Robert Sternberg Quotes

A collection of quotes by Robert Sternberg.

Robert Sternberg is an accomplished psychologist and scholar, renowned for his significant contributions to the field of human intelligence and cognition. Born on December 8, 1949, Sternberg grew up in New Jersey, United States. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Yale University and continued his studies at Stanford University, where he obtained his Ph.D. in Psychology.

Sternberg's research primarily focuses on the study of creativity, wisdom, thinking styles, and love. He is best known for his Triarchic Theory of Intelligence, which proposes that intelligence comprises analytical, creative, and practical abilities. Sternberg's theory challenged the traditional view of intelligence, broadening the understanding of human cognitive processes. Moreover, his insights have had a significant impact on curriculum design and assessment in education.

Throughout his career, Sternberg has published over 1,600 articles and chapters, as well as numerous books, including "Thinking Styles" and "Wisdom, Intelligence, and Creativity Synthesized." He has held prestigious academic positions at various institutions, such as Yale University, Oklahoma State University, and Tufts University. Additionally, Sternberg has served as the President of the American Psychological Association and the Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences.

His outstanding contributions to psychology have earned Sternberg numerous accolades and awards, including the Grawemeyer Award in Psychology, the William James Award from the Association for Psychological Science, and the James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award from the American Psychological Society. Today, he continues to inspire and mentor young researchers and remains an influential figure in the field of psychology.

Well, first of all, we did lots of studies where we show pra

Well, first of all, we did lots of studies where we show practical intelligence doesn't correlate with G. We have probably two dozen studies that practical intelligence better predicts job success than IQ.

Robert Sternberg


ACT and SAT each have their own parts of the country. The GR

ACT and SAT each have their own parts of the country. The GRE has its lock on graduate admissions. And so, one could blame the companies, but really, economically, they have no incentive to change things very much because they're getting the business.

Robert Sternberg

Graduation

If you're not adapting to the very rapidly changing environm

If you're not adapting to the very rapidly changing environment, if you can't think creatively, you lose big in this society because there are very few jobs for you left.

Robert Sternberg

Society

To the Kenyan families, school doesn't really matter because

To the Kenyan families, school doesn't really matter because none of them are going on to college. Almost all of drop out of school and so, they're spending their time learning things that are important to them.

Robert Sternberg

Learning

There is no recipe to be a great teacher, that's what is uni

There is no recipe to be a great teacher, that's what is unique about them.

Robert Sternberg

Teacher

So, for example, if a child is labeled as having a learning

So, for example, if a child is labeled as having a learning disability, it has very concrete consequences for the kinds of services and potentially accommodations that child will get.

Robert Sternberg

Learning

In other words, if a teacher only teaches in one way, then t

In other words, if a teacher only teaches in one way, then they conclude that the kids who can't learn well that way don't have the ability, when, in fact, it may be that the way the teacher's teaching is not a particularly good match to the way those kids learn.

Robert Sternberg

Teacher