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  • Why Smart People Can Be So Stupid

    by Robert J. Sternberg ...
    "A serious attempt to understand a common phenomenon" from the author of The Nature of Human Intelligence ( Psychology Today).One need not look far to find breathtaking acts of stupidity committed by people who are smart, or even brilliant. The behavior of clever individuals—from presidents to prosecutors to professors—is at times so amazingly stupid as to seem inexplicable. Why do otherwise ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Teaching for Wisdom, Intelligence, Creativity, and Success

    by Robert J. Sternberg, Elena Grigorenko, Linda Jarvin ...
    The essential guide for teaching beyond the test!Students with strong higher-order thinking skills are more likely to become successful, lifelong learners. Based on extensive, collaborative research by leading authorities in the field, this book shows how to implement teaching and learning strategies that nurture intelligence, creativity, and wisdom.This practical teaching manual offers an ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Teaching for Successful Intelligence

    To Increase Student Learning and Achievement

    by Elena L Grigorenko, Robert J. Sternberg ...
    Coauthored by two internationally renowned educators and researchers, this resource helps teachers strengthen their classroom practice with lessons that promote successful intelligence-a set of abilities that allow students to adapt and succeed within their environment, make the most of their strengths, and learn to compensate for their weaknesses. ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Psychologist's Companion

    A Guide to Professional Success for Students, Teachers, and Researchers

    by Robert J. Sternberg, Karin Sternberg, Ophélie Allyssa Desmet ...
    In the evolving landscape of psychological research and communication, The Psychologist's Companion, stands as the definitive guide supporting students, young professionals, and researchers in psychology at all stages of their careers. This seventh edition presents new and updated chapters covering a wide range of topics essential for success in psychology, including planning and writing research ... Read more

    $40.99 USD

  • The Nature of Intelligence and Its Development in Childhood

    by Robert J. Sternberg ...
    Series series Elements in Child Development
    In this Element, I first introduce intelligence in terms of historical definitions. I show that intelligence, as conceived even by the originators of the first intelligence tests, Alfred Binet and David Wechsler, is a much broader construct than just scores on narrow tests of intelligence and their proxies. I then review the major approaches to understanding intelligence and its development: the ... Read more

    $20.49 USD

  • Defying the Crowd

    Simple Solutions to the Most Common Relationship Problems

    by Robert J. Sternberg, Todd I. Lubart ...
    World renowned psychologist Robert Sternberg presents a fresh and compelling picture of the creative process from the inception of an idea to its ultimate success. With illuminating examples, Sternberg reveals the paths we all can take to become more creative and shows how institutions can learn to foster creativity.“What is creative is new and often brings about positive change. But what is new ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Gifted Underachievement

    Understanding and Overcoming Barriers to Optimal Achievement

    Edited by Robert J. Sternberg, Ophélie Allyssa Desmet ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    Gifted children are perhaps any nation’s most precious resource. By labeling them as “gifted,” the society is implicitly placing a bet that they are children who somehow have the most to contribute to that society. Some gifted children, however, do not achieve at the level of which they are capable. This is a loss to them, of course, but it also is a loss to the society that could benefit from ... Read more

    $179.09 USD

  • Creativity and Development

    by R. Keith Sawyer, Vera John-Steiner, Seana Moran, David Henry Feldman, Howard Gardner, Jeanne Nakamura, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Robert J. Sternberg ...
    Series series Counterpoints: Cognition, Memory, and Language
    What is creativity, and where does it come from? Creativity and Development explores the fascinating connections and tensions between creativity research and developmental psychology, two fields that have largely progressed independently of each other-until now. In this book, scholars influential in both fields explore the emergence of new ideas, and the development of the people and situations ... Read more

    $44.09 USD

  • Nonverbal Communication in Close Relationships

    What words don’t tell us

    Edited by Robert J. Sternberg, Aleksandra Kostić ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This book is an up-to-date compendium of knowledge on the secret language of close relationships, namely nonverbal routes of communication. In close relationships, as everyone learns sooner or later, the usefulness of words can be somewhat limited, because people (a) mean different things by the same words, (b) mean the same thing by different words, (c) sometimes find it hard to express their ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Explorations in Giftedness

    by Robert J. Sternberg, Linda Jarvin, Elena L. Grigorenko ...
    This book is a scholarly overview of the modern concepts, definitions, and theories of intellectual giftedness, and of past and current developments in the field of gifted education. The authors consider, in some detail, the roles of intelligence, creativity, and wisdom in giftedness and the interaction between culture and giftedness, as well as how giftedness can be understood in terms of a ... Read more

    $38.59 USD

  • Teaching for Successful Intelligence

    To Increase Student Learning and Achievement

    by Robert J. Sternberg, Elena L. Grigorenko ...
    "This book will provide valuable assistance, organization, and vision to teachers for whom lesson planning is new or challenging!"—Stephen M. Bongiovi, English Department ChairSeaford High School, NY"I found myself engrossed, reading every word, and quite frankly, wishing for even more! Beyond a doubt, teachers will use this book!"—Ronald W. Poplau, InstructorShawnee Mission Northwest High School, ... Read more

    $33.29 USD

  • Scientists Making a Difference

    One Hundred Eminent Behavioral and Brain Scientists Talk about their Most Important Contributions

    Edited by Robert J. Sternberg, Susan T. Fiske, Donald J. Foss ...
    Scientists Making a Difference is a fascinating collection of first-person narratives from the top psychological scientists of the modern era. These readable essays highlight the most important contributions to theory and research in psychological science, show how the greatest psychological scientists formulate and think about their work, and illustrate how their ideas develop over time. In ... Read more

    $43.49 USD