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.
According to psychologist Raymond Cattell, who developed the concept in the 1980s to explain intelligence, crystallized intelligence comprises the skills and knowledge acquired through education and acculturation.attell believed that crystallized intelligence interacts with fluid intelligence. Many psychologists believe that crystallized intelligence increases with age, as people learn new skills and facts; however, researchers disagree about the precise relation between crystallized intelligence and age.