It came to his mind that the focus on specific types of measurable mental abilities was misleading out of place.
There are for example, that some people tend to do poor on intelligence test (like Robert Sternberg), but are creative on the streets which he called it “smart street” and therefore they had a …show more content…
Triarchic Theory of intelligence was formulated by Sternberg, a prominent figure in the research of human intelligence. The theory by itself was groundbreaking in that it was among the first to go against the psychometric approach to intelligence and take more cognitive approach. That is why Sternberg created a theory of three fundamental forms of intelligence: Practical Intelligence, Creative Intelligence, and Analytical …show more content…
First, the theory allows triárquica face the field of mental deficiency from a broad perspective that considers the intemal mechanisms of intelligence and their relationship with individual and contextual experience of the subject.
Second, the theory explains triárquica mental retralb, like general intelligence, by the construct known as the component or fundamental unit of analysis of intelligence. Subjects with mental retardation show marked deficiencies in the application of specific components. Similarly, it is suspected that do not have well-formed components acquisition, which makes that can not effectively apply its acquisition components; consequently, this leads them to use their knowledge and strategic behavior inefficiently. Deficits also appear in the automation of behavior, and then affect the components of an execution and communication between the different types of