Adolescents show collective intelligence which can be driven by a geometric mean rule of thumb.

How effective groups are in making decisions is a long-standing question in studying human and animal behaviour. Despite the limited social and cognitive abilities of younger people, skills which are often required for collective intelligence, studies of group performance have been limited to adults...

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Main Authors: Christos C Ioannou, Gabriel Madirolas, Faith S Brammer, Hannah A Rapley, Gonzalo G de Polavieja
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6152954?pdf=render