Faces that are perceived as highly intelligent are rather prolonged with a broader distance between the eyes, a larger nose, a slight upturn to the corners of the mouth, and a sharper, pointing, less rounded chin.
Now work conducted in our laboratory at the Georgia Institute of Technology suggests that baseline pupil size is closely related to individual differences in intelligence. The larger the pupils, the higher the intelligence, as measured by tests of reasoning, attention and memory.
Signs of intelligence include better rhythm, liking dark humour, being prone to worry, sleeping late, high self-control and new ideas. Signs of intelligence are many and varied and go way beyond a standard IQ test.
There is a stereotype in our culture that some people are too smart for their own good. There's a finding in psychology that people who are socially awkward are also more likely to demonstrate what psychologists call "striking talent," which means that they have tremendous ability in a specific area.
Some psychologists believe that the ability to listen to another person, to empathize with, and to understand their point of view is one of the highest forms of intelligent behavior.
They try to figure things out themselves.
They develop all kinds of mental muscles by doing this, and they can usually swim on their own. They're okay sinking for a few seconds. Intelligent people want to struggle a little first. An intelligent person might look stubborn, but they're really just self-sufficient.
Difficulties talking or talking late. Having problems remembering things. Inability to connect actions with consequences. Difficulty with problem-solving or logical thinking.
According to the study published in PLOS ONE journal, faces that are perceived as highly intelligent are rather prolonged with a broader distance between the eyes, a larger nose, a slight upturn to the corners of the mouth, and a sharper, pointing, less rounded chin.
Our study revealed no relation between intelligence and either attractiveness or face shape.
A recent survey conducted by CyberPulse, a division of Impulse Research Corporation in Los Angeles uncovered this colorful research. Intelligence was the number one trait associated with brown, the most common eye color in the U.S., by 34 percent of respondents.
The bigger the brain, the smarter you are.
The average person goes to bed at 11:41pm and wakes up at 7:20am, but according to experts who studied the sleep habits of 20,000 Americans, they found people who are most intelligent stay up later. So, what time? According to the report, the smartest peeps go to bed at 12:29am and wake up at 7:52am.
The most intelligent people recognize the importance of sleep in sustaining high levels of physical and mental energy during the day. Kant and Franklin averaged about seven hours of sleep per night, while Freud, somewhat of a night-owl, averaged six.
Spatial intelligence or picture smart is a quality that is perhaps the rarest of all the nine Howard Gardner categorized.
It is hypothesized that logical/mathematical abilities will be most frequently perceived as most valued by society and musical, bodily-kinesthetic, and naturalist intelligence will be perceived as least valued.
This isn't necessarily true, and while not all quiet people are necessarily smart, highly intelligent people will often refrain from speaking if they are accessing a situation. They will take some time to think about what was said and prepare an adequate response, and they find silence better than pointless small talk.
Characteristics of Social Intelligence
A socially intelligent person (someone with high SI) displays strong social competencies and nourishing behaviours that make other people feel valued, trusted, and respected. High SI people are often amiable and affable, and they generally interact well with others.
It's a fact: Intelligent people have fewer friends
Recently, psychologist Satoshi Kanazawa of the London School of Economics measured the happiness levels of 15,000 people with various IQ levels.
While intelligence is, of course, a prerequisite of genius status, there are other things at play here – including creativity, self-awareness, and an innate ability to ask questions few others have ever asked.
A) Both born and made. You can't become a genius without a tremendous amount of work. You have to acquire sufficient expertise in an achievement domain to know what you're talking about or what you're doing.