Multiple Choice
To measure wisdom, Baltes and his colleagues use trained judge's evaluation of people's responses to various life dilemmas. In one study using the life dilemma measure, Baltes and Kunzman asked whether wise people are happier than the less wise. Results from their study found that
A) wisdom and happiness seem to go hand in hand.
B) wise people experience less happiness because they are more aware of pain and suffering in the world.
C) wise people report both less negative and less positive emotional experiences suggesting skill at self-control.
D) wise people report both more negative and more positive emotional experiences suggesting they are more reactive to emotional events.
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