Tag: intelligence
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How to Tell If Someone Is Intelligent (In 10 Minutes or Less)
Finding out if someone is truly intelligent is something that is extremely difficult. There’s the huge task of unnecessarily offending someone and one must try and accomplish both of the abovementioned while still being truthful and factual. Fortunately, this article serves as somewhat of a middleman. That’s because we’re going to lean on the third-party…
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Researchers Reveal People Who Like to Be Alone Are Smarter
For the most part, psychologists seem to know what makes people happy. The majority of us, for example, love being out in nature, listening to music, hanging out with friends, and so on. If you’re “highly intelligent” (we define this in the section “How is Intelligence Measured?”), you may have mentally okayed the nature and…
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10 Behaviors That Reveal You Are Smarter Than You Realize
‘Intelligence” is a very sensitive topic. We could sum up the debate surrounding the idea of intelligence with one question. Can we truly measure intelligence by behaviors? As you know, the human brain is a remarkably complex organ. Experts state that the average brain consists of approximately 100 billion nerve cells (neurons). Each 100 billion…
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10 Proven Ways to Look Smarter
The definition of cognitive bias is a systematic pattern of deviation from the norm or a lack of rationing skills or judgment. By using cognitive bias, we subconsciously construct our subjective reality. Cognitive biases can result in distorted perceptions, poor judgment, and erroneous decision-making. So, what does this have to do with ways to look…
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Research Reveals: The First Child Is More Intelligent Than Their Siblings
First things first: don’t kill the messenger. Many believe that the first child in any family will reap the benefits of parental adoration and unwavering attention. Researchers at the University of Edinburgh wanted to examine the age-old debate (no pun intended) about the firstborn being the most intelligent. Some scientists believe that first-borns receive “privileges,”…