Lecture 2 and 3 - Intelligence

Question 1

Why are the lay theories of intelligence important according to Sternberg?

Answer 1

1. Drive the way we perceive and evaluate others
2. Can give rise to more formal theories of intelligence
3. Useful avenues if suspect explicit theories are incorrect
4. Can inform theories about development, cross-cultural research
5. Researched generally via asking people to list descriptors and say what is intelligence then getting others to rate these