Beyond IQ—The Triarchic Theory of Human Intelligence (Contemporary Classics in Psychological Science)

Author: R. J. Sternberg
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Publish Date: 2000-02-18
Features: Intelligence has acquired its rich meaning today through the in-depth study of psychology. Among them, the intelligence structure theory, which is extremely guiding for intelligence (IQ) tests, has dominated the field for nearly half a century and continues to have a profound influence. However, it has many shortcomings. If one insists on emphasizing technology and detaches itself from the overall cultural background and social practice of the research subject, it is inevitable to eventually decline. The triarchic theory of intelligence attempts to analyze and describe intelligence from three dimensions: the internal world of the subject, the external world of reality, and the subjective experience world that connects the internal and external worlds. It transcends the traditional IQ concept and explains intelligence from a completely new perspective, elevating the development of intelligence theory to a new height. This book aims to provide a new triarchic theory of human intelligence. I believe this theory not only surpasses the scope of many previous intelligence theories in terms of breadth but also addresses more questions than the vast majority of unitary theories of intelligence, including my previous component theory. In fact, in a sense, this theory originates from the component theory: the component theory is now a part of the triarchic theory.