'g' versus 'c:' Comparing Individual and Collective Intelligence across Two Meta-Analyses
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| Title: | 'g' versus 'c:' Comparing Individual and Collective Intelligence across Two Meta-Analyses |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Rowe, Luke I. (ORCID |
| Source: | Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications. 2021 6. |
| Availability: | Springer. Available from: Springer Nature. One New York Plaza, Suite 4600, New York, NY 10004. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-460-1700; e-mail: customerservice@springernature.com; Web site: https://link.springer.com/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 24 |
| Publication Date: | 2021 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Intelligence, Intelligence Quotient, Intelligence Differences, Meta Analysis, Group Dynamics, Performance, Intelligence Tests |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s41235-021-00285-2 |
| ISSN: | 2365-7464 |
| Abstract: | Collective intelligence (CI) is said to manifest in a group's domain general mental ability. It can be measured across a battery of group IQ tests and statistically reduced to a latent factor called the "c-factor." Advocates have found the c-factor predicts group performance better than individual IQ. We test this claim by meta-analyzing correlations between the c-factor and nine group performance criterion tasks generated by eight independent samples (N = 857 groups). Results indicated a moderate correlation, r, of 0.26 (95% CI 0.10, 0.40). All but four studies comprising five independent samples (N = 366 groups) failed to control for the intelligence of individual members using individual IQ scores or their statistically reduced equivalent (i.e., the g-factor). A meta-analysis of this subset of studies found the average IQ of the groups' members had little to no correlation with group performance (r = 0.06, 95% CI -0.08, 0.20). Around 80% of studies did not have enough statistical power to reliably detect correlations between the primary predictor variables and the criterion tasks. Though some of our findings are consistent with claims that a general factor of group performance may exist and relate positively to group performance, limitations suggest alternative explanations cannot be dismissed. We caution against prematurely embracing notions of the c-factor unless it can be independently and robustly replicated and demonstrated to be incrementally valid beyond the g-factor in group performance contexts. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Notes: | https://osf.io/xevkj |
| Entry Date: | 2021 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1292098 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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