Research Suggests Cognitive Ability, Associated With More Controlled, Emotional Response.<br />PsyPost reports that new research suggests that people with <br />high cognitive ability display slower and less intense emotional <br />peaks compared to people with lower cognitive abilities.<br />PsyPost reports that new research suggests that people with <br />high cognitive ability display slower and less intense emotional <br />peaks compared to people with lower cognitive abilities.<br />The research found that emotional reactions of <br />people with higher cognitive ability start more <br />slowly, are less intense and change gradually.<br />General cognitive ability includes a range <br />of skills like reasoning, problem-solving, <br />logic and abstract thinking.<br />People with higher levels of cognitive <br />ability (or general intelligence) exhibited <br />emotional reactions that were delayed <br />or slower than people with lower <br />levels of cognitive ability did, Michael D. Robinson, Study author and professor of psychology at North Dakota State University, via PsyPost.<br />The findings suggest that individuals with higher cognitive <br />function experience emotional shifts that are gradual, <br />which indicated a more controlled emotional response. .<br />This delayed emotional response may be <br />the result of 'over-thinking' feelings and <br />may come at the cost of spontaneity. .<br /> We speculate that certain forms of <br />intellectual activity obscure or <br />confuse more spontaneous <br />emotional processes. , Michael D. Robinson, Study author and professor of psychology at North Dakota State University, via PsyPost.<br />That is, intelligent people may ‘over-think’ <br />their feelings, losing touch with the more <br />emotion-related aspects of their lives. , Michael D. Robinson, Study author and professor of psychology at North Dakota State University, via PsyPost.<br />Conversely, people with less cognitive ability <br />may be more spontaneous and in tune <br />with their emotions, at least on average, Michael D. Robinson, Study author and professor of psychology at North Dakota State University, via PsyPost.<br />The study, “General cognitive ability, as assessed by self-<br />reported ACT scores, is associated with reduced emotional<br /> responding: Evidence from a Dynamic Affect Reactivity <br />Task“, was published in the journal 'Intelligence.'
