There is a societal stereotype that people who curse are ignorant, but a recent study has proven quite the opposite. Namely, it looks like cursing is a sign of intelligence, and it is very likely that people who stay up late and are messy to have a higher IQ.
We have lived under the assumption that people with limited vocabulary are more prone to using swear word. Nevertheless, psychologists Timothy Jay of Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts and Kristin Jay of Marist College have proven that this is not correct. They have proven that people who fluently speak “taboo words” are more likely to speak neutral, mundane words. This means that their vocabulary is wider.
According to the researchers a comprehensive taboo lexicon could be considered a sign of healthy verbal abilities and not a cover for their weaknesses. Those people who speak these taboo words recognize the general expressive content and also the subtle differences which have to be drawn to utilize slurs in an appropriate way. The capability to use subtle differences is a sing of high linguistic knowledge, rather that low one.
Another study has proven that people who stay up late are more intelligent. Throughout this study it was discovered that those people who had an IQ that was smaller than 75 when they were children are likely to go to bed around 23:42 in their early adulthood. Contrary to this, people whose IQ had been more than 125 are likely to go to bed around 00:29.
Additionally, another study carried out at the University of Minnesota related messiness with intelligence. Environments which are disorderly inspire breaking free of tradition, therefore producing fresh insights. On the contrary, environments which are orderly promote convention.
Our society links messiness, swearing and staying up late with stupidity. Luckily, science has proven that these assumptions are wrong. Therefore, if you enjoy cursing, being messy or staying up late, be happy, since you are probably a genius.
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