Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Intelligence
- The Cambridge Handbook of Intelligence
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Part I Intelligence and Its Measurement
- Part II Development of Intelligence
- Part III Intelligence and Group Differences
- Part IV Biology of Intelligence
- Part V Intelligence and Information Processing
- Part VI Kinds of Intelligence
- 27 The Theory of Multiple Intelligences
- 28 The Augmented Theory of Successful Intelligence
- 29 Emotional Intelligence
- 30 Practical Intelligence
- 31 Social Intelligence
- 32 Collective Intelligence
- 33 Leadership Intelligence
- 34 Cultural Intelligence
- 35 Mating Intelligence
- 36 Consumer and Marketer Intelligence
- Part VII Intelligence and Its Role in Society
- Part VIII Intelligence and Allied Constructs
- Part IX Folk Conceptions of Intelligence
- Part X Conclusion
- Author Index
- Subject Index
- References
31 - Social Intelligence
from Part VI - Kinds of Intelligence
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 December 2019
- The Cambridge Handbook of Intelligence
- The Cambridge Handbook of Intelligence
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Part I Intelligence and Its Measurement
- Part II Development of Intelligence
- Part III Intelligence and Group Differences
- Part IV Biology of Intelligence
- Part V Intelligence and Information Processing
- Part VI Kinds of Intelligence
- 27 The Theory of Multiple Intelligences
- 28 The Augmented Theory of Successful Intelligence
- 29 Emotional Intelligence
- 30 Practical Intelligence
- 31 Social Intelligence
- 32 Collective Intelligence
- 33 Leadership Intelligence
- 34 Cultural Intelligence
- 35 Mating Intelligence
- 36 Consumer and Marketer Intelligence
- Part VII Intelligence and Its Role in Society
- Part VIII Intelligence and Allied Constructs
- Part IX Folk Conceptions of Intelligence
- Part X Conclusion
- Author Index
- Subject Index
- References
Summary
This chapter reviews the literature on social intelligence (SI) as it has evolved over the century since Thorndike (1920) popularized the concept. Most research on SI has been guided by an ability view, and an analogy to IQ, as exemplified by the George Washington University Social Intelligence Test, and the “behavioral” contents in Guilford’s Structure of Intellect. The assessment of SI is important for the assessment of intellectual disability (mental retardation) and the autistic spectrum, but raises the question of whether SI is a qualitatively different form of intelligence, or simply general intelligence applied in social situations. The chapter proposes an alternative knowledge view of SI as the fund of declarative and procedural knowledge which the individual brings to bear on social interactions, especially in the pursuit of important life tasks.
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- The Cambridge Handbook of Intelligence , pp. 756 - 779Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020
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