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Holliday, Stephen G.; Chandler, Michael J.

doi:10.1159/000412718

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“…In lay terms, wisdom can mean many things, ranging from knowledge drawn from traumatic life experiences, to intellect, to rationality (Staudinger & Glück, 2011). To gauge how people view wisdom, scholars have initially examined folk theories by asking individuals to evaluate what adjectives or short statements they associated with wisdom (e.g., Bluck & Glück, 2005; Clayton & Birren, 1980; Holliday & Chandler, 1986; Sternberg, 1985). For instance, Sternberg (1985) identified some overlap in people’s intuitions about wisdom, intelligence, and (to smaller extent) creativity, yet he also observed some differences: Wise people were perceived to be equally capable of problem solving and reasoning as intelligent people; however, wise people were uniquely associated with the notion of sagacity—that is, knowing when to listen to others, flexible dealing with people, and consideration of long- and short-term consequences.…”

Section: Lay Beliefs About Wisdommentioning

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Wisdom in Context

Grossmann

2017

Perspect Psychol Sci

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Philosophers and psychological scientists have converged on the idea that wisdom involves certain aspects of thinking (e.g., intellectual humility, recognition of uncertainty and change), enabling application of knowledge to life challenges. Empirical evidence indicates that people's ability to think wisely varies dramatically across experiential contexts that they encounter over the life span. Moreover, wise thinking varies from one situation to another, with self-focused contexts inhibiting wise thinking. Experiments can show ways to buffer thinking against bias in cases in which self-interests are unavoidable. Specifically, an ego-decentering cognitive mind-set enables wise thinking about personally meaningful issues. It appears that experiential, situational, and cultural factors are even more powerful in shaping wisdom than previously imagined. Focus on such contextual factors sheds new light on the processes underlying wise thought and its development, helps to integrate different approaches to studying wisdom, and has implications for measurement and development of wisdom-enhancing interventions.

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Section: Lay Beliefs About Wisdommentioning

confidence: 99%

Wisdom in Context

Grossmann

2017

Perspect Psychol Sci

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247

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“…In lay views, wisdom is associated with such individual characteristics as the ability to be observant, to see things within a larger context, flexibility, consideration of various opinions in a situation, self-reflection, and thoughtfulness (e.g., Holliday & Chandler, 1986). Consistent with such views, psychological wisdom scholars have proposed to examine aspects of context-sensitive reasoning, promoting flexible navigation of uncertainties (Baltes & Kunzmann, 2004; Baltes & Smith, 2008; Baltes & Staudinger, 2000; Grossmann et al, 2013).…”

Section: Defining Wisdom-related Thoughtmentioning

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Wise Reasoning in the Face of Everyday Life Challenges

Grossmann

Gerlach

Denissen

2016

Social Psychological and Personality Science

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137

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How stable vs. dynamic is wisdom in daily life? We conducted a daily diary study of wise reasoning (WR) by recording people's reflections on daily challenges in terms of three facets: intellectual humility, self-transcendence, and consideration of others' perspectives/compromise. We observed substantial and systematic intraindividual variability in WR, with wiser reasoning in the social versus nonsocial contexts. State-level WR variability was potent in predicting a bigger-picture construal of the event, more positive (vs. negative) emotions, greater emotional complexity, lower emotional reactivity, less thought suppression, and more reappraisal and forgiveness. In contrast, on the trait level, we observed only a few associations to emotional complexity and reappraisal. We discuss implications for conceptualization and measurement of wisdom-related thought.

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“…In this stage, an individual is better positioned to consider a problem from multiple viewpoints, think much more reflectively or dialectically than in the past, and communicate thoughtfully in complex and emotionally charged contexts (e.g., Kitchener & Brenner, 1990; Labouvie-Vief, 2003; Riegel, 1973). Accordingly, wise individuals are often conceptualized as knowledgeable, mature, tolerant, empathetic, experienced, intuitive, understanding, competent, and demonstrate exceptional judgment, interpersonal, and communication skills (Clayton & Birren, 1980; Holliday & Chandler, 1986). …”

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Can the Wisdom of Aging be Activated and Make a Difference Societally?

Parisi

Rebok

Fried

et al. 2009

Educational Gerontology

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The Experience Corps®, a community-based intergenerational program, was developed to promote the health of older adults, while simultaneously addressing unmet social and academic needs in public elementary schools. The model was designed to draw on, and potentially activate, the wisdom of older adults. This paper explores the nature of wisdom-related knowledge and how older adults may apply such knowledge when tutoring and mentoring young children, as well as the potential for the intergenerational transmission of wisdom from the older adult volunteers to the school children being mentored by them. Developing an understanding of these issues may provide a basis for the creation of more extensive wisdom-generating opportunities for both older and younger generations.

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Cited by 12 publications

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Wisdom in Context

Wisdom in Context

Wise Reasoning in the Face of Everyday Life Challenges

Can the Wisdom of Aging be Activated and Make a Difference Societally?

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