Real-life contextual manifestations of wisdom

International Journal of Aging and Human Development

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 273-303

  Yang, Shih Ying ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHI NAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; JUDGMENT; KNOWLEDGE; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHILOSOPHY; PROBLEM SOLVING; TAIWAN;

EID: 58149460238     PISSN: 00914150     EISSN: 15413535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/AG.67.4.a     Document Type: Conference Paper

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