Robert J. Sternberg

American psychologist

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problem-solving cycle in thinking

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    In creativity: Individual qualities of creative persons

    …for example, the American psychologists Robert Sternberg and Todd Lubart likened the combined traits of autonomy and problem solving to buying low and selling high in the “marketplace of ideas.” By this they meant that the creative individual identifies a unique need—perhaps a problem or opportunity that no one else…

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    In thought: The problem-solving cycle in thinking

    The American psychologist Robert J. Sternberg identified seven steps in problem solving, each of which may be illustrated in the simple example of choosing a restaurant:

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theories of intelligence and cognition

triangular theory of love

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    In love: Psychological theories of love

    …1980s by the American psychologist Robert Sternberg. Sternberg argued that love has three emotional components: intimacy, passion, and decision or commitment. Familiar forms or experiences of love can be understood to consist of a single component, different combinations of two components, or all three components. For example, the love that…

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