Causal uncertainty and social prediction

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Gonzalez ◽  
Gifford Weary
Keyword(s):  
Causal Uncertainty ◽  
Social Prediction

Re-conceptualizing Machiavellianism and Social-Cognitive Skills

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
William Hart ◽  
Christopher J. Breeden ◽  
Charlotte Kinrade
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Person Perception ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Cognitive Skill ◽  
Prediction Skill ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
College Sample ◽  
Social Prediction

Abstract. Machiavellianism is presumed to encompass advanced social-cognitive skill, but research has generally suggested that Machiavellian individuals are rather deficient in social-cognitive skill. However, previous research on the matter has been limited to measures of (a) Machiavellianism that are unidimensional and saturated with both antagonism and disinhibition and measures (b) only one type of social-cognitive skill. Using a large college sample ( N = 461), we examined how various dimensions of Machiavellianism relate to two types of social-cognitive skill: person-perception skill and general social prediction skill. Consistent with some prior theorizing, the planful dimension of Machiavellianism was positively related to both person-perception and general social prediction skills; antagonistic dimensions of Machiavellianism were negatively related to both skills; either agentic or cynical dimensions of Machiavellianism were generally unrelated to both skills. Overall, the current evidence suggests a complicated relationship between Machiavellianism and social-cognitive skill because Machiavellianism encompasses features that blend deficiency, proficiency, and average levels of social-cognitive skills.

Causal uncertainty model revisited

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Tobin ◽  
John Edwards ◽  
Gifford Weary
Keyword(s):  
Causal Uncertainty ◽  
Uncertainty Model

The neural mechanism for the superiority effect of social prediction

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 684 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guang-Ming RAN ◽  
Xu CHEN ◽  
Xing ZHANG ◽  
Yuan-Xiao MA
Keyword(s):  
Neural Mechanism ◽  
Superiority Effect ◽  
Social Prediction
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