Kliegl, R., & Baltes, P. B. (1987). Theory-guided analysis of mechanisms of development and aging through testing-the-limits and research on expertise. In C. Schooler & K. W. Schaie (Eds.), Cognitive functioning and social structure over the life course (pp. 95–119). Ablex Publishing.

Baltes, P. B. (1986). Focus on the psychologist: Paul B. Baltes: [Autobiographical statement]. In R. M. Lerner, P. C. Kendall, D. T. Miller, D. F. Hultsch, & R. A. Jensen (Eds.), Psychology (pp. 357–357). Macmillan Publishing Company.

Baltes, P. B. (1986). Notes on the concept of intelligence. In R. J. Sternberg & D. K. Detterman (Eds.), What is intelligence? Contemporary viewpoints on its nature and definition (pp. 23–27). Ablex Publishing.

Baltes, P. B., Dittmann-Kohli, F., & Dixon, R. A. (1986). Multidisciplinary propositions on the development of intelligence during the adulthood and old age. In A. B. Soerensen, F. E. Weinert, & L. R. Sherrod (Eds.), Human development and the life course: Multidisciplinary perspectives (pp. 467–507). Erlbaum.

Dixon, R. A., & Baltes, P. B. (1986). Toward life-span research on the functions and pragmatics of intelligence. In R. J. Sternberg & R. K. Wagner (Eds.), Practical intelligence: Nature and origins of competence in the everyday world (pp. 203–235). Cambridge University Press.

Kliegl, R., Smith, J., & Baltes, P. B. (1986). Testing-the-limits, expertise, and memory in adulthood and old age. In F. Klix & H. Hagendorf (Eds.), Human memory and cognitive capabilities: Mechanisms and performances: Part A (pp. 395–407). North-Holland.

Sowarka, D., & Baltes, P. B. (1986). Intelligenzentwicklung. In W. Sarges & R. Fricke (Eds.), Psychologie für die Erwachsenenbildung, Weiterbildung (pp. 262–272). Hogrefe.

Baltes, P. B. (1985). Das Altern der Intelligenz: Nicht nur Abbau. In G. W. Goddenthow (Ed.), Das Märchen vom Ruhestand (pp. 67–80). Herder.

Dixon, R. A., Kramer, D., & Baltes, P. B. (1985). Intelligence: A life-span developmental perspective. In B. B. Wolman (Ed.), Handbook of intelligence: Theories, measurements, and applications (pp. 301–350). Wiley.

Kliegl, R., & Baltes, P. B. (1985). Das Janusgesicht des Alterns: Latente Leistungsreserven und ihre Grenzen am Beispiel von Gedächtnisaufgaben. In L. Montada (Ed.), Bericht über die 7. Tagung Entwicklungspsychologie vom 22.-25.9.1985 in Trier (pp. 448–449). Universität.

Kramer, D. A., & Baltes, P. B. (1985). Life-span development. In A. Kuper & J. Kuper (Eds.), The social science encyclopedia (pp. 464–465). Routledge & Kegan Paul.

Sherrod, L. R., Baltes, P. B., & Elder, G. H. (1985). Foreword. In G. H. Elder (Ed.), Life course dynamics: Trajectories and transitions, 1968 - 1980 (pp. 9–13). Cornell University Press.

Baltes, P. B., Dittmann-Kohli, F., & Dixon, R. A. (1984). New perspectives on the development of intelligence in adulthood: Toward a dual-process conception and a model of selective optimization with compensation. In P. B. Baltes & O. G. J. Grimm (Eds.), Life-span development and behavior (Vol. 6, pp. 33–76). Academic Press.

Baltes, P. B., & Reese, H. W. (1984). The life-span perspective in developmental psychology. In M. H. Bornstein & M. E. Lamb (Eds.), Developmental psychology: An advanced textbook (pp. 493–531). Erlbaum.

Nesselroade, J. R., & Baltes, P. B. (1984). Sequential strategies and the role of cohort effects in behavioral development: Adolescent personality (1970-1972) as a sample case. In S. A. Mednick, M. Harway, & K. M. Finello (Eds.), Handbook of longitudinal research: Vol. 1. Birth and childhood cohorts (pp. 55–87). Praeger.

Nesselroade, J. R., & Baltes, P. B. (1984). From traditional factor analysis to structural-causal modeling in developmental research. In V. Sarris & A. Parducci (Eds.), Perspectives in psychological experimentation: Toward the year 2000 (pp. 267–287). Erlbaum.

Baltes, P. B. (1983). Zur Psychologie der Intelligenz im Alter - nur Abbau oder auch Entwicklung? In Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften (Ed.), Jahrbuch / Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften (Vol. 1983, pp. 53–72). Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht.

Baltes, P. B. (1983). Functional age and social policy in aging. In J. E. Birren, J. M. A. Munnichs, H. Thomae, & M. Marois (Eds.), Aging: A challenge to science and society: Vol. 3. Behavioural sciences and conclusions (pp. 435–438). Oxford University Press.

Baltes, P. B. (1983). Life-span developmental psychology: Observations on history and theory revisited. In R. M. Lerner (Ed.), Developmental psychology: Historical and philosophical perspectives (pp. 79–111). Erlbaum.

Baltes, P. B., & Sowarka, D. (1983). Entwicklungspsychologie und Entwicklungsbegriff. In R. K. Silbereisen & L. Montada (Eds.), Entwicklungspsychologie: Ein Handbuch in Schlüsselbegriffen (pp. 11–20). Urban & Schwarzenberg.