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The Florida State University, 1990
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MARIA P. SOMOZA
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Degree Awarded:
Fall Semester, 1990
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The members of the Committee approved the dissertation
Richard L. Hagen
Professor Directing Dissertation
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This dissertation is the result of a combined effort
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my life she has not only provided me with the love, courage
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ACKNOWELEDGMENT
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committee, Dr. Joyce Carbonell, Dr. Mark Licht, Dr. Stephen
Rollin and Dr. Richard Wagner for their interest and helpful
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Dedication.......................................... iii
Acknoweledgment..................................... iv
List of Tables...................................... vii
List of Figures..................................... viii
Abstract........................... ix
INTRODUCTION....................................... 1
CHAPTER 1 .......................................... 3
Definitions of Social Intelligence............... 4
Explicit Approach............................ 4
Conceptual............................... 4
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Psychometric............................... 7
Implicit Approach............................ 10
Comprehension Subtests..................... 51
Theories............................. 64
An Outcome Theory of Social Intelligence..... 66
A Process Theory of Social Intelligence.,, 70
A Developmental Theory of Social
Intelligence.................................. 77
Conclusion....................................... 81
CHAPTER 2 ........................................... 84
Social Competence/Social Skills................. 85
Interpersonal Attraction......................... 94
Other Factors Related To Likability............. 96
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Research Related To The construction of
Likability Scales................................ 99
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Procedure ..................................... 118
Hypotheses .................................... 119
Confirmatory Factor Analyses................... 119
Correlational Studies.......................... 121
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CHAPTER 5 ................... 123
RESULTS.............................................. 123
Confirmatory Factor Analysis....................... 123
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APPENDICES........................................... 155
REFERENCES................................ 169
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4. Correlations between roommates's ratings on
The Social Intelligence Survey (SIS) and
Likability Scales and correlation between
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roommate's SIS and self-reported SIS....... 131
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LIST OF FIGURES
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SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE AND LIKABILITY
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these two constructs and general intelligence. Five
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and likability or between general intelligence and
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Scale showed no relationship with any of the measures of
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INTRODUCTION
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been.
Ford, 1982, 1986; Ford & Tisak, 1983; Marlowe, 1985, 1986;
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whether the socially intelligent are better liked than the
of likability.
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CHAPTER 1
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construct has recently resurfaced with the work of
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explored.
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to the study of social intelligence are advanced, the
Explicit Approach
Conceptual
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definition.
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to understand and manage others and (2) the ability to act
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1986). Also, the usefulness of adopting a behavioral
social settings.
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Sternberg and his associates, demonstrating that tacit
intelligence.
Psychometric
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Self-report measures. Working from a psychometric
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