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Andy’s Quick Hits (7): Is DQ (Decision Acuity) Better than IQ or EQ for Business Leaders?
So here’s another *Q to add to the bag on top of IQ and EQ and many others proposed. This is based on recent research, fresh off the presses, that relates to decision-making abilities in young adults
A large set of behavioral and neuroimaging data revealed that decision acuity is stable over time, distinct from IQ, and reduced in individuals with low general social functioning
High decision acuity, as the researchers called this showed:
- Faster learning
- Better consideration of outcomes in distant future
- Reward sensitivity
- Higher trust in others
- Low propensity for retaliation
The influences on this seemed to be:
- Age (so maturity does play a role)
- Parental education (so there’s a socio-economic factor at play)
In the brain the regions involved are:
- Opercular cortex (considered part of insular cortex involved with embodiment of feelings amongst others). For review see lbR 2021–02
