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Does socializing make us smarter?

02-15-2008 · EurekAlert!

Humans are social animals; we spend much of our time with others in groups. We are also wise. It is not our size, speed, or strength that distinguishes us from other mammals, but our intelligence. How might these two features -- being social and being smart -- go together? Research published by SAGE in the February 2008 issue of Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin provides novel information about the relation between being social and being smart.

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