Wise and meaningless quotes from people with low IQ, says study
Posted on: 23/Aug/2016 9:49:08 AM
Research has said that that those who post wise-sounding-but-meaningless quotes on social media tend to have a lower IQ.
The findings come from a study which asked individuals to evaluate a number of statements. Some of the statements were mundane, like most people enjoy some kind of music, some were a little deeper such as this from author and public speaker Deepak Chopra: Nature is a self-regulating ecosystem of awareness, and others were buzzwords generated by a website. Some people failed to notice the difference between the meaningful quotes and the genuinely profound ones.
The study, which was published in the Judgment and Decision Making journal said, People were impressed by the sound of the quotes and that their results support the idea that some people are more receptive to this type of bulls**t. Those more receptive to bulls**t are less reflective, lower in cognitive ability – numeracy, verbal and fluid intelligence, are more prone to ontological confusions and conspiratorial ideation, are more likely to hold religious and paranormal beliefs, and are more likely to endorse complementary and alternative medicine.
