Abstract
Summary Fifteen male friendship pairs and 15 female friendship pairs at three grade levels (5th, 7th, and 9th) were administered the Self-Rating Scale of Intelligence (SRSI) and the Lorge-Thorndike intelligence test. The SRSI allowed each S to express an intelligence perception to self, friend, ideal friend, and the expected rating of self by the friend. Results indicated a tendency for intelligence perceptions to become more stable in females with increasing age, while a reverse tendency characterized the males' intelligence perceptions. Friend-ideal friend congruency increased with age in females, but decreased with age in males. A need for the friend to support one's own concept of intelligence was exhibited by most Ss.
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