Research of possibilities of application of a metaphorical material for diagnostics of social intelligence

The article presents the rationale use metaphorical material for the diagnosis of social intelligence. Features of the understanding, processing and interpretation of metaphorical material reflect the specifics of the development of intelligent tools that provide solutions to social problems. Completed study of the understanding of metaphors of the various social groups. To examine the relationship of understanding metaphors varying structural and semantic organization, and general intellectual abilities.