MULTIPLE STUDIES CONFIRM PEOPLE WHO SWEAR OFTEN, STAY UP LATE, AND ARE MESSY — HAVE HIGH IQ’S
Stacks of papers, books, and folders cram into every available space on your desk, you glance at the clock to see it’s 2:31 a.m., and utter a swear word — you’re up late, again, but far too enmeshed in what you’re doing to even consider getting sleep yet. Perhaps your friends perceive you as an insomniac slob who swears too much; but they probably haven’t heard the good news: Studies suggest these traits are a sign of intelligence.
Popular mythology frequently equates swearing with low intelligence, limited vocabulary, and lower social status. But a study by psychologists Kristin Jay of Marist College and Timothy Jay of the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts and published in the journal Language Sciences dispels those stereotypes.
Stacks of papers, books, and folders cram into every available space on your desk, you glance at the clock to see it’s 2:31 a.m., and utter a swear word — you’re up late, again, but far too enmeshed in what you’re doing to even consider getting sleep yet. Perhaps your friends perceive you as an insomniac slob who swears too much; but they probably haven’t heard the good news: Studies suggest these traits are a sign of intelligence.
Popular mythology frequently equates swearing with low intelligence, limited vocabulary, and lower social status. But a study by psychologists Kristin Jay of Marist College and Timothy Jay of the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts and published in the journal Language Sciences dispels those stereotypes.
