What Do the Three Meta-Criteria of Baltes' Five Criteria of Wisdom

question 43

Multiple Choice

What do the three meta-criteria of Baltes' five criteria of wisdom have in common?

• A) A focus on flexible thinking and dialectical processing
• B) A focus on the ability to plan for the future
• C) A focus on the insignificance of cultural effects
• D) A focus on intelligence as a vital precursor for wisdom

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Definitions:

Memory Capacity

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Memory Span

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Information-Processing Theorists

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EEG Scans

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