Are intelligent people more likely than average to believe in conspiracy and pseudoscientific theories than average

During their formative years, smart people often experience success in school, receiving the approval of teachers and regular affirmation of their cognitive strengths. They become more confident in their ability to figure things out for themselves. With this, comes a habit of forming their own opinions, independent of the in-groups to which they belong. Sometimes …

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Are Highly intelligent people more pleasant and Charismatic than average?

A study, titled One Personality Trait Distinguishes Gifted People, and reported in Psychology Today on November 14, 2021, looked at correlations between giftedness and the Big 5 traits (Extraversion, Conscientiousness, Openness to Experience, Neuroticism and Agreeableness). See: One Personality Trait Distinguishes Gifted People They found the following: • Giftedness seems like a blessing but may be a burden. • …

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Why are most Ph.D.’s millionaires, while most billionaires do not have a Ph.D.?

To show the relative proportions of the various subpopulations in the US, I’ve constructed the Venn diagram above wherein each subpopulation is represented (approximately) by the area of its circle. Statement: If IQ is important for success in life, why are most billionaires not people with a Ph.D.? Discussion: The red circle represents the set …

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Is there a Way to become a Multi-millionaire Slowly but Surely?

Absolutely! During the past few decades, accumulating substantial wealth has been within the grasp of most people who are intelligent enough to learn a skill or develop a profession. The secret is to build wealth slowly, but surely, through maximizing your streams of income and minimizing your expenditures, while repeatedly investing the difference. Einstein is …

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Can someone have a high IQ and low EQ (Emotional intelligence)?

The combination of intrapersonal and interpersonal skills, is said to constitute emotional intelligence (EQ). For those who have a high IQ, say 130 or greater, obtaining a correlation between IQ and EQ is mainly anecdotal because EQ is much more difficult than IQ to measure. Tests such as the MSCEIT, designed to measure emotional intelligence, are difficult to norm …

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