Listen Now
Loading audio... Please wait for the audio to load before using controls.
0:0017:56
100%
Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Empathic accuracy is vital to social intelligence and helps you build stronger relationships.
Chapter 3: Many struggle to really pay attention to others – and this varies significantly across cultures.
Chapter 4: Neural circuitry shapes how we engage with the world, yet our patterns are not fixed forever.
Chapter 5: Experiencing fear can support healthy growth, provided it never becomes overpowering.
Chapter 6: Weak social intelligence is tied to sexual violence, with testosterone a key risk factor in this link.
Chapter 7: Using social intelligence daily can be exhausting, so caregivers deserve far greater support.
Chapter 8: Social connection can speed recovery and improve health, so we must confront illness-related stigma.
Chapter 9: Social intelligence can enable children with learning challenges to flourish in school.
Description
Social Intelligence (2006) takes a look at a form of intelligence which makes the world go round but can’t be measured by IQ tests: our cognitive ability to relate to others and accurately assess social situations. Understanding how social intelligence works isn’t just fascinating in its own right, as psychologists and neuroscientists are now realizing, it can also help us create happier and less stressful societies founded on stronger social bonds.
Who Should Listen
- Students of social sciences
- Psychologists
- Anyone who wants to improve their social skills