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"Social intelligence," which is frequently defined as "ability to deal with people," has two aspects, not necessarily related-the knowledge aspect and the functional aspect. Measurements of these two aspects have been devised: (1) paper and pencil tests to measure knowledge, and (2) real situations used as tests, rating scales, questionnaires, and photographs to ascertain the extent to which an individual reacts in a social way or possesses certain skills or traits judged to be useful in social situations. There is need for testing further the reliability and validity of these measures and for improving those which seem to be most useful in differentiating the individual who can get along with other people from the one who lacks this ability.
Ruth Strang (Mon,) studied this question.