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Understanding the relationship between general intelligence and socio-cognitive abilities in humans

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 August 2017

Pablo Fernández-Berrocal ,
Rosario Cabello  and
María José Gutiérrez-Cobo
Pablo Fernández-Berrocal
Affiliation:
Department of Basic Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Málaga, 29071, Spain berrocal@uma.es mjgc@uma.es https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Pablo_Fernandez-Berrocal https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Maria_Jose_Gutierrez-Cobo
Rosario Cabello
Affiliation:
Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, University of Granada, Granada, 18071, Spain rcabello@ugr.es https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rosario_Cabello
María José Gutiérrez-Cobo
Affiliation:
Department of Basic Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Málaga, 29071, Spain berrocal@uma.es mjgc@uma.es https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Pablo_Fernandez-Berrocal https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Maria_Jose_Gutierrez-Cobo
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Abstract

Burkart et al. consider that the relationship between general intelligence and socio-cognitive abilities is poorly understood in animals and humans. We examine this conclusion in the perspective of an already substantial evidence base on the relationship among general intelligence, theory of mind, and emotional intelligence. We propose a link between general intelligence and socio-cognitive abilities within humans.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 40 , 2017 , e202
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