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Robert J. Sternberg: 2 ideas worth knowing

2 ideas from Robert J. Sternberg, each explained in a minute and credited to the original work. Free on Savvy.

• Love comes in eight flavors, built from just three ingredients

  Robert Sternberg proposed that love is made of three components: intimacy, passion, and commitment. Different combinations produce different kinds of love — passion alone is infatu…

  — Robert J. Sternberg, A Triangular Theory of Love

• Robert Sternberg split intelligence into three kinds; IQ tests only measure one

  Sternberg's 1985 triarchic theory argues real-world intelligence is analytical, creative, and practical, and that the three don't rise and fall together. Someone can ace a logic te…

  — Robert J. Sternberg, Beyond IQ: A Triarchic Theory of Human Intelligence

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