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- [Instructor] Hey Psych2goers,

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welcome back to another video.

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Sometimes, it can be easy to underestimate

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your own skills and capabilities.

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But it's important to
realize your true worth.

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Only then can you confidently act

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towards reaching your goals

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and be the best version of yourself.

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So to help you feel more
confident in yourself,

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we'll be talking about signs

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that you may be more
intelligent than you realize.

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Number one, you're constantly curious.

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Do you question a lot of things.

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Numerous studies have shown that people

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who are very curious are
likely to be smarter.

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This is because curious
people are always striving

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to learn new things

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and to expand their knowledge.

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Being curious will also help

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you develop a more
refined form of thinking,

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as a direct result of
expanding your knowledge

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and being able to account
for more possibilities.

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Number two,

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you know there are many
things that you don't know.

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There's a misconception that people

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who say they know more than they do

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come across as someone who is smart.

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However, studies have shown

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that this occurs due to an overestimation

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of their cognitive abilities.

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Instead, people who are more
intelligent are not afraid

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to admit that they don't know some things

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since they have more accurate estimates

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of their own knowledge.

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This awareness will result in a motivation

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to learn and try new things.

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Number three, you can be funny.

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Can you make a lot of people laugh?

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A study by The University of New Mexico

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found that funny people
tend to be smarter.

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This is attributed to the fact

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that both cognitive and
emotional ability is required

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to process and produce humor.

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Additionally, funny people
not only make others laugh,

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but they also laugh more themselves.

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These positive emotions increase
the production of dopamine,

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which opens up the learning
centers of the brain.

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Number four, you have high self-control.

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Do you make a lot of impulsive choices?

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A study conducted by
Yale university in 2009

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supports the claim that
intelligent people are better

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at controlling themselves

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to resist taking impulsive actions.

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The study consisted of giving
participants the choice

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of receiving money immediately

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or more at a later time.

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The results found that people

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who scored higher in the IQ test,

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are more willing to wait

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and receive more money later.

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Number five, you're messy.

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Did you know that Albert
Einstein was known to be messy?

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People generally link
messiness with laziness.

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However, a study in 2013 by Kathleen Vohs

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showed that disorderly spaces
can incentivize creativity,

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as opposed to clean and tidy spaces

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that incentivize playing it safe.

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Also since messy people are
used to disorderly environments,

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they benefit from being able

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to focus under different circumstances,

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as opposed to people who
can only be productive

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in neat spaces.

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Number six, you're fine being by yourself.

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Do you enjoy spending time on your own?

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According to a study published

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by the British Journal of Psychology,

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there's a strong correlation

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between intelligence and independence.

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Being alone gives you time
to think and meditate on how

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to approach your problems,

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and what you would need

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to complete the task most effectively.

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Number seven, you procrastinate.

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Do you always put things
off until the last minute?

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As opposed to what most people may think

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those who procrastinate may
actually be more intelligent

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than you realize.

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The time you spent stalling a task

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allows for creative
and innovative thinking

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that may lead to more productive ideas.

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By not jumping straight
into completing a task,

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procrastinators let more
divergent ideas come forward,

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so as to have a wider variety
of options to choose from.

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Number eight, you stay up late.

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Do you often stay up late into the night?

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Several studies have
shown a direct correlation

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between certain sleeping habits and IQ.

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A study published in 2009 in the journal

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of Personality and Individual Differences

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showed that young adults
who slept and woke up later,

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had a higher IQ than those
who slept and woke up earlier.

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People who sleep late

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tend to get bursts of inspiration

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due to the quiet environment

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where there are no
distractions or obstacles

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to their creative thinking.

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Number nine, you took
music lessons as a child.

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Music lessons are believed

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to help with children's
mental development.

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Since music is known to
stimulate the left side

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of the brain,

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which helps with the
development of language skills.

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A study made by Glenn Schellenberg

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consisted of comparing the IQ of children

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who had nine months of music lessons

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with children who did not
take any music lessons.

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And found that those
who took music lessons

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had a relevant IQ boost

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as compared to the
other group of children.

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And number 10, you're left-handed.

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Do you write with your left

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or your right hand?

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Research indicates that left-handed people

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have a divergent way of thinking,

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which allows them to solve problems

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and tasks more creatively.

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This is supported by a study conducted

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by The University of Athens

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who concluded,

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left-handed people have high
scores in divergent thinking

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and cognitive ability.

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Do you relate to any of
the signs mentioned here?

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