Wisdom, Intelligence, and Creativity Synthesized
Sternberg, R.J. (2007). Cambridge University Press
For thirty years, Robert J. Sternberg has been among the most vocal
critics of narrow conceptions of intelligence. In Wisdom, Intelligence,
and Creativity Synthesized Sternberg critically reviews and summarizes
the best research available on human intelligence. He argues that any
serious understanding of intelligence must go beyond the standard paper
and pencil tests currently in use. In addition to analytical and
quantitative abilities, a theory of intelligence must take account of
peoples' creative abilities - their ability to go beyond given
information and imagine new and exciting ways of reformulating old
problems. It must also take into account peoples' ability to weigh
options carefully and act prudently. Understanding one's own
intellectual shortcomings and learning how to overcome, Sternberg
argues, is just as important as developing one's strengths. As he
weaves his way through decades of important research on these
questions, Sternberg develops a vision of human intelligence that is
far more nuanced and accurate than anything previously offered. Wisdom,
Intelligence, and Creativity Synthesized is essential reading for
psychologists, cognitive scientists, educators, and organizational
researchers.
Robert J. Sternberg is Dean of the School of
Arts and Sciences and Professor of Psychology at Tufts University.
Prior to being at Tufts, he was IBM Professor of Psychology and
Education, Professor of Management in the School of Management, and
Director of the Center for the Psychology of Abilities, Competencies,
and Expertise at Yale University. This center, now relocated to Tufts,
is dedicated to the advancement of theory, research, practice, and
policy advancing the notion of intelligence as developing expertise, as
a construct that is modifiable and capable, to some extent, of
development throughout the lifespan. Author of over 1,100 articles,
chapters, and books, Sternberg's research focuses on intelligence,
creativity, and wisdom, and he has studied love and close relationships
as well as hate.