[Amanda] Hey, Psych2Goers.
Have you ever wondered if there are other signs
that you're intelligent?
You know, besides that IQ score
and grade on your math test.
There are many ways people measure intelligence in others,
and there are some pretty common signs
to tell if someone might be smart.
But what about the less obvious signs?
Here are a few bizarre signs
that you're likely an intelligent person.
Number one, the sound of chewing is annoying to you.
Do you hate the sound of chewing?
Is your sister chewing a bacon sandwich
with crunchy chips right beside you
as you scream internally?
Well, if that chewy sound really gets on your nerves,
you may just have a greater level of creative cognition.
In 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.
These subjects were found to have what some researchers
call leaky sensory gating.
As the researchers of the study explain,
leaky sensory gating may help people integrate ideas
that are outside of the focus of attention
or getting to creativity in the real world.
Number two, you are a bit of a couch potato.
Are you a couch potato?
Well, you may be smarter than you think,
depending on how much you spend time thinking.
In 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 though.
Subjects were then divided into two groups
of non-thinkers and thinkers.
After a week of monitoring
the subject's physical activity,
they found non-thinkers were more physically active
than those who are deemed thinkers.
Authors associate this with the idea
that thinkers can entertain themselves mentally,
while non-thinkers easily get bored
and relate mental stimulation as negative
compared to how the thinkers see it as a positive.
Number three, you like to doodle.
Do you love to doodle during class, at home?
Well, your memory may just thank you.
A 2009 study found that subjects in a group
that doodled performed better on a monitoring task,
and on a surprise memory test,
they recalled 29% more information than the other group.
What exactly were they doodling?
They simply shaded printed shapes
while listening to a phone call.
So next time you have to remember something
important during that class lecture,
bring the coloring books, not the textbooks.
I'm just kidding, a little bit.
Number four, you are the eldest child.
Are you the eldest child?
Well, lucky for you,
this is another weird sign
you're likely more intelligent
and maybe smarter than your siblings.
Researchers 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.
They also found the oldest siblings
often do better at cognitive tests.
Researchers believe this is due
to who the greater type of parenting
the first child experiences.
A first born child might have more mental stimulation
presented to them.
First time parents are more likely to be more cautious
with their first pregnancy
by not drinking or smoking.
Number five, you live in a disorderly environment.
Look around, is your room a mess?
How about your workspace?
How's the hair doing up there?
Well, a messy environment might not be so bad
if you value creativity.
According 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.
Why does creativity spark in a messy environment?
Research scientist, Jonathan Y PhD says that,
"Smarter people tend to have creativity as a trait,
which can lead to their messy lifestyle or room.
My guess is that it's not messiness
that helps creativity but creativity
which may create messiness."
He can 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.
While the messy room sounds great
for all the artists out there,
it may not be great when it comes to your food choices.
In the University of Minnesota's study,
their first experiment showed that
relative to participants in a disorderly room,
participants in an orderly room chose healthier snacks
and donated more money.
To clean or not to clean.
That is the question.
And number six, you swear.
How often do you swear?
Was the childhood swear jar often filled
to the max due to your foul language?
Timothy 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.
Jay told Medical Daily that taboo or swear word fluency
is positively correlated with overall verbal fluency.
Dr. Jay told Medical Daily
that the more words you generated
in one category meant the more words you generated
in another category, orally and verbally.
Time to bring out the swear jar
and start counting your quarters.
Be prepared to say goodbye
as you test out this theory.
How many swear words can you come up
with in your head in 30 seconds?
In your head, in your head, not out loud.
The swear jar is full enough as it is.
Share that number with us down in the comments, folks,
only the number.
So which weird science do you relate to?
Are you a thinker or do you prefer physical activities more?
Are you a couch potato?
The oldest sibling?
How often do you swear?
Do you think you're more intelligent because of this?
Share with us your thoughts in the comments below.
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