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  • 1.  Intelligence and performance

    Posted 06-20-2008 17:38
    Hi all.  Looking for some help with the following:
     
    Is there literature that suggests that Intelligence might not have the same effects across situations? Or that individuals with higher intelligence scores might use such ability in some contexts and on some tasks and not in others?

     

    Thanks for any and all leads.

     

    Mark

     

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  • 2.  Intelligence and performance

    Posted 06-20-2008 21:57
    There is some evidence that Intelligence components are less highly correlated at high levels of IQ than at
    low levels of IQ. See:
    Evans, M. G.(1999). On the asymmetry of g. Psychological Reports, 85, 1059-1069.
    and the articles referenced and those that cite it.

    Not quite what you were looking for but may have tangential relevance.


    04:37 PM 6/20/2008, you wrote:
    Hi all.  Looking for some help with the following:
     
    Is there literature that suggests that Intelligence might not have the same effects across situations? Or that individuals with higher intelligence scores might use such ability in some contexts and on some tasks and not in others?

     

    Thanks for any and all leads.

     

    Mark

     

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  • 3.  Intelligence and performance

    Posted 06-21-2008 02:21
    Hi:

    Here is one study (reporting results from 13 samples):

    Fiedler, F. E., & Link. T. G. (1994). Leader intelligence, interpersonal stress, and task performance. In R. J. Sternberg & R. K. Wagner (Eds.), Mind in context: Interactional  perspectives on human intelligence (pp. 152-167). Cambridge: University of Cambridge

    Using MMR , they controlled for high vs low stress situations to see whether the relation of IQ to leader performance varied (note: unfortunately these data were not included in the Judge et al. 2004 meta-analysis on IQ and leadership). They found that the relation of IQ to leader performance is stronger in high stress than in low stress situations. Referring specifically to leader performance in situations with interpersonal stress, Fiedler (1995) noted: "Our studies do not support the hypothesis . . . that intelligence tests are not useful in predicting leadership performance in complex or intellectually demanding tasks. On the contrary . . . intelligence tests seem to predict performance somewhat better in intellectually demanding and complex tasks, than in simple or routine ones" (p. 52).

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    J.


    At 16:37 20.06.2008 -0500, you wrote:
    Hi all.  Looking for some help with the following:
     
    Is there literature that suggests that Intelligence might not have the same effects across situations? Or that individuals with higher intelligence scores might use such ability in some contexts and on some tasks and not in others?

     

    Thanks for any and all leads.

     

    Mark

     

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  • 4.  Intelligence and performance

    Posted 06-22-2008 17:58

    The correlation between intelligence and job performance varies with the complexity of the job (Hunter & Hunter 1984).  I am not sure if cognitive demands could be a considered a situation.

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    Hi all.  Looking for some help with the following:
     
    Is there literature that suggests that Intelligence might not have the same effects across situations? Or that individuals with higher intelligence scores might use such ability in some contexts and on some tasks and not in others?
     
    Thanks for any and all leads.
     
    Mark
     
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    Oklahoma State University
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  • 5.  Intelligence and performance

    Posted 06-23-2008 03:46

    Mark,
    I would also look at Tett and Burnett (2003) in the Journal of Applied Psychology for their theoretical paper on trait activation theory. The paper is geared  more towards personality than intelligence, but I think that the same argument would apply - that is, that there are predictable (and measurable) attributes of situations that make  them more or less likely to elicit behaviors consistent with certain individual difference characteristics
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    On 6/20/08, Gavin, Mark <mark.gavin@okstate.edu> wrote:
    Hi all.  Looking for some help with the following:
     
    Is there literature that suggests that Intelligence might not have the same effects across situations? Or that individuals with higher intelligence scores might use such ability in some contexts and on some tasks and not in others?

     

    Thanks for any and all leads.

     

    Mark

     

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    Department of Management

    Spears School of Business

    Oklahoma State University

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  • 6.  Intelligence and performance

    Posted 06-23-2008 23:06
    Hi

    According to one study about one measure of intelligence (the MAT), "abilities measured by the MAT are ... generalizably valid predictors of academic and vocational criteria, as well as evaluations of career potential and creativity." (1)  I believe this is fairly consistent with general literature, as the American Psychological Association said pretty much the same thing in a related press release (2)

    So in response to your question, it seems fairly reasonable to believe that, in general, individuals with higher intelligence might use such ability in some contexts and on some tasks AND in other contexts and tasks as well. For the most part.

    On the other hand, general intelligence is not necessarily the only thing that predicts, say, success. In one study "Results showed that the magnitude of the effects of personality traits on mortality, divorce, and occupational attainment was indistinguishable from the effects of SES and cognitive ability on these outcomes." (3) That is, while intelligence is necessary for success in various life events, intelligence alone may not be sufficient. Some aspect of personality is as well.

    Finally, for an interesting theory about how cognitive ability interrelates with context, see this paper "Smart People or Smart Contexts? Cognition, Ability and Talent in an Age of Situated Approaches to Knowing and Learning" by Sasha Barab, Professor in Learning Sciences, IST and Cognitive Science at Indiana University.
    http://inkido.indiana.edu/barab/


    1. Academic Performance, Career Potential, Creativity, and Job Performance:
    Can One Construct Predict Them All? Nathan R. Kuncel, Sarah A. Hezlett and Deniz S. Ones. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2004, Vol. 86, No. 1, 148–161
    http://www.apa.org/topics/topicintel_b.html

    2. Abilities Required for Success in School Don't Differ Greatly From those Required in the Real World. American Psychological Association January 2004 release.
    http://www.apa.org/releases/2004newsrel.html

    3. The Power of Personality: The Comparative Validity of Personality Traits, Socioeconomic Status, and Cognitive Ability for Predicting Important Life Outcomes. BW Roberts, NR Kuncel, R Shiner, A Caspi, LR and LR Goldberg.  Perspectives on Psychological Science, 2007. http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1745-6916.2007.00047.x

    Hope that answers your question.

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    --- On Fri, 6/20/08, Gavin, Mark <mark.gavin@OKSTATE.EDU> wrote:

    Hi all.  Looking for some help with the following:
     
    Is there literature that suggests that Intelligence might not have the same effects across situations? Or that individuals with higher intelligence scores might use such ability in some contexts and on some tasks and not in others?

     

    Thanks for any and all leads.

     

    Mark

     

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  • 7.  Intelligence and performance

    Posted 06-24-2008 09:25

    Mark,

    I think Kurt's suggestion about Tett & Burnett (2003) is a good one.  They focus on the ideas of trait relevance and trait activation and offer a model with testable propositions. Most of the work with which I'm familiar does focus on personality. If you look at the collective works of Mischel (1968, 1973, 1977, 2004), this will provide you with a nice background of his theoretical perspective. Terborg (1981) and Block and Block (1981) are also good references for the interactional perspective. One of the best is the Hattrup and <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Jackson</st1:place></st1:city> (1996) chapter in Murphy's book, Individual Differences and Behavior in Organizations. Their chapter provides a nice review of the three different perspectives (person, situation, interactional) and proposes a framework. If I recall correctly, they address cognitive ability specifically in the individual differences discussion. An article by Beaty, <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:place></st1:city>, & Murphy (2001) (in Human Performance) offers an empirical evaluation of the relationship between personality and contextual performance in "strong" verse "weak" situations (see Mischel, 1977 for situation strength). Although our article focuses on criterion (peer ratings) differences across situations (i.e., no individual differences), you can find most of these citations as well as basic overview of the literature in Dierdorff & Surface (2007) in Personnel Psychology. I hope this is helpful.

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    Hi all.  Looking for some help with the following:

     

    Is there literature that suggests that Intelligence might not have the same effects across situations? Or that individuals with higher intelligence scores might use such ability in some contexts and on some tasks and not in others?

     

    Thanks for any and all leads.

     

    Mark

     

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