: A culturally inclusive developmental perspective . International Journal of Behavioral Development, 26 (3), 269-277.

Journals

Journals that regularly carry valuable papers on this topic

Websites

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