Abstract People tend to rate exceptional levels of IQ (99th percentile) as less attractive than high levels of IQ (90th percentile), and it remains to be determined why. Furthermore, the desirability of emotional intelligence (EI) in a prospective partner has yet to be investigated. Finally, we sought to determine whether individual differences in self-assessed and objectively measured IQ/EI correlated with desirability ratings of IQ/EI in a prospective partner. Based on a general community sample (N = 236) and an undergraduate sample (N = 220), we found that the association between rated desirability and the IQ/EI level of a prospective partner exhibited a threshold effect at the 90th IQ/EI percentile. Furthermore, a statistically significant decrease in rated desirability between the 90th to the 99th percentiles was observed for IQ, but not for EI. We found that participants who reduced their ratings of desirability between the 90th and 99th IQ percentiles did so due to compatibility concerns (≈60%) and social skill concerns (≈40%). We also found that self-assessed IQ and objectively measured IQ correlated positively with desirability ratings at the 90th IQ percentile, and self-assessed EI (but not objectively measured EI) with desirability ratings at the 90th EI percentile. Finally, we found that, on average, people ranked/rated EI to be somewhat more desirable than IQ. We interpreted the results as consistent with compatibility theory, active assortative mating for intelligence, and the possibility that many people subscribe to the stereotype that exceptionally intelligent people suffer from interpersonal skill difficulties.

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异常聪明的代价：兼容性和人际交往能力问题

摘要 人们倾向于认为高智商水平（第 99 个百分点）不如高智商水平（第 90 个百分点）有吸引力，原因尚待确定。此外，潜在合作伙伴的情商 (EI) 的可取性还有待调查。最后，我们试图确定自我评估和客观测量的 IQ/EI 的个体差异是否与潜在合作伙伴的 IQ/EI 合意性评级相关。基于一般社区样本 (N = 236) 和本科样本 (N = 220)，我们发现额定合意性与潜在合作伙伴的 IQ/EI 水平之间的关联在第 90 个 IQ/EI 百分位数处表现出阈值效应. 此外，在 90% 到 99% 之间观察到 IQ 的额定合意性在统计上显着下降，但不是 EI。我们发现，由于兼容性问题 (≈60%) 和社交技能问题 (≈40%)，参与者在 90 th 和 99th IQ 百分位数之间降低了他们的可取性评级。我们还发现，自我评估的 IQ 和客观测量的 IQ 与 90th IQ 百分位的合意性评级呈正相关，而自我评估的 EI（但不是客观测量的 EI）与 90th EI 百分位的合意性评级呈正相关。最后，我们发现，平均而言，人们对 EI 的排名/评级比 IQ 更可取。我们将结果解释为与相容性理论、智力的积极分类交配以及许多人可能认同特别聪明的人在人际交往能力方面存在困难的刻板印象一致。我们发现，由于兼容性问题 (≈60%) 和社交技能问题 (≈40%)，参与者在 90 th 和 99th IQ 百分位数之间降低了他们的可取性评级。我们还发现，自我评估的 IQ 和客观测量的 IQ 与 90th IQ 百分位的合意性评级呈正相关，而自我评估的 EI（但不是客观测量的 EI）与 90th EI 百分位的合意性评级呈正相关。最后，我们发现，平均而言，人们对 EI 的排名/评级比 IQ 更可取。我们将结果解释为与相容性理论、智力的积极分类交配以及许多人可能认同特别聪明的人在人际交往能力方面存在困难的刻板印象一致。我们发现，由于兼容性问题 (≈60%) 和社交技能问题 (≈40%)，参与者在 90 th 和 99th IQ 百分位数之间降低了他们的可取性评级。我们还发现，自我评估的 IQ 和客观测量的 IQ 与 90th IQ 百分位的合意性评级呈正相关，而自我评估的 EI（但不是客观测量的 EI）与 90th EI 百分位的合意性评级呈正相关。最后，我们发现，平均而言，人们对 EI 的排名/评级比 IQ 更可取。我们将结果解释为与相容性理论、智力的积极分类交配以及许多人可能认同特别聪明的人在人际交往能力方面存在困难的刻板印象一致。