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These three examples exemplify Robert Sternberg's triarchic theory on intelligence. 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Viewbio Instructor LisaRoundy Lisahastaughtatalllevelsfromkindergartentocollegeandhasamaster'sdegreeinhumanrelations. Viewbio ExpertContributor LesleyChapel LesleyhastaughtAmericanandWorldHistoryattheuniversitylevelforthepastsevenyears.ShehasaMaster'sdegreeinHistory. Viewbio WhatisSternberg'sTriarchicTheoryofIntelligence?Learnthepracticalintelligencedefinition&thecreativeintelligencedefinitionwithexamples. Updated:05/04/2021 TableofContentsSternberg'sTriarchicTheoryofIntelligenceHistoryandDevelopmentDifferencesfromGardner'sTheory3TypesofIntelligenceApplicationsofSternberg'sTriarchicTheoryofIntelligenceCritiquesofSternberg'sTriarchicTheoryofIntelligenceStudiesThatDemonstratethe3TypesofIntelligenceLessonSummaryShow Createanaccount Sternberg'sTriarchicTheoryofIntelligenceWhatisintelligence?Aretheremultipleformsofintelligence?Howcanintelligencebemeasured?AmericanpsychologistRobertJ.Sternbergproposedwhathetermedatriarchictheoryofintelligencethatsplitintelligenceintothreemaincategories.Sternberg'striarchictheorywasfirstproposedin1985andwasintendedtocreateamoreinclusiveintelligencetestthantraditionalacademicmodels.TheContextualSubtheoryInordertofullyunderstandSternberg'stheory,itisimportanttolookatthethreesubtheoriesthatunderpinhisideas.Thefirstofthesesubtheorieshastodowithcontext.Itstatesthataperson'sintelligenceisheavilyinfluencedbytheirday-to-dayenvironmentandisbasedontheirneedtoadapttotheirenvironment,adapttheirenvironmenttothem,andtomakethemostoftheirsurroundings.ExperientialSubtheory Creativeintelligencecantakemanyforms Theexperientialsubtheoryhastodowithtwoimportantconcepts:noveltyandautomation.Whenapersonispresentedwithanovelorunfamiliarproblem,theyneedtousetheirintelligencetofindnewwaysofsolvingthatproblem.Asanexperiencebecomesmoreandmorefamiliar,itshiftsfromnoveltytoautomation.Tasksthatpeoplehavecompletedmanytimesbecomeautomated,requiringlessconsciousthought.ComponentialSubtheoryThecomponentialsubtheoryexplainsthattherearethreeprimarymechanismsthatpeopleusetosolveproblems: Metacomponents,orexecutivecomponents,allowpeopletochoosethebestplanofactionforsolvingagivenproblembasedonone'sskillset. Performancecomponentsletpeopleactuallyeffectuatetheirplansusingtheirexistingskillsandknowledge. Knowledge-acquisitioncomponentsarethestrategiesthatpeopleusetogainnewskillsthatletthemsolvesimilarproblemsinthefuture. Althoughthesecomponentsareimportantinallkindsofintelligence,theyaremostcommonlyassociatedwithanalyticalintelligence.TheThreeTheoriesandIntelligenceThesethreesubtheoriesinteracttocreateasinglecohesivepictureofintelligence.People'sintelligenceisinformedbytheirenvironmentandcontext.Itreliesontheabilitytosolvenovelproblemsandeventuallyautomatenewskills.Finally,problem-solvingoccurswhenpeopleuseallthreeelementsofthecomponentialsubtheorytodrawonpastknowledgeandlearnnewskills. ExamplesandDefinitionAnneisconsideredsmartbyallofherfriends.Shetypicallyunderstandshowtonavigateanyenvironmentsheisinandmakesgoodjudgmentcalls.Inotherwords,shemakesgooddecisionsandusescommonsense.Marklikesnewchallenges.Heenjoysfiguringoutpuzzlesandtryingnewthings.Hisfriendsalwayscometohimwhentheyneedacreativeapproachtoanewsituation.Bethcanprocessandorganizeinformationveryeffectively.Sheisanexpertatanalyzingmaterialandusesthistalenttoobtainhighgradesinschoolandhighscoresonstandardizedtests.ThesethreeexamplesexemplifyRobertSternberg'striarchictheoryonintelligence.Thetriarchictheorydescribesthreedistincttypesofintelligencethatapersoncanpossess.Sternbergcallsthesethreetypespracticalintelligence,creativeintelligence,andanalyticalintelligence. Anerroroccurredtryingtoloadthisvideo. Tryrefreshingthepage,orcontactcustomersupport. YoumustcCreateanaccounttocontinue watching Registertoviewthislesson Areyouastudentorateacher? 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LoginorSignup Timeline Autoplay Autoplay Speed Speed 182Kviews Video Quiz Course 182K views HistoryandDevelopmentSternbergdevelopedhistheoryasanalternativetothegeneralintelligencefactor,orGfactor.TheGfactorismeasuredbythingslikeIQtestsandothertestsofcognitiveability.Sternbergbelievedthatthiswayofmeasuringintelligencewastoolimitingandthatitomittedimportantkindsofintelligencethatmanypeoplepossessanduseintheirdailylives.ManypsychologistsbesidesSternberghavealsocreatedmodelsfordiversekindsofintelligence,withsometheorieslistingasmanyaseightdistinctformsofintelligence.DifferencesfromGardner'sTheoryHowardGardnerisanAmericanpsychologistwhoproposedthetheoryofmultipleintelligence.Hebelievedthatpeoplecouldexcelinanyofeightmainareas: Musicalintelligencedenotesnaturaltalentformusic Linguisticintelligenceindicatesstrongverbalandwrittencommunicationskills Visualintelligencehastodowithvisualizationandoftenartisticskills Kinestheticintelligenceisaboutmovementandbodyawareness Naturalisticintelligenceinvolvesfacilitywithandunderstandingofthenaturalworld Intrapersonalintelligenceisawayofunderstandingtheself Interpersonalintelligenceisfacilityinunderstandingotherpeople Logico-mathematicalintelligenceinvolvesstrongabilitytosolvelogicalproblems UnlikeGardner'stheory,SternbergonlydiscussedthreetypesofintelligencethattogetherencompassedmanyofthetypesofintelligencethatGardnerproposed.3TypesofIntelligenceAccordingtoSternberg,thereare3typesofintelligence:practical,creative,andanalytical.Whilemostpeoplehaveadegreeofskillinallthreedomains,manypeopletendtobestrongerinoneareathantheothers.Sternbergdidnotattempttoquantifyorrankthethreetypesofintelligence,insteadpresentingthemallasequallyimportantandvaluable.PracticalIntelligenceDefinitionandExamplesThepracticalintelligencedefinitionaccordingtoSternbergisintelligencethatallowspeopletooperatewellintherealworldandsolvepracticalproblems.Practicalintelligenceexamplescaninclude: Interpersonalnegotiationskills ''Streetsmarts''orpracticalproblem-solving Abilitytojugglevarioustaskswithgoodtimemanagement Practicalintelligenceisstronglyassociatedwiththecontextualsubtheorybecauseitisallaboutunderstandingone'senvironmentandinteractingwithitinrealtime.CreativeIntelligenceDefinitionandExamplesThecreativeintelligencedefinitionisallaboutcomingupwithsolutionstonovelsituationsandimprovingskillsuntiltheybecomeautomatic.Peoplewithstrongcreativeintelligenceoftenenjoysolvingpuzzles.Creativeintelligenceexamplesinclude: Abilitytosolvelogicalproblemsusingavarietyofdifferentapproaches Synthesizingexistingknowledgetomakenewconnections Lookingatthingsinnewwaystofigureouthowtheywork Creativeintelligenceisassociatedwiththeexperientialsubtheorybecauseitisaboutapproachestonovelsituations.AnalyticalIntelligenceDefinitionandExamples Absorbingandretaininginformationisaformofanalyticalintelligence ThethirdandfinalkindofintelligenceinSternberg'stheoryisanalyticalintelligence.Thisisthekindofintelligencethatinvolvesknowledgeacquisitionandacademicunderstanding.Examplesofanalyticalintelligenceinclude: Theabilitytomemorizeandunderstandinformation Strongacademicskillsinavarietyofdisciplines Excellentrecallforinformationlearnedinthepast Analyticalintelligenceismostcloselyrelatedtothecomponentialsubtheorybecauseitisaboutalogicalapproachtoacquiringinformationandsolvingproblems.HowIntelligenceChangeswithAgeTherearevarioustheoriesabouthowintelligencevariesaspeopleage,andthisissomethingthatpsychologistsarestillexploring.Thedifferentkindsofintelligenceseemtoalteratdifferentratesthroughoutalifetime.Practicalintelligenceseemstoincreaseoverthecourseofalifetime,asyoungerpeople(andespeciallychildren)lacktheexperiencethatolderpeoplehave.Creativeintelligenceappearstoremainrelativelystableovertime.Analyticalintelligencetypicallyimprovesovertime,butmaydeclinelaterinlife.Moreresearchisneededtobeabletoexpressthesechangesindetail.ApplicationsofSternberg'sTriarchicTheoryofIntelligenceSternberg'stheoryhashadmanypracticalapplications.Inonestudy,Sternbergshowedthatmeasuringthethreekindsofintelligenceincollegestudentsofferedamoreaccuratepredictionofacademicandnon-academicsuccessthanIQtestsdidwhilealsoreducingdifferencesintheresultsofdifferentethnicgroups.SomeschoolsandothereducationalorganizationshaveusedSternberg'stheory(orGardner'stheory)tocreateamoreinclusiveteachingsystemthatreachesmorelearnerswithdifferentstylesofintelligence.CritiquesofSternberg'sTriarchicTheoryofIntelligenceSomescholarshaveprovidedcritiquesofSternberg'stheoryovertheyears.A1993paperarguedthatpracticalintelligencewasnotausefulwayofclassifyingskillsets,thoughthefocusofthatarticlewasonhowintelligenceismeasuredinjobsettings.Anotherscholar,LindaGottfredson,arguedthatSternberghadbeentoovagueinhisdefinitionsandthathisclaimslackedempiricalevidence.ShealsoarguedthatIQtestsalreadymeasurealloftheaspectsofintelligencethatSternberg'stheorycovers.StudiesThatDemonstratethe3TypesofIntelligenceSeveralstudieshavebeendoneovertheyearstomeasuretheeffectivenessofSternberg'stheory,includinganumberofstudiesbySternberghimself.Thesestudiesaremostnotablydividedintofactoranalyticstudiesandinstructionalstudies.Allofthemseektotestthevalidityofthetheoryinitselfandseehowitcanbeusedineducationandotherpracticalapplications.FactorAnalyticStudiesFactoranalyticstudies,inthecaseofSternberg'stheory,essentiallytrytotestwhetherthetheoryislogicallyconsistent.Theyexaminewhethertherereallyisevidenceforthethreekindsofintelligenceandwhatthatevidencelookslike.Theytrytoreducethenumberofextraneousvariablesinthetheorytoseewhatitactuallyshows.OnesuchstudyarguedthatSternberg'stheoryisanadequateexplanationofgeneralintelligence.InstructionalStudiesInstructionalstudiesarestudiesthatlookathoweffectiveatheoryisineducationalpractice.SeveraleducationalinstitutionshavetriedusingSternberg'stheoryasthebasisfortheirpedagogicalprograms,oftenwithgreatsuccess.Thesestudieslookatthingslikestudentengagementandtestresultstoseewhatisworkingandwhatisnot.LessonSummarySternberg'striarchictheoryofintelligenceisawayofdividinghumanintelligenceintothreecategories: Practicalintelligenceinvolvessolvingreal-worldproblems Creativeintelligenceisaboutfindingintelligentsolutionstonoveltasksandeventuallymakingnewskillsautomatic Analyticalintelligenceismostcloselyrelatedtoacademicintelligenceandinvolvesexecutive,performance,andknowledge-acquisitioncomponents TheseformsofintelligencehavebeenextensivelystudiedandmanypsychologistsconsiderthemtobeamoreusefulandinclusivemeasureofintelligencethantraditionalIQtests. PracticalIntelligencePracticalintelligencerelatestohowyoureacttoyourenvironmentandyourabilitytoadapttoitorchangeittosuityourneeds.Practicalintelligenceistheabilitytothriveintherealworld.Youmightcomparepracticalintelligencetocommonsenseorstreetsmarts.Itinvolvestheabilitytounderstandhowtodealwitheverydaytasks.Ifyouwereanalyzingsomeone'slevelofpracticalintelligence,youmightaskyourselfquestionslike:Howdoesthispersonrelatetotheworldaroundthem?Aretheyadeptatdealingwitheverydayexperiences?Couldsomeonetakeadvantageofthispersoneasily?Let'slookatanexampleusingAnne.Shewantstopurchaseausedcar.Annedoesn'twanttobetakenadvantageof,sosheispreparedwithpricecomparisonsanddoesn'tletthesalesmantalkherintopurchasinganyunnecessaryextras.Becauseofthis,shegetsabetterpricethanthepersonwhoboughtasimilarcarthedaybefore.CreativeIntelligenceCreativeintelligencerelatestothewayapersonapproachesnewinformationoranewtask.Youmayalsohearcreativeintelligencereferredtoasexperientialintelligence.Itinvolvesaperson'sabilitytoapplytheirexistingknowledgetonewproblems.Ifyouwereassessingaperson'slevelofcreativeintelligence,youmightaskquestionslike:Howquicklycanthispersonsolveanewproblemwhenpresentedwithit?Cantheyautomaticallyapplyanewskillwhenthey'representedwiththeproblemagain?Therearetwocategoriesofcreativeintelligence:noveltyandautomatization.Noveltyconcernshowapersonreactsthefirsttimetheyencountersomethingnew.Automatizationconcernshowapersonlearnstoperformrepeatedtasksautomatically.OurfriendMarkdemonstratesskilldailyinbothofthesecategories.Markisaspy.Heoftenhastoquicklycomeupwithnewplanstoaddressthesituationshe'splacedin.Partofthereasonhecandothissoadeptlyisbecauseofhisabilitytoeasilyreapplyideashehasusedbeforetonewsituations.AnalyticalIntelligenceAnalyticalintelligencerelatestohowapersonprocessesandanalyzesinformation.Youmayalsohearanalyticalintelligencereferredtoascomponentialintelligence.YoucouldalsothinkofanalyticalintelligenceasbooksmartssinceitissimilartotraditionaldefinitionsofIQandacademicachievement. Therearethreecomponentstoanalyticalintelligence:executivecomponents,performancecomponents,andknowledgeacquisitioncomponents.Executivecomponentsareusedforanalyzingandchoosingstrategiesforsolvingproblems.Executivecomponentscontrolourcognitiveprocessing.Inotherwords,theytelltheothercomponentswhattodo.Youmayalsohearthetermmetacomponentsassociatedwithexecutivecomponents.Performancecomponentscarryouttheactionsthatarenecessaryforsolvingproblems.Exampleswouldbemakingcalculations,retrievinginformationfrommemory,ormakingmentalcomparisons.Knowledgeacquisitioncomponentsallownewinformationtobegainedandstoredinmemory.Thiscouldalsobethoughtofasaperson'scapacityforlearning.Bethisagreatexampleofsomeonewhoisskilledwithallthreeofthesecomponents.Bethisstudyingtobeastatistician.Thereisalotofnewinformationforhertoabsorb,butshehasgreatstrategiesfororganizingandmemorizingtheinformation.Herabilitytoanalyzeinformationandcompareittoherpreviousknowledgemakesheranefficientlearner.Becauseofthis,BetheasilymakesstraightAsinheradvancedstatisticsclasseseventhoughmanyofherfriendshavehadtoworkmuchhardertounderstandtheconcepts.LessonSummaryRobertSternberg'striarchictheoryofintelligencedescribesthreedistincttypesofintelligencethatapersoncanpossess.Thesethreetypesarepracticalintelligence,creativeintelligence,andanalyticalintelligence.Practicalintelligencerelatestohowyoureacttoyourenvironmentandyourabilitytoadapttoitorchangeittosuityourneeds.Someonewithpracticalintelligencehasgoodstreetsmartsandcommonsense.Creativeintelligencerelatestothewayapersonapproachesnewinformationoranewtask.Youmayalsohearcreativeintelligencereferredtoasexperientialintelligence.Twocategoriesofcreativeintelligencearenoveltyandautomatization.Apersonwithcreativeintelligenceisgoodataddressingnewproblems.AnalyticalIntelligencerelatestohowapersonprocessesandanalyzesinformation.Youmayalsohearanalyticalintelligencereferredtoascomponentialintelligence.Therearethreecomponentstoanalyticalintelligence:executivecomponents,performancecomponents,andknowledgeacquisitioncomponents.Ifapersonhashighanalyticalintelligence,theywilltypicallyperformverywellinacademicsituations.LearningOutcomesOnceyou'vecompletedthislesson,you'llbeableto: DescribethethreetypesofintelligenceidentifiedbyRobertSternberg'striarchictheory Identifythetwocategoriesofcreativeintelligence Explainthethreecomponentsofanalyticalintelligence TounlockthislessonyoumustbeaStudy.comMember. Createyouraccount VideoTranscript ExamplesandDefinitionAnneisconsideredsmartbyallofherfriends.Shetypicallyunderstandshowtonavigateanyenvironmentsheisinandmakesgoodjudgmentcalls.Inotherwords,shemakesgooddecisionsandusescommonsense.Marklikesnewchallenges.Heenjoysfiguringoutpuzzlesandtryingnewthings.Hisfriendsalwayscometohimwhentheyneedacreativeapproachtoanewsituation.Bethcanprocessandorganizeinformationveryeffectively.Sheisanexpertatanalyzingmaterialandusesthistalenttoobtainhighgradesinschoolandhighscoresonstandardizedtests.ThesethreeexamplesexemplifyRobertSternberg'striarchictheoryonintelligence.Thetriarchictheorydescribesthreedistincttypesofintelligencethatapersoncanpossess.Sternbergcallsthesethreetypespracticalintelligence,creativeintelligence,andanalyticalintelligence. PracticalIntelligencePracticalintelligencerelatestohowyoureacttoyourenvironmentandyourabilitytoadapttoitorchangeittosuityourneeds.Practicalintelligenceistheabilitytothriveintherealworld.Youmightcomparepracticalintelligencetocommonsenseorstreetsmarts.Itinvolvestheabilitytounderstandhowtodealwitheverydaytasks.Ifyouwereanalyzingsomeone'slevelofpracticalintelligence,youmightaskyourselfquestionslike:Howdoesthispersonrelatetotheworldaroundthem?Aretheyadeptatdealingwitheverydayexperiences?Couldsomeonetakeadvantageofthispersoneasily?Let'slookatanexampleusingAnne.Shewantstopurchaseausedcar.Annedoesn'twanttobetakenadvantageof,sosheispreparedwithpricecomparisonsanddoesn'tletthesalesmantalkherintopurchasinganyunnecessaryextras.Becauseofthis,shegetsabetterpricethanthepersonwhoboughtasimilarcarthedaybefore.CreativeIntelligenceCreativeintelligencerelatestothewayapersonapproachesnewinformationoranewtask.Youmayalsohearcreativeintelligencereferredtoasexperientialintelligence.Itinvolvesaperson'sabilitytoapplytheirexistingknowledgetonewproblems.Ifyouwereassessingaperson'slevelofcreativeintelligence,youmightaskquestionslike:Howquicklycanthispersonsolveanewproblemwhenpresentedwithit?Cantheyautomaticallyapplyanewskillwhenthey'representedwiththeproblemagain?Therearetwocategoriesofcreativeintelligence:noveltyandautomatization.Noveltyconcernshowapersonreactsthefirsttimetheyencountersomethingnew.Automatizationconcernshowapersonlearnstoperformrepeatedtasksautomatically.OurfriendMarkdemonstratesskilldailyinbothofthesecategories.Markisaspy.Heoftenhastoquicklycomeupwithnewplanstoaddressthesituationshe'splacedin.Partofthereasonhecandothissoadeptlyisbecauseofhisabilitytoeasilyreapplyideashehasusedbeforetonewsituations.AnalyticalIntelligenceAnalyticalintelligencerelatestohowapersonprocessesandanalyzesinformation.Youmayalsohearanalyticalintelligencereferredtoascomponentialintelligence.YoucouldalsothinkofanalyticalintelligenceasbooksmartssinceitissimilartotraditionaldefinitionsofIQandacademicachievement. Therearethreecomponentstoanalyticalintelligence:executivecomponents,performancecomponents,andknowledgeacquisitioncomponents.Executivecomponentsareusedforanalyzingandchoosingstrategiesforsolvingproblems.Executivecomponentscontrolourcognitiveprocessing.Inotherwords,theytelltheothercomponentswhattodo.Youmayalsohearthetermmetacomponentsassociatedwithexecutivecomponents.Performancecomponentscarryouttheactionsthatarenecessaryforsolvingproblems.Exampleswouldbemakingcalculations,retrievinginformationfrommemory,ormakingmentalcomparisons.Knowledgeacquisitioncomponentsallownewinformationtobegainedandstoredinmemory.Thiscouldalsobethoughtofasaperson'scapacityforlearning.Bethisagreatexampleofsomeonewhoisskilledwithallthreeofthesecomponents.Bethisstudyingtobeastatistician.Thereisalotofnewinformationforhertoabsorb,butshehasgreatstrategiesfororganizingandmemorizingtheinformation.Herabilitytoanalyzeinformationandcompareittoherpreviousknowledgemakesheranefficientlearner.Becauseofthis,BetheasilymakesstraightAsinheradvancedstatisticsclasseseventhoughmanyofherfriendshavehadtoworkmuchhardertounderstandtheconcepts.LessonSummaryRobertSternberg'striarchictheoryofintelligencedescribesthreedistincttypesofintelligencethatapersoncanpossess.Thesethreetypesarepracticalintelligence,creativeintelligence,andanalyticalintelligence.Practicalintelligencerelatestohowyoureacttoyourenvironmentandyourabilitytoadapttoitorchangeittosuityourneeds.Someonewithpracticalintelligencehasgoodstreetsmartsandcommonsense.Creativeintelligencerelatestothewayapersonapproachesnewinformationoranewtask.Youmayalsohearcreativeintelligencereferredtoasexperientialintelligence.Twocategoriesofcreativeintelligencearenoveltyandautomatization.Apersonwithcreativeintelligenceisgoodataddressingnewproblems.AnalyticalIntelligencerelatestohowapersonprocessesandanalyzesinformation.Youmayalsohearanalyticalintelligencereferredtoascomponentialintelligence.Therearethreecomponentstoanalyticalintelligence:executivecomponents,performancecomponents,andknowledgeacquisitioncomponents.Ifapersonhashighanalyticalintelligence,theywilltypicallyperformverywellinacademicsituations.LearningOutcomesOnceyou'vecompletedthislesson,you'llbeableto: DescribethethreetypesofintelligenceidentifiedbyRobertSternberg'striarchictheory Identifythetwocategoriesofcreativeintelligence Explainthethreecomponentsofanalyticalintelligence TounlockthislessonyoumustbeaStudy.comMember. Createyouraccount AdditionalActivities TriarchicTheoryofIntelligence–StudyPrompts: GraphicOrganizerPrompt1: Createagraphicorganizerthatlistsanddefinesthetriarchictheoryofintelligence,thethreemaintypesofintelligence,andtheindividualcomponentsofthethreemaintypes. Example: Youcouldmakeatreeandhavetriarchicintelligenceanditsdefinitionbethetrunk.Then,makethreebranchestodefineeachtypeofintelligence(analytical,creative,andpractical).Lastly,usetheleavesofeachbranchtodefinetheindividualcomponentsofthedifferenttypesofintelligence(noveltyandautomatizationforcreativeintelligence;executivecomponents,performancecomponents,andknowledgeacquisitioncomponentsforanalyticalintelligence;practicalintelligencedoesnothaveadditionalcomponents). WritingPrompt1: ComposeanessayinwhichyoudescribeandprovideexamplesofeachtypeofintelligencebasedonSternberg'striarchictheory. Example: Forpracticalintelligence:Thomasis18andrecentlysaveduphismoneytobuyanewgamingsystem.Hewenttohislocalelectronicssuperstorebecauseofitsconvenientlocation,butfoundtheywerecharging$400forthesystem.Hethenwentonlineandfoundareputablesitethatcharged$300,withfreeshipping.Hedecidedthateventhoughhewouldhavetowaitafewextradaysforthegamingsystemtoarrive,itwasworthittosave$100.Forcreativeintelligence:Crystalisatherapistwhoseclientsfrequentlysayunpredictablethingsandhaveerraticbehavior.Shehastothinkquicklytoreactappropriatelyandhelpfullytoeachnewscenario.Foranalyticalintelligence:Alexisorganizinghisfantasybaseballteam.Inpreparationforthedraft,hecompiledaspreadsheetofeachMLBpitcher'sERAandotherstatstoensurethathepicksthebest-performingpitchers. WritingPrompt2: Writeanessaythatexplainswhichtypeofintelligenceyoupredominantlyuse. Tip: Ofcourse,therearenorightorwronganswershere,aslongasyouranswerisbackedupwithterminologyfromthelessonandappropriateexamples. 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SensoryandPerceptual... Goto SensoryandPerceptualDevelopment Ch6. CognitionandCognitive... Goto CognitionandCognitiveDevelopment Ch7. CreativityandIntelligenceDevelopment WhatisGardner'sTheoryofMultipleIntelligences? 5:11 Sternberg'sTriarchicTheoryofIntelligence 6:19 5:04 NextLesson Perkins'TheoryofLearnableIntelligence IQ:EnvironmentalandGeneticInfluences 5:49 InfantCreativityandIntelligence 7:16 ChildCreativityandIntelligence 6:17 CreativityandIntelligenceinAdolescence 4:29 AdultCreativityandIntelligence:ChangeswithAge 5:01 Goto CreativityandIntelligenceDevelopment Ch8. LanguageDevelopment Goto LanguageDevelopment Ch9. SocialDevelopment Goto SocialDevelopment Ch10. SocialRelationshipDevelopment Goto SocialRelationshipDevelopment Ch11. AtypicalDevelopment Goto AtypicalDevelopment Ch12. 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