The measurement of wisdom: A commentary on taylor, bates, and webster's comparison of the saws and 3D-WS

Experimental Aging Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 241-255

  Ardelt, Monika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMOTION; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; METHODOLOGY; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMETRY; SELF EVALUATION;

AFFECT; AGING; COGNITION; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOMETRICS; SELF-ASSESSMENT;

EID: 79953015127     PISSN: 0361073X     EISSN: 10964657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0361073X.2011.554509     Document Type: Article

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