Personality-intelligence interface : the relationship between conscientiousness and intelligence
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Austin, Elizabeth
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Grant, Sarah
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2008-07-10T13:55:55Z
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2008-07-10T13:55:55Z
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2006
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The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between conscientiousness and
intelligence. Specifically, this study intended to replicate a previous study by Moutafi et. al. (2004)
that found conscientiousness to be negatively correlated with intelligence (Moutafi, Furnham, &
Paltiel, 2004). It was proposed that this negative relationship could be explained by the theory of
compensation, which hypothesized that individuals low on fluid intelligence could compensate for
this intellectual disadvantage by developing higher levels of the personality trait conscientiousness
(Moutafi, et. al., 2004). However, a number of other theories regarding the Personality-Intelligence
Interface would not predict a negative relationship between conscientiousness and intelligence. To
examine the relationship between conscientiousness and intelligence, fifty participants were tested
on both fluid (using Raven’s Progressive Matrices and an inspection time task) and crystallized
intelligence (using Wechsler’s Test of Adult Reading). Participants completed a personality
questionnaire that included sixty items designed specifically to assess the six facets of
conscientiousness (self-efficacy, orderliness, dutifulness, achievement-striving, self-discipline and
cautiousness). Using a one-tailed Pearson’s Product-Moment correlation, neither conscientiousness
nor any of its six facets were found to correlate with any of the intelligence measures. Furthermore,
the well replicated correlations between openness and intelligence; and neuroticism and intelligence
were not found either. Despite a number of limitations concerning the nature of the sample used,
failing to replicate the negative relationship between conscientiousness and intelligence raises
fundamental questions regarding the applicability of the theory of compensation. This led to the
conclusion that more research is needed, using well-validated measures, to assess whether a
relationship exists between conscientiousness and intelligence and what this may be.
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http://hdl.handle.net/1842/2373
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personality-intelligence interface
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conscientiousness
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intelligence
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fluid intelligence
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inspection time
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crystallized intelligence
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Pearson's Product-Moment correlation
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Personality-intelligence interface : the relationship between conscientiousness and intelligence
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Thesis or Dissertation
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Undergraduate
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Undergraduate
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