Practical Intelligence in Everyday Life

by Robert J. Sternberg PhD, George B. Forsythe, Jennifer Hedlund, Joseph A. Horvath, Richard K. Wagner

Overview

This path-breaking book reviews psychological research on practical intelligence and describes its importance in everyday life. The authors reveal the importance of tacit knowledge—what we have learned from our own experience, through action. Although it has been seen as an indispensable element of expertise, intelligence researchers have found it difficult to quantify. Based on years of research, Dr. Sternberg and his colleagues have found that tacit knowledge can be quantified and can be taught. This volume thoroughly examines studies of practical intelligence in the United States and in many other parts of the world as well, and for varied occupations, such as management, military leadership, teaching, research, and sales.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521650564
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	03/28/2000
Pages:	306
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.45(h) x 0.98(d)

Table of Contents

1. What is practical intelligence?; 2. The nature of intelligence; 3. The specificity of practical intelligence: phenomenology and development; 4. Practical intelligence in the workplace; 5. Approaches to studying practical intelligence; 6. Understanding practical intelligence: the role of tacit knowledge; 7. Measuring tacit knowledge; 8. The role of practical intelligence in civilian settings; 9. Practical intelligence: an example from in the military workplace; 10. Practical implications; 11. Conclusions.

Editorial Reviews

"Practical Intelligence in Everyday Life should be prominently displayed on the bookshelves of scholars, teachers, counselors, business people, and others who are concerned about and benefit by using practical intelligence in everyday life." Bob Perloff, University of Pittsburgh

"...this book os intended primarily for scholars, but should prove accessible and interesting for most PT readers." Psychology Today

From the Publisher

Do you know someone who is "book smart" , yet can't figure out how to change a light bulb? According to Practical Intelligence in Everyday Life people who excell in academics often lack the kind of brains needed in other settings. ..this book is intended primarily for scholars, but should prove interesting for most PT readers.
—Psychology Today

Paul Chance, PhD