- Information processing is the way an individual decides to go about performing a mental task or solve problems.
- Sternberg’s work has emphasized the importance of real-world problem-solving and reasoning, and encompasses a broader variety of skills.
- Sternberg propagated the following steps which he felt an individual uses while processing information.
- Encoding
- Inferring
- Mapping
- Application
- Justification
- Response
- Sternberg invented Triarchic theory of intelligence taking into account the way human beings process information in executing a mental task.
- Sternberg’s triarchic theory of intelligence describes three kinds of intelligence:
- Componential – Componential intelligence involves the ability to learn, acquire new knowledge, and use it effectively.
- Experimental – Experimental intelligence is illustrated by adjusting well to new tasks, using new information, and responding effectively in new situations.
- Contextual – Contextual intelligent people enhance their strengths and overcome their weaknesses, and they work to achieve a good match between their skills and their settings.
