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Evidencia de un factor de inteligencia colectiva en el desempeño de grupos humanos
Anita Williams Woolley1, Christopher F Chabris, Alex Pentland
1Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. awoolley@cmu.edu
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|October 9, 2010
Resumen
Los investigadores encontraron un factor de inteligencia colectiva general ("factor c") en grupos, independientemente de la inteligencia individual. El éxito del grupo depende de la sensibilidad social y la participación equitativa, no sólo de la inteligencia individual.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Psicología Psicología Psicología.
- Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales.
- Ciencias Cognitivas Ciencias Cognitivas.
Sus antecedentes:
- La inteligencia general (factor g) está bien establecida en la cognición individual.
- La existencia de un factor de inteligencia colectiva similar para los grupos no se ha estudiado sistemáticamente.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Investigar si existe un factor de inteligencia colectiva general para los grupos.
- Para identificar los predictores del rendimiento del grupo más allá de la inteligencia de los miembros individuales.
Principales métodos:
- Se llevaron a cabo dos estudios con un total de 699 participantes.
- Los participantes trabajaron en grupos de dos a cinco en varias tareas.
- El rendimiento del grupo fue analizado para un factor de inteligencia colectiva general.
Principales resultados:
- La evidencia convergente apoya un factor de inteligencia colectiva general (factor c).
- El factor c no estaba fuertemente correlacionado con la inteligencia individual promedio o máxima.
- El rendimiento del grupo se correlacionó con la sensibilidad social promedio, la igualdad de turnos de conversación y la proporción de mujeres.
Conclusiones:
- Un factor de inteligencia colectiva general influye en el desempeño de tareas grupales.
- Las dinámicas sociales y de comunicación, más que la inteligencia individual, son clave para la inteligencia colectiva.
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