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Ardelt, Monika – Educational Gerontology, 2000
Intellectual knowledge and wisdom-related knowledge differ in goals, approach, range, method of acquisition, and effects on the knower. Intellectual knowledge tends to decrease with age. The relationship between wisdom and aging is potentially positive if not impeded by cognitive deterioration. (Contains 68 references.) (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Cognitive Processes, Intelligence, Knowledge Level