6 Surprising Signs of You’re Highly Intelligent

Did you know that funny people might actually be more intelligent? Today's sponsor is a productivity assistant tool: https://get.sunsama.com/psych2go. Sponsors allow us to keep making videos for you and grow the mission of spreading mental health-related content. Writer: Michal Mitchell Script Editor & Manager: Kelly Soong VO: Amanda Silvera Animator: Naphia YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong References: Penney, A. M., Miedema, V. C., & Mazmanian, D. (2014, October 24). Intelligence and emotional disorders: Is the worrying and ruminating mind a more intelligent mind? Personality and Individual Differences. www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191886914005558. Davies, G., Lam, M., Harris, S. E., Trampush, J. W., Luciano, M., Hill, W. D., … Deary, I. J. (2018, May 29). Study of 300,486 individuals identifies 148 independent genetic loci influencing general cognitive function. Nature News. www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-04362-x?utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=commission_junction&utm_campaign=3_nsn6445_deeplink_PID100107147&utm_content=deeplink. Insider, B. 8 common traits of highly intelligent people. Insider. www.insider.com/8-common-traits-of-highly-intelligent-people-2016-7#-1. Greengross, G., & Miller, G. (2011, April 22). Humor ability reveals intelligence, predicts mating success, and is higher in males. Intelligence. www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0160289611000523?via%3Dihub. Fellizar, K. (2019, June 27). Highly Intelligent People Have These 7 Traits - Here's How To Tell If You're One Of Them. Bustle. www.bustle.com/p/highly-intelligent-people-have-these-7-traits-heres-how-to-tell-if-youre-one-of-them-18148774. Sternberg, R. J. (2020, November 6). Human intelligence. Encyclopedia Britannica. www.britannica.com/science/human-intelligence-psychology Furnham, A., & Cheng, H. (2016). Childhood intelligence predicts adult trait openness: Psychological and demographic indicators. Journal of Individual Differences, 37(2), 105–111. doi.org/10.1027/1614-0001/a000194 Lebowitz, S. Scientists say being funny is associated with having above-average intelligence. Business Insider. www.businessinsider.com/being-funny-is-associated-with-having-above-average-intelligence-2015-11. Transcript: alugha Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/Psych2Go

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