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Wisdom is hard to define, but it involves qualities beyond just IQ, like life experience, understanding, decision-making, tolerance for uncertainty, and an open mind. Do you have wisdom within you? This test could help you find out.
This test is for anyone interested in assessing their wisdom or discovering how to enhance it. This test is designed for adults and is not intended to be diagnostic.
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The Three-Dimensional Wisdom Scale (3D-WS). Monica Ardelt and Dilip Jeste. 2003.
The Self-Assessed Wisdom Scale (SAWS). Jeffrey Dean Webster, 2003.
The Adult Self-Transcendence Inventory (ASTI). Levenson, et al. 2005.
The San Diego Wisdom Scale (SD-WISE-28). Dilip Jeste and Michael Thomas. 2017
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