Lucas Jeffrey R, Gentry Katherine E, Sieving Kathryn E, Freeberg Todd M
Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University.
Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation, University of Florida.
J Comp Psychol. 2018 Nov;132(4):442-454. doi: 10.1037/com0000138.
The Machiavellian intelligence hypothesis proposes that individuals in complex social groups require sophisticated social cognition. This hypothesis has advanced our understanding of the complex social lives of animals and how individuals interact with others in their groups. Machiavellian intelligence is the capacity of an individual to alter the behavior of others around it to the individual's own advantage. This capacity is typically facilitated by complex communicative systems, social systems, and cognitive abilities. Curiously, communication among group members has not traditionally been a focus of research related to the Machiavellian intelligence hypothesis. Here, we show how a focus on communicative and cognitive complexity together can elucidate nuanced manipulations for selfish gains in socially complex groups, under both competitive and cooperative scenarios. Finally, we argue more generally that a research emphasis on communication in complex social groups may accelerate our understanding of the social mechanisms underlying complex adaptive behavior. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved).
马基雅维利式智力假说认为，处于复杂社会群体中的个体需要复杂的社会认知能力。这一假说推动了我们对动物复杂社会生活以及个体在群体中如何与其他个体互动的理解。马基雅维利式智力是个体改变周围其他个体行为以使其自身受益的能力。这种能力通常由复杂的交流系统、社会系统和认知能力促成。奇怪的是，传统上群体成员之间的交流并非与马基雅维利式智力假说相关的研究重点。在此，我们展示了关注交流和认知复杂性如何能在竞争与合作场景下阐明在社会复杂群体中为自私利益进行的微妙操纵行为。最后，我们更广泛地认为，对复杂社会群体中交流的研究重点可能会加速我们对复杂适应性行为背后社会机制的理解。（《心理学文摘数据库记录》（c）2018美国心理学会，保留所有权利）
