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Machiavellian intelligence hypothesis: a standalone construct

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Machiavellianintelligence hypothesis1 CONSTRUCTMachiavellianBYRNE · COMPARATIVE PSYCHOLOGY

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Comparative psychology

proposal that primate intelligence evolved mainly to handle social problems such as manipulation, deception and alliance.

In comparative psychology, Machiavellian intelligence hypothesis refers to proposal that primate intelligence evolved mainly to handle social problems such as manipulation, deception and alliance. This meaning comes from Byrne (1988) in Machiavellian intelligence.[1]

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References

  1. Byrne, R. W., & Whiten, A. (1988). Machiavellian intelligence. Clarendon Press. ISBN 9780198521754

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