The concept of intelligence and its role in lifelong learning and success.
@article{Sternberg1997TheCO, title={The concept of intelligence and its role in lifelong learning and success.}, author={Robert J. Sternberg}, journal={American Psychologist}, year={1997}, volume={52}, pages={1030-1037} }
I I This article proposes a definition of intelligence as com- prising the mental abilities necessary for adaptation to, as well as selection and shaping of any environmental context. According to this definition, although the behav- ior that is labeled as intelligent may differ from 1 envi- ronmental context to another, the mental processes un- derlying this behavior do not. An individual's ability to apply these processes may differ from 1 context to an- other, however. The abilities are…
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