Triarchic theory of intelligence
![Schematic illustrating one trial of each stimulus pool in the Sternberg task: letter, word, object, spatial, grating.](/Images/godic/202501/06/Schematic_illustrating_one_trial_of_each_stimulus_pool_in_the_Sternberg_task5236.jpg")
The triarchic theory of intelligence was formulated by Robert J. Sternberg, a prominent figure in the research of human intelligence. The theory by itself was groundbreaking in that it was among the first to go against the psychometric approach to intelligence and take a more cognitive approach.