Sternberg’s

Triarchic
Theory of
Intelligence
JOSE, NELSON R.

EU – BLOCK E
 ROBERT J.
STERNBERG
• American Psychologist.

• A prominent figure in the research of

human intelligence, developed an
alternative intelligence model, comprising
3 elements of thinking process kept in
balance metacognition.

• Sternberg’s triarchic theory was first

proposed in 1985 and was intended to
create a more inclusive intelligence test
than traditional academic models.

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Componential Subtheory
(analytical thinking)
Focuses on planning, monitoring reflection and transfer.
Being able to take apart problems and being able to see
solutions no often seen.
The componential subtheory explains that there are three
primary mechanisms that people use to solve problems:
Metacomponents, or executive components, allow people to
choose the best plan of action for solving a given problem
base on one’s skillset. (control, monitor and evaluate
cognitive processing.)
Performance components let people actually effectuate their
plans using their existing skills and knowledge. (Execute
strategies assembled by the metacomponents. They are the
basic operations involved in any cognitive act.)
Knowledge-acquisition components are strategies that people
use to gain new skills that let them solve similar problems in
the future. (are the process jused in gainging and storing new
knowledge.)

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Componential Subtheory
(analytical thinking)
This is the kind of intelligence that
involves knowledge acquisition
and academic understanding.
Includes academic tasks, problem
solving abilities, and abstract
reasoning. Whenever you have to
complete a task that requires you
to compare, contrast, evaluate,
analyze or logical judgment, you
are using analytical intelligence.
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 •Focusing on developing, applying new ideas and creating solutions.

Experiencial •Deals with how well a task is performed with regard to how familiar it is.

Subtheory(creative •The experiential subtheory has to do with two important concepts:

thinking •Novelty (situation that you have never experience) and automation (has been performed multiple
times and can now be done ith little or more extra thoughts). When a person is presented with a
novel or unfamiliar problem, they need to use their intelligence to find new ways of solving that
problem. As an experience becomes more and more familiar, it shifts from novelty to automation.
Tasks that people have completed many times become automated, requiring less conscious thought.
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 Creative intelligence definition is all about coming up with solutions to novel
Experiencial situations and improving skills until they become automatic. People with strong
creative intelligence often enjoy solving puzzles. Creative intelligence example
Subtheory(creative include:
• Ability to solve logical problems using a variety of different approaches
thinking • Synthesizing existing knowledge to make new connections.
• Looking at things in new ways to figure out how they work.
CI is associated with the experiential subtheory because it is about approaches
to novel situations.
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 Contextual subtheory
(practical thinking)
Focuses on selecting and shaping real world environments and
experiences.

Deals with the mental activity involved in attaining fit to

context.

Adaptation – occurs when one makes change within oneself in

order to better adjust to one’s surroundings.

Shaping- occurring when one’s changes their environment to

better suit one’s needs.

Selection- replace the previous, unsatisfying undertaken when

a complete new alternative environment is found to meet
individual’s goal.

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 Contextual subtheory
(practical thinking)
The practical intelligence/thinking definition according to
Sternberg is intelligence that allows people to operate well in
real word and solve practical problems. Practical intelligence
examples can include:

• Interpersonal negotiation skills.

• “street smarts” practical problem-solving,

• Ability to juggle various tasks with good time management.

PI is strongly associated with the contextual subtheory because

it is all about understanding one’s environment and
interacting with the real time.

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Thank You
JOSE, NELSON R.

EU – BLOCK E

GROUP II

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