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SpeakerHey, Psych2Goers. Have you ever wondered if there are other signs that you're intelligent?
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SpeakerYou know, besides that IQ score and grade on your math test.
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SpeakerThere are many ways people measure intelligence in others, and there are some pretty common signs to tell if someone might be smart.
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SpeakerBut what about the less obvious signs?
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SpeakerHere are a few bizarre signs that you're likely an intelligent person.
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Speaker1. The sound of chewing is annoying to you.
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SpeakerDo you hate the sound of chewing?
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SpeakerIs your sister chewing a bacon sandwich with crunchy chips right beside you as you scream internally?
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SpeakerWell if that chewy sound really gets on your nerves, you may just have a greater level of creative cognition.
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SpeakerIn a study from Northwestern University, subjects who often had a hard time filtering out unnecessary sensory information were tested and found to have a high score in creative cognition.
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SpeakerThese subjects were found to have what some researchers call leaky sensory gating.
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SpeakerAs the researchers of the study explain, leaky sensory gating may help people integrate ideas that are outside of the focus of attention leading to creativity in the real world.
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Speaker2. you're a bit of a couch potato.
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SpeakerAre you a couch potato?
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SpeakerWell you may be smarter than you think, depending on how much you spend time thinking.
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SpeakerIn a 2016 study from Florida Gulf Coast University, researchers surveyed students by asking if they enjoyed thinking or if they enjoyed activities that required less thought.
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SpeakerSubjects were then divided into two groups of non-thinkers and thinkers.
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SpeakerAfter a week of monitoring the the subjects' physical activity, they found non-thinkers were more physically active than those who were deemed thinkers.
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SpeakerAuthors associate this with the idea that thinkers can entertain themselves mentally
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Speakerwhile non-thinkers easily get bored and relate mental stimulation as a negative compared to how the thinkers see it as a positive.
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Speaker3. you like to doodle.
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SpeakerDo you love to doodle during class, at home? Well, your memory may just thank you.
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SpeakerA 2009 study found that subjects in a group that doodled performed better on a monitoring task,
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Speakerand on a surprise memory test, they recalled 29% more information than the other group.
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SpeakerWhat exactly were they doodling?
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SpeakerThey simply shaded printed shapes while listening to a phone call.
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SpeakerSo next time you have to remember something important during that class lecture, bring the coloring books, not the textbooks.
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SpeakerI'm just kidding, a little bit.
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Speaker4. you're the eldest child,
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SpeakerAre you the eldest child?
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SpeakerWell, lucky for you this is another weird sign you're likely more intelligent and maybe smarter than your siblings.
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SpeakerResearchers from a study published in the Journal of Human Resources suggest that firstborns may be smarter than their siblings as they often have higher IQs.
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SpeakerThey also found the oldest siblings often do better at cognitive tests.
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SpeakerResearchers believe this is due to the greater type of parenting the first child experiences.
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SpeakerA firstborn child might have more mental stimulation presented to them.
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SpeakerFirst time parents are more likely to be more cautious with their first pregnancy by not drinking or smoking.
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Speaker5. you live in a disorderly environment.
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SpeakerLook around, is your room a mess? How about your workspace? How's the hair doing up there?
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SpeakerWell, a messy environment might not be so bad if you value creativity.
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SpeakerAccording to a research experiment from the University of Minnesota, "Participants in a disorderly room are more creative than participants in an orderly room," the study says.
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SpeakerWhy does creativity spark in a messy environment?
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SpeakerResearch scientist, Jonathan Y PhD says that, "Smarter people tend to have creativity as a trait, which can lead to their messy lifestyle or room.
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SpeakerMy guess is that it's not messiness that helps creativity but creativity which may create messiness."
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SpeakerHe goes on to say that such people tend to get lost in a thought, focusing on a problem or issue, and cleanliness becomes of less importance than focusing on the problem at hand.
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SpeakerWhile the messy room sounds great for all the artists out there, it may not be great when it comes to your food choices.
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SpeakerIn the University of Minnesota's study, their first experiment showed that relative to participants in a disorderly room,
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Speakerparticipants in an orderly room choose healthier snacks and donated more money.
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SpeakerTo clean or not clean. That is the question.
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SpeakerAnd 6. you swear.
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SpeakerHow often do you swear?
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SpeakerWas the childhood swear jar often filled to the max due to your foul language?
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SpeakerTimothy Jay PhD, a well-known expert in cursing, conducted a study with his colleagues and found that those who came up with more curse words generally had a larger vocabulary.
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SpeakerJay told Medical Daily that taboo or swear word fluency is positively correlated with overall verbal fluency.
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SpeakerDr. Jay told Medical Daily that the more words you generated in one category meant the more words you generated in another category, **** and verbally.
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SpeakerTime to bring out the swear jar and start counting your quarters.
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SpeakerBe prepared to say goodbye as you test out this theory.
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SpeakerHow many swear words can you come up with in your head in 30 seconds?
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SpeakerIn your head, in your head, not out loud. The swear jar is full enough as it is.
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SpeakerShare that number with us down in the comments, folks, only the number.
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SpeakerSo which weird science do you relate to?
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SpeakerAre you a thinker or do you prefer physical activities more?
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SpeakerAre you a couch potato? The oldest sibling? How often do you swear?
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SpeakerDo you think you're more intelligent because of this?
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SpeakerShare with us your thoughts in the comments below.
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