Intelligence, Personality and Tolerance of Ambiguity

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first_page settings Order Article Reprints Open AccessArticle Intelligence, Personality and Tolerance of Ambiguity by Stephen Cuppello 1,2 [ORCID] , Luke Treglown 1,2 and Adrian Furnham 3,* [ORCID] 1 Department of Psychology, City University of London, London WCIE 7HX, UK 2 Thomas International, Marlow SL7 1YG, UK 3 Department of Leadership and Organizational Behaviour, Norwegian Business School (BI), Nydalveien, 0484 Oslo, Norway * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. J. Intell. 2023, 11(6), 102; https://doi.org/10.3390/jintelligence11060102 Received: 20 February 2023 / Revised: 27 April 2023 / Accepted: 23 May 2023 / Published: 26 May 2023 Download Browse Figures Versions Notes Abstract In this study, 3836 adults completed a personality test (the HPTI) and a multidimensional intelligence test (GIA). Two prominent theories that link personality traits to intelligence (compensation and investment) were tested. There were more sex differences in the personality traits than in the IQ scores. Correlational and regression analyses results provided little evidence for either theory but pointed to the role of tolerance of ambiguity as a consistently significant, positive correlate of IQ at both the facet and domain levels. The role of this neglected trait is discussed. Limitations of various aspects of this study and its implications are considered.