Beyond IQ (The Triarchic Theory of Human Intelligence)

Author: [USA] Sternberg, Robert, translated by Yu Xiaolin and Wu Guohong
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Publish Date: 2004-11-01
Features: This book is part of the Contemporary Psychological Science Classics Translation Series. It is divided into three parts, providing a comprehensive and in-depth elaboration on the basic theories of the triarchic theory, the testing of the theory, and the insights brought by the triarchic theory. The book is comprehensive in content, well-structured, and logically clear, demonstrating high scientific rigor, theoretical depth, and academic value. It is well worth reading. Intelligence has acquired its current rich meaning through the in-depth study of psychology. Among them, the intelligence structure theory and the IQ tests it guides have dominated the field for nearly half a century and continue to have a profound influence. However, it has many shortcomings. If one overly emphasizes technical aspects while detached from the overall cultural and social context of the research subject, it is inevitable that the theory will 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 interprets 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 but also addresses more questions than most unitary theories of intelligence, including my earlier 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.