Are high-IQ individuals deficient in common sense? A critical examination of the 'clever sillies' hypothesis

Intelligence

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 471-480

  Woodley, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

'Clever sillies'; Competitive altruism; Dominance counter dominance; General intelligence; Political attitudes; Social intelligence

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955923225     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2010.06.002     Document Type: Review

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