Table : TABLE 21.1Sternberg’s Three Forms of Intelligence

Related Issues	Analytic Intelligence	Creative Intelligence	Practical Intelligence
Mental processes involved	Abstract planning Strategizing Focused attention Information processing Verbal skills Logic	Imagination Appreciation of the unexpected or unusual Originality Vision	Ability to adapt behaviors Understanding and assessing real problems Ability to apply knowledge and skills
Valued for	Analyzing Learning and understanding Remembering Thinking	Intellectual flexibility Originality Future Hopes Artists, musicians	Adaptability Concrete knowledge Real-world challenges
Indicated by	Multiple-choice tests Brief essays Recall of information	Inventiveness Innovation Resourcefulness Ingenuity	Performance in real situations “Street smarts” Survival skills
Source: Based on Sternberg, 1988, 2003, 2011.