This article is a synopsis of a triarchic theory of human intelligence. The theory comprises
three subtheories: a contextual subtheory, which relates intelligence to the external world of …

This article sketches a subtheory of human intelligence based on the component construct.
Components differ in their levels of generality and in their functions. Metacomponents are …

The theory of multiple intelligences (MI) seeks to describe and encompass the range of
human cognitive capacities. In challenging the concept of general intelligence, we can apply …

Recent decades have seen a number of influential attacks on the comparative psychology of
learning and intelligence. Two specific charges have been that the use of distantly related …

The presence of general intelligence poses a major evolutionary puzzle, which has led to
increased interest in its presence in nonhuman animals. The aim of this review is to critically …

The appropriate methodology for psychological research depends on whether one is
studying mental algorithms or their implementation. Mental algorithms are abstract …

Can the output of human cognition be predicted from the assumption that it is an optimal
response to the information-processing demands of the environment? A methodology called …

It is argued that the traditional distinction between artificial intelligence and cognitive
simulation amounts to little more than a difference in style of research~ a different ordering in …

This article has two goals. The first is to assess, in the face of accruing reports on the
ingenuity of great ape tool use, whether and in what sense human tool use still evidences …

Modeling human cognition is challenging because there are infinitely many mechanisms
that can generate any given observation. Some researchers address this by constraining the …