Paul B Baltes

Biographic Data

ID283295
NAMEPaul B Baltes
GIVEN NAMESPaul B
FAMILY NAMEBaltes
SIGNATUREBALTES P B
AFFILIATIONSMax Planck Institute for Human Development
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS80
TOTAL CITATIONS912
AUTHOR COUNT78
EDITOR COUNT2
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1969
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2018
H-INDEX13

  • Alter und Altern: Ein Interdisziplinärer Studientext Zur Gerontologie

    Paul B Baltes, Jurgen Mittelstrass et al.BOOKAlter und Altern2018

  • Contents, Vol. 38, 1995

    Open AccessDeanna Kuhn, Graeme S Halford et al.ARTICLEHuman Development2010

  • Testing-the-Limits and Experimental Simulation: Two Methods to Explicate the Role of Learning in Development

    Open AccessUlman Lindenberger, Paul B Baltes et al.ARTICLEHuman Development2010

    Developmental psychology needs a coalition of different research methods and strategies to achieve a more complete picture of the range of development and its causes. In this article, two such strategies are described – testing-the-limits and the experimental simulation of development. The aim of testing-the-limits research is to identify and decompose age-graded differences in upper limits of plasticity (the norm of reaction or the zone of poten…

  • Varia

    Open AccessL R Goulet, H G Furth et al.ARTICLEHuman Development2009

  • Contents, Vol. 21, 1978

    Open AccessRoy Freedle, Willis F Overton et al.ARTICLEHuman Development2009

  • Modification of Response Speed Deficits and Intellectual Performance in the Elderly

    Open AccessWilliam J Hoyer, Gisela V Labouvie et al.ARTICLEHuman Development2009

    The present study represents an attempt to explain intellectual decline in old age in terms of experiential and environmental deficit notions. It was hypothesized that test-related response speed in the elderly (n = 32 females; mean age = 70) was modifiable through either practice or reinforced practice. The two-session training program not only increased response speed on the training materials, but also produced slight positive transfer to perf…

  • Longitudinal and Cross-Sectional Sequences in the Study of Age and Generation Effects

    Open AccessPaul B BaltesARTICLEHuman Development2009

    Research Articles| December 17 2009 Longitudinal and Cross-Sectional Sequences in the Study of Age and Generation Effects Subject Area: Psychiatry and Psychology , Women's and Children's Health P.B. Baltes P.B. Baltes Universität des Saarlandes and West Virginia University Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Human Development (1968) 11 (3): 145–171. https://doi.org/10.1159/000270604 Article history Published …

  • On Sequential Strategies in Developmental Research

    Open AccessWarner Schaie, Paul B BaltesARTICLEHuman Development2009

    Recent discussions of the Schaie-Baltes controversy regarding the adequacy of various developmental designs are misleading because they fail to distinguish between description and explanation of developmental change. This distinction is reflected in the use of the General Developmental Model for the formulation of descriptive data collection strategies a la Baltes (cross-sectional versus longitudinal sequences) versus the formulation of explanato…

  • Operant Analysis of Intellectual Behavior in Old Age

    Open AccessGisela Labouvie-Vief, Gisela Labouvie‐Vief et al.ARTICLEHuman Development2009

    Recent research on adult intellectual development indicates that there is little justification for the notion of marked intellectual decrement in the aged. Rather, the aged person appears to exhibit a pronounced degree of plasticity in intellectual performance, suggesting that it is necessary to explore environmental variables related to cognitive proficiency. An operant framework is proposed for the analysis of environment-intelligence interacti…

  • Exploration of Developmental Variables by Manipulation and Simulation of Age Differences in Behavior

    Open AccessPaul B Baltes, L R GouletARTICLEHuman Development2009

    It is argued that developmental research should be oriented towards the explication of age changes by the manipulation of variables hypothesized to be associated with age. A number of strategies are discussed which permit short-term manipulation (simulation) of ontogenic change (age functions) in laboratory or controlled settings. These strategies are explored regarding their power in isolating the major variables whose effects are age (or time)-…

  • The Relationship Between Time of Measurement and Age in Cognitive Development of Children: An Application of Cross-Sectional Sequences

    Open AccessPaul B Baltes, Margret M Baltes et al.ARTICLEHuman Development2009

    Four measures of cognitive functioning (Induction, Verbal Comprehension, Number, Perceptual Speed) from the Begabungstestsystem were administered to 630 children (315 male, 315 female) obtained by random sampling from 48 elementary schools using cross-sectional sequences as data collection strategy. Three cross-sections separated by four month intervals were conducted to test for the effects of age, time of measurement, and sex. Age was varied in…

  • The Contributions of Klaus F. Riegel (1925–1977): Introduction / Man, Scholar and Scientist / A Projection of Klaus Riegel's Dialectical and Language Interests into an Experimental Systems Approach / …

    Open AccessFrancis P Hardesty, Paul B Baltes et al.ARTICLEHuman Development2009

    This memorial symposium, originally presented at the 1977 convention of the American Psychological Association, is an overview of the contributions of Klaus F. Riegel to the field of developmental psychology. Hardesty and Baltes provide an introduction and a personal view. Birren reflects upon Riegel’s early career and the basis for his interest in dialectics. Freedle reviews Riegel’s interests in the study of language, extending this to pidgin l…

  • Age differences between children and young adults in the dynamics of dual-task prioritization: Body (balance) versus mind (memory)

    Sérgio Schaefer, Sabine Schaefer et al.ARTICLEDevelopmental Psychology2008Cited by: 1References: 7

    Task prioritization can lead to trade-off patterns in dual-task situations. The authors compared dual-task performances in 9- and 11-year-old children and young adults performing a cognitive task and a motor task concurrently. The motor task required balancing on an ankle-disc board. Two cognitive tasks measured working memory and episodic memory at difficulty levels individually adjusted during the course of extensive training. Adults showed per…

  • The Fascination of Wisdom: Its Nature, Ontogeny, and Function

    Open AccessPaul B Baltes, Jacqui SmithARTICLEPerspectives on Psychological…2008Cited by: 23References: 1

    Wisdom has intrigued both scholars and laypersons since antiquity. On the one hand, its seemingly ethereal yet obvious qualities are timeless and universal. On the other hand, these same qualities are evolving and responsive to historical and cultural change. Novel societal and personal dilemmas emerge over time, and the ways and means to deal with recurring dilemmas are revisited and updated with prudence. Building on philosophical analyses of t…

  • Desired Lifetime and End-of-Life Desires Across Adulthood From 20 to 90: A Dual-Source Information Model

    Frieder R Lang, Paul B Baltes et al.ARTICLEThe Journals of Gerontology…2007Cited by: 5References: 3

    How long do people want to live, and how does scientific research on aging affect such desires? A dual-source information model proposes that aging expectations and desires are informed differently by two sources: personal experiences on the one hand, and scientific and societal influences on the other. Two studies with independent German national samples explored desires regarding length of life and end of life among adults between the ages of 2…

  • Toward a developmental psychology of Sehnsucht (life longings): The optimal (utopian) life

    Susanne Scheibe, Alexandra M Freund et al.ARTICLEDevelopmental Psychology2007Cited by: 8References: 8

    The topic of an optimal or utopian life has received much attention across the humanities and the arts but not in psychology. The German concept of Sehnsucht captures individual and collective thoughts and feelings about one's optimal or utopian life. Sehnsucht (life longings; LLs) is defined as an intense desire for alternative states and realizations of life. Presenting a first effort at capturing this phenomenon, the authors conceptualize LLs …

  • Developmental changes in personal goal orientation from young to late adulthood: From striving for gains to maintenance and prevention of losses.

    Natalie C Ebner, Alexandra M Freund et al.ARTICLEPsychology and Aging2006

    Using a multimethod approach, the authors conducted 4 studies to test life span hypotheses about goal orientations across adulthood. Confirming expectations, in Studies 1 and 2 younger adults reported a primary growth orientation in their goals, whereas older adults reported a stronger orientation toward maintenance and loss prevention. Orientation toward prevention of loss correlated negatively with well-being in younger adults. In older adults,…

  • Facing Our Limits: Human Dignity in the Very Old

    Open AccessPaul B BaltesARTICLEDaedalus2006Cited by: 10References: 7

  • The Two Faces of Wisdom: Wisdom as a General Theory of Knowledge and Judgment about Excellence in Mind and Virtue vs. Wisdom as Everyday Realization in People and Products

    Open AccessPaul B Baltes, Ute KunzmannARTICLEHuman Development2004

    There are several legitimate ways of conceptualizing and studying wisdom. One is largely informed by Western philosophy and treats wisdom as an analytic theory of expert knowledge, judgment, and advice about difficult and uncertain matters of life. Another is more consistent with Asian philosophical non-secularized traditions and treats wisdom as instantiated by wise persons or their products. The second approach is always but an approximation to…

  • New Frontiers in the Future of Aging: From Successful Aging of the Young Old to the Dilemmas of the Fourth Age

    Open AccessPaul B Baltes, Jacqui SmithARTICLEGerontology2003

    We review research findings on the oldest old that demonstrate that the fourth age entails a level of biocultural incompleteness, vulnerability and unpredictability that is distinct from the positive views of the third age (young old). The oldest old are at the limits of their functional capacity and science and social policy are constrained in terms of intervention. New theoretical and practical endeavors are required to deal with the challenges…

  • Two-Wave Longitudinal Findings From the Berlin Aging Study: Introduction to a Collection of Articles

    Jacqui Smith, Ineke Maas et al.ARTICLEThe Journals of Gerontology…2002

    We provide background information for a collection of articles that describe two-wave longitudinal findings derived from the first intensive follow-up of participants of the Berlin Aging Study (BASE). Multidisciplinary data were collected during 1995-1996 from 206 survivors approximately 4 years after baseline assessment (1990-1993). The strengths of the initial BASE design, in terms of a focus on very old age, multidisciplinary intensive assessm…

  • The Adaptiveness of Selection, Optimization, and Compensation as Strategies of Life Management: Evidence From a Preference Study on Proverbs

    Alexandra M Freund, Paul B BaltesARTICLEThe Journals of Gerontology…2002Cited by: 6References: 8

    Proverbs were used to examine whether laypeople’s conceptions of or preferences for life-management strategies are consistent with the model of selection, optimization, and compensation (SOC model). The SOC model posits that there are three fundamental processes of life management: selection, optimization, and compensation. In two studies ( N

  • Longitudinal Selectivity in Aging Populations: Separating Mortality-Associated Versus Experimental Components in the Berlin Aging Study (Base)

    Ulman Lindenberger, Thomas Singer et al.ARTICLEThe Journals of Gerontology…2002Cited by: 7References: 1

    The authors examined 3.7-year selectivity in the Berlin Aging Study by comparing the T1 parent sample (N = 516) with the T3 sample (N = 206). Selectivity was partitioned into a mortality-associated component, reflecting the degree to which individuals still alive at T3 (T3 survivors, N = 313) differ from the T1 parent sample (N = 516) from which they originated, and an experimental component, reflecting the degree to which the T3 sample (N = 206)…

  • Life-management strategies of selection, optimization and compensation: Measurement by self-report and construct validity

    Alexandra M Freund, Paul B BaltesARTICLEJournal of Personality and Social…2002Cited by: 42References: 34

    The authors examined the usefulness of a self-report measure for elective selection, loss-based selection. optimization, and compensation (SOC) as strategies of life management. The expected 4-factor solution was obtained in 2 independent samples (N = 218, 14-87 years; N = 181, 18-89 years) exhibiting high retest stability across 4 weeks (r(tt) = .74-82). As expected, middle-aged adults showed higher endorsement of SOC than younger and older adul…

  • International encyclopedia of the social & behavioral sciences

    Neil J Smelser, Paul B BaltesBOOKInternational encyclopedia of the…2001