Robert Sternberg

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Robert J. Sternberg (b. 8 December 1949) is the Dean of Arts and Sciences at Tufts University and is the former IBM Professor of Psychology and Education at Yale University.

1 Research interests
2 Credencials
3 Bibliography
4 External links

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Research interests

His main research interests include:

Higher mental functions, including intelligence and creativity
Styles of Thinking
Cognitive Modifiability
Leadership
Love and Hate

Sternberg has proposed a:

triarchic theory of intelligence and a triangular theory of love.
investment theory of creativity (with Todd Lubart) - creative people buy low and sell high in the world of ideas, and a propulsion theory of creative contributions - creativity is a form of leadership.

Sternberg has proposed to apply the name creatology to scientific studies of creativity.

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Credencials

Sternberg has a BA from Yale, a PhD from Stanford University, and four honorary doctorates.

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Bibliography

Key References: Higher Mental Functions

Sternberg, R. J. (1977). Intelligence, information processing,and analogical reasoning: The componential analysis of human abilities.Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum. Sternberg, R. J. (1985). Beyond IQ: A triarchic theory of human intelligence. New York: Cambridge University Press. Sternberg, R. J. (1990). Metaphors of mind: Conceptions of the nature of intelligence. New York: Cambridge University Press. Sternberg, R. J. (1997). Successful intelligence. New York: Plume. Sternberg, R. J. (1999). The theory of successful intelligence. Review of General Psychology, 3, 292-316. Sternberg, R. J., Forsythe, G. B., Hedlund, J., Horvath, J., Snook, S., Williams, W. M., Wagner, R. K., & Grigorenko, E. L. (2000).Practical intelligence in everyday life. New York: Cambridge University Press. Sternberg, R. J., & Grigorenko, E. L. (2000). Teaching for successful intelligence. Arlington Heights, IL: Skylight.

Key References: Creativity

Sternberg, R. J., Kaufman, J. C., & Pretz, J. E. (2002). The creativity conundrum: A propulsion model of creative contributions. Philadelphia, PA. Sternberg, R. J., & Lubart, T. I. (1995). Defying the crowd: Cultivating creativity in a culture of conformity. New York: Free Press. Sternberg, R. J., & Williams, W. M. (1996). How to develop student creativity. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.