Robert Sternberg (Bennett, 1985) had a theory that there are three components to love: (1) Intimacy = baring souls, sharing, liking, and bonding (a slowly developing emotional-interpersonal involvement, as in a friendship). (2) Passion = sexual attraction (an instant or quickly developing motivation or addiction which usually declines over the years to a stable level). (3) Commitment = stable, dependable devotion (a slowly developing cognitive decision to stick by the other person in bad times, as in a marriage). ...

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Psychologist Robert Sternberg defined intelligence as "mental activity directed toward purposive adaptation to, selection and shaping of, real-world environments relevant to one's life." ... Sternberg proposed what he refers to as 'successful intelligence,' which is comprised of three different factors: analytical intelligence, creative intelligence and practical intelligence. ...

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