What Did Baltes and Staudinger (2000) Find When Examining Wisdom

question 49

Multiple Choice

What did Baltes and Staudinger (2000) find when examining wisdom in people between the ages of 25 and 75?

• A) Wisdom was not associated with age in this age range.
• B) Wisdom was positively correlated with age.
• C) Wisdom was negatively correlated with age.
• D) Wisdom was highest around the age of 50.

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