Why smart people can be so stupid.

By Robert J. Sternberg. 2002

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Subfields: Media Technology, Cognitive Science & Psychology

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What can the brain teach us about building artificial intelligence? (2016, background): “” One might think that it is only stupid people (Sternberg 2002; 2004) who think and act foolishly.”
Distinguishing the reflective, algorithmic, and autonomous minds: Is it time for a tri-process theory? (2008, background): “This represents a tendency to over-economize during analytic processing—specifically, to fail to engage in the full-blown simulation of alternative worlds or to engage in fully disjunctive reasoning (Shafir, 1994; Toplak and Stanovich, 2002).”
Predicting real-world outcomes: Critical thinking ability is a better predictor of life decisions than intelligence (2017, background): “…do blatantly stupid things, such as allowing psychics to dictate financial decisions, rejecting solid scientific evidence based on a story from a friend, relying on small samples to generalize to a larger group, and confusing correlation with cause, to name a few (Roberts, 1988; Sternberg, 2002).”
Conclusions about Interventions, Programs, and Approaches for Improving Executive Functions that appear Justified and those that, despite much hype, do not (2015, background): “…or as simply what happens when you push past your comfort zone, venturing beyond what you already know is important for success at so many other things (Bandura, 1994, 2006; Blackwell et al., 2007; Dweck, 2002, 2006; Murphy and Dweck, 2010), that we predict it may also be key for improving EFs.”
What is Wisdom and How Can We Develop It? (2004, background): “…people may be less likely to commit: (1) egocentrism—thinking that the whole world revolves around them; (2) omniscience—thinking they know everything; (3) omnipotence—thinking they can do whatever they want; and (4) invulnerability—thinking they can get away with anything (Sternberg 2002).”
WICS: A Model of Leadership in Organizations (2003, background): “Consider five such flaws (Sternberg, 2002b, 2002d).”