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Estimating One's Own and One's Relatives' Multiple Intelligence: A Study from Argentina

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 April 2014

Adrian Furnham  and
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic
Adrian Furnham*
Affiliation:
University College London
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic
Affiliation:
Goldsmiths College London
*
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Abstract

Participants from Argentina (N = 217) estimated their own, their partner's, their parents' and their grandparents' overall and multiple intelligences. The Argentinean data showed that men gave higher overall estimates than women (M = 110.4 vs. 105.1) as well as higher estimates on mathematical and spatial intelligence. Participants thought themselves slightly less bright than their fathers (2 IQ points) but brighter than their mothers (6 points), their grandfathers (8 points), but especially their grandmothers (11 points). Regressions showed that participants thought verbal and mathematical IQ to be the best predictors of overall IQ. Results were broadly in agreement with other studies in the area. A comparison was also made with British data using the same questionnaire. British participants tended to give significantly higher self-estimates than for relatives, though the pattern was generally similar. Results are discussed in terms of the studies in the field.

Participantes de Argentina (N = 217) estimaron su propia inteligencia global y múltiple, así como las de su pareja, sus padres y sus abuelos. Los datos argentinos mostraron que los varones proporcionaron estimaciones globales más altas que las mujeres (M = 110.4 vs. 105.1) además de estimaciones más altas en inteligencia numérica y espacial. Los participantes se percibían algo menos inteligentes que sus padres (2 puntos del CI) pero más inteligentes que sus madres (6 puntos), sus abuelos (8 puntos), y, en especial, sus abuelas (11 puntos). Las regresiones mostraron que los participantes creían que el CI verbal y numérico eran los mejores predictores del CI global. En general, los resultados eran similares a otros estudios del área. También se compararon los datos británicos con el mismo cuestionario. Los participantes británicos tendían a adjudicarse estimaciones significativamente más altas que a sus parientes, aunque, en general, el patrón era similar. Se comentan los resultados en términos de estudios en el mismo área.

Keywords

multiple intelligenceself-estimationother-estimationinteligencia multipleauto-estimaciónestimación de familiares
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The Spanish Journal of Psychology , Volume 8 , Issue 1 , May 2005 , pp. 12 - 20
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2005

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