A Robust Negative Relationship Between Self-Reports of Social Skills and Performance Measures of Social Intelligence
Patrick R. Heck,
Matt I. Brown,
Christopher F. Chabris
Abstract:Does claiming to be more socially skilled than average reflect above average social intelligence? People may define social skill subjectively or idiosyncratically, and feedback about one's own level of social intelligence or specific social skills may be inconsistent or biased. This suggests that people's self-evaluations of their own social skills may fail to predict-or even negatively predict-their performance on skill-based tests of social intelligence. In one exploratory study and one preregistered replica… Show more
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