Academic Career
Sternberg’s standard, test-taking abilities continued into his college career. He did so poorly on his Introductory Psychology class, at Yale University, that his professor insisted that he pursue another major. Determined to succeed, Sternberg earned a B.A. summa cum laude, and was Phi Beta Kappa, with honors and exceptional distinction in psychology. Sternberg continued his academic career at Stanford University, where he earned his Ph.D., in 1975. (Santrock, J. W. (2010))
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