Older but not wiser? The relationship between age and wisdom

Ageing International

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 5-26

  Sternberg, Robert J ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78049402881     PISSN: 01635158     EISSN: 1936606X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02681005     Document Type: Article

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