Examples of the Availability Heuristic. 1  After seeing news reports about people losing their jobs, you might start to believe that you are in danger of being layed-off. 2  After seeing several television programs on shark attacks, you start to think that such incidences are relatively common.
Overview of Sternberg's Triarchic Theory of Intelligence. Sternberg's Triarchic Theory of Human Intelligence (1977, 1985, 1995) subsumes both Spearmans g and underlying information processing components. Sternberg's theory builds on his earlier componential approach to reasoning. His theory is mostly based on observing Yale graduate students.
Gardner responds that his theory is based entirely on empirical evidence as opposed to experimental evidence, as he does not believe experimental evidence is appropriate for a theoretical synthesis. Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences can be seen as both a departure from and a continuation of the last century's work on the subject of human intelligence.