Robert Sternberg



Robert J. Sternberg (b. 8 December 1949) is the Dean of Arts and Sciences at Tufts University and is the former IBM Professor of Psychology and Education at Yale University.

Research interests
His main research interests include:
 * Higher mental functions, including intelligence and creativity
 * Styles of Thinking
 * Cognitive Modifiability
 * Leadership
 * Love and Hate

Sternberg has proposed a:
 * triarchic theory of intelligence and a triangular theory of love.
 * investment theory of creativity (with Todd Lubart) - creative people buy low and sell high in the world of ideas, and a propulsion theory of creative contributions - creativity is a form of leadership.

Sternberg has proposed to apply the name creatology to scientific studies of creativity.

Credencials
Sternberg has a BA from Yale, a PhD from Stanford University, and four honorary doctorates.