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Robert J. Sternberg was born in December 1949 in Newark, New Jersey. He attended Yale University, where he decided to major in psychology (even after earning a C in his introductory psychology course). After graduating (with high honors in psychology) in 1972, he entered Stanford University, earning his Ph.D. in psychology in 1975.
Sternberg has been extremely influential in psychology, especially in the cognitive area of intelligence and the emotional area of love. The American Psychological Association awarded him a Distinguished Scientific Award for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology in 1981. Since then, he has received many honors in the discipline. Sternberg recalls that he has had an interest in intelligence since he was in elementary school, where he experienced great test anxiety whenever he took intelligence tests. Throughout his career, he has conducted research in intelligence and thinking. He published an award-winning book, Beyond IQ: A Triarchic Theory of Human Intelligence, in 1987, and a collection of practical advice called Successful Intelligence in 1996. In addition to his work on intelligence, Sternberg has developed a theory of love, as outlined in his 1988 book, The Triangle of Love. He feels that love is an important emotion that can be studied scientifically. He recently published a new book, Love Is a Story: A New Theory of Relationships (1998, Oxford University Press). Robert Sternberg is currently professor of psychology at Yale University, where he has been since 1975. |
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