TY - BOOK ID - 67950049 TI - Applied intelligence AU - Sternberg, Robert J. AU - Kaufman, James C. AU - Grigorenko, Elena L. PY - 2008 SN - 9780521884280 9780521711210 9780511611445 0511611447 9780511394751 0511394756 9780511393310 0511393318 0511394101 9780511394102 0521884284 0521711215 1107186188 1281370495 9786611370497 0511392001 0511390793 PB - New York : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Intellect KW - Intellect. KW - Learning, Psychology of. KW - Learning KW - Psychology of learning KW - Educational psychology KW - Comprehension KW - Learning ability KW - Human intelligence KW - Intelligence KW - Mind KW - Ability KW - Psychology KW - Thought and thinking KW - Psychological aspects KW - Health Sciences KW - Psychiatry & Psychology UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:67950049 AB - Typical texts develop students' knowledge while only minimally developing the general skills they will need for success in school and in life. The goal of our text is to assist students in acquiring the most important skills for facing the diverse challenges life presents. The book contains an overview of theories of intelligence, but itself is based in large part on a theory according to which individuals need creative skills to generate new ideas and a vision for the future, analytical skills to make sure that the vision is a good one, and practical skills to execute the ideas and to persuade other people of their value. The book considers key skills in problem solving, logical reasoning, analysis of arguments, knowledge acquisition, creative and practical thinking, automatizing information processing, and avoiding life traps that derail even the most intelligent among us. ER -