Explicação científica da razão pela qual as pessoas sarcásticas são mais inteligentes do que as outras

 

"O sarcasmo é a forma mais baixa de humor, mas a forma mais elevada de inteligência"

                                                                                                                                           – Oscar Wilde

Do your friends refer to you as a sarcastic and cynical person, while your “enemies” hate you because of the comments you give proving that? If not, you probably know a person just like that.

Whether you hate or love people like that, one thing is for sure—they are very smart. Scientists from the Harvard Business School made a study in which they have proven this theory, and refer to it as: “The highest form of inteligência”.

Disseram que sabiam muito pouco sobre as experiências cognitivas das pessoas sarcásticas e das pessoas que recebem o sarcasmo. Queriam testar a teoria de que criar e usar sarcasmo leva a uma maior criatividade porque ativa o pensamento abstrato.

In a series of studies, participants were randomly assigned to be sarcastic, sincere, or neutral in a conversational task. By expressing something sarcastic, sincere, or neutral, they would receive a sarcastic or sincere reply, or had a neutral exchange. The participants who were assigned with being sarcastic performed better in the creativity tasks, showing that sarcasm has the potential to wake up everyone’s creative side. Even though this was not the aim of the study, they concluded that it is possible that naturally intelligent people are also more likely to use sarcasm.

But while using sarcasm, you have to be careful towards whom you’re using it. Often it can cause misunderstanding, confusion, or offense. In the Harvard study, it created conflict between two participants who did not show the same understanding and the same sense of humor, but they found that trust is also a big factor in avoiding conflict. While choosing a partner in the conversation, it is very important to pick someone who shares the same sense of humor or someone you’re very close with. This way you’re avoiding hard feelings, and it won’t negatively affect the creative gains for both.

É interessante verificar que encontraram um QI mais elevado não só na pessoa que exprime sarcasmo, mas também na pessoa que o compreende facilmente. O efeito sobre a criatividade passou pelo pensamento abstrato, tanto para quem expressa o sarcasmo como para quem o recebe.

The effect, though, had no impact on the participants’ moods. They showed that positive or negativo Os humores não têm nada a ver com comentários sarcásticos.

Estar exposto ao sarcasmo não só aumenta o seu QI, como também evoca o pensamento criativo e a capacidade de resolução de problemas.

Os cientistas de Harvard terminaram o seu estudo com a conclusão de que o sarcasmo é uma faca de dois gumes. Ajuda as pessoas a pensar de forma mais criativa, mas também as coloca em risco de entrarem num conflito.

So, what can we learn from this? Scientists have measured the brain activity and found out that your brain is practically working more and thinking more while using sarcasm—meaning that the next time you get angry at someone who used sarcasm, try to thank them instead of showing hatred.

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