GENII FoundationThe Coherence Thesis
GENII FoundationThe Coherence Thesis

V. Group performance and collective intelligence

 

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Last Updated:August 19, 2026

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  • The dissent, included in good faith: Credé, M., & Howardson, G. (2017). The structure of group task performance: A second look at "collective intelligence." Journal of Applied Psychology, 102(10), 1483 to 1492; and Bates, T. C., & Gupta, S. (2017). Smart groups of smart people: Evidence for IQ as the origin of collective intelligence. Intelligence, 60, 46 to 56. Both argue the collective-intelligence factor is weaker than first reported and largely tracks individual ability. We list them because a thesis that hides its strongest critics has not earned trust. How directly they challenge the chapter's specific claims remains unsettled.