#need-for-cognition

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Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
1 week ago

Psychology says people who have no close friends aren't usually socially incompetent - they have a pattern-recognition ability that makes small talk feel like cognitive torture - Silicon Canals

People with a high need for cognition find surface-level conversations exhausting and prefer deep, meaningful discussions.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
4 months ago

The Real Mensans of Orange County

High cognitive ability and need for cognition lead people to prefer complex, information-dense experiences and find intellectual appeal in reality TV like Real Housewives.
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