7 signs of intelligence – unexpected discoveries of psychologists

There is an interesting phenomenon in psychology – almost every person considers himself smarter than the rest. You have probably met people who are not particularly smart, but consider themselves the smartest?

Once sociologists conducted an interesting study where they asked respondents from different social groups whether they consider themselves smart and gifted? So more than 90% of the respondents answered that their level of intelligence is above average.

There is nothing wrong with the fact that we love ourselves, and sometimes even overestimate ourselves. This is how a person is made. Therefore, it makes no sense to criticize it. But then the question arises: how to actually determine that your intelligence is above average?

Today I invite you to get acquainted with the 7 main signs of intelligence, which are worth knowing.

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What is intelligence?

According to the most popular definition in modern scientific literature, intelligence is the ability of a living creature to adapt to new situations, as well as the ability to memorize, learn and understand.

A being with intelligence is able to accumulate experience and use it in the future.

Sign number 1 – Self-sufficiency, tendency to introversion

Psychologist Satoshi Kanazawa has long studied the behavior of people with high and low intelligence. So, he concluded that people with high IQs are significantly less conservative and more curious. Another interesting takeaway: smart people are more likely to be owls than larks, meaning they stay up late and wake up late.

But that’s not all. According to a study by Satoshi Kanazawa, people with high IQs are more self-sufficient, so they feel comfortable alone.

Sign # 2 – Single-tasking

A study was conducted in which a group of people were asked to solve simple logical problems on the screen of a gadget. However, psychologists were not interested in their responses to the subjects, but in whether they would notice that the background on the screen periodically changed.

So, people with a higher level of intelligence were so focused on solving the problem that they did not notice how the background color on the screen changed.

Important! The ability to concentrate on one task gives much greater results.

Sign number 3 – “I know that I do not know anything”

Intelligent people more easily admit that they do not understand something and do not understand something. To explain this is simple: a person with a high level of intelligence will easily comprehend what he does not know. Therefore, it will not be difficult for him to admit incompetence.

Interesting! People with low intelligence often overestimate their mental abilities.

The truth is that the more a person develops, the more clearly he understands how little he knows about the world and how much remains to be learned. And vice versa.

In psychology, there is the Dunning-Kruger effect. Its essence is that a person who does not understand the issue at all, but has an interest in it, considers himself the most competent expert. But, when he begins to plunge into all the subtleties and nuances of the question, he falls into a kind of intellectual hole, after which he realizes his incompetence. Ultimately, he will reach the golden mean and will consider himself an average expert.

Sign # 4 – Getting pleasure from the learning process

Albert Einstein also said: “I’m not particularly talented, but I’m very curious.”

Psychologists have done a lot of research aimed at assessing the level of curiosity, and always got the same result. If a child has a high IQ, then by the age of 50 he will remain the same curious.

At the same time, it has been proven that children who are not very promising grow up more lazy in the learning process. Of course, there are exceptions.

Most intelligent people take genuine pleasure in learning something new or developing an existing potential.

Sign # 5 – Good self-control

Psychological research has shown that people with high IQs have higher self-control. They live by the principle: “Wait a little longer – get more.”

Let’s not forget that one of the basic properties of intelligence is the construction of abstract concepts. That is, if in our thinking we model a situation in which we will receive many benefits in the future, then subconsciously we will begin to program ourselves for success. Well, if we cannot build this concept, then we will be content with the benefits, as they say, here and now.

Sign number 6 – Reasoning about global issues, philosophizing

Smart people often think about important life issues, for example:

• How did life appear on Earth?
• Are we alone in the universe?
• Is there a God?
• What is the meaning of the universe?
• How to eradicate wars? Etc.

Unfortunately, this tendency has a side effect – an increase in the level of anxiety. For example, if you talk about the meaning of life for a long time, your mood will begin to deteriorate rapidly.

Sign # 7 – Sense of humor

Psychologists asked a group of people to draw a funny picture. People with higher IQs drew very funny cartoons, and vice versa.

Another study has been done. Comedians took part in it. So, psychologists have found that their intelligence level is above average.

People with high IQs really love to joke, and even on themselves. They are often ironic and enjoy it.

How many of these signs have you found in yourself? Perhaps you could add something? Leave your answers in the comments!