Macrae, Hewstone, and Griffiths (1993) outline a number of factors that determine whether people will adopt logical, rational, and time-consuming processing strategies in social inference, or whether they will go for a quick and easy, but quite possibly adequate, solution. Which of the following is NOT one of these factors?

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Macrae, Hewstone, and Griffiths (1993) discuss factors influencing the choice between effortful, rational processing and quicker, heuristic processing in social inference. Intelligence is not listed among these factors; instead, time, cognitive load, and the importance of the decision are highlighted as key determinants.

Macrae, Hewstone, and Griffiths (1993) Outline a Number of Factors