Study links higher intelligence to greater willingness to adopt superior new solutions
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Vladimir Hedrih
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Summary
A study published in Personality and Individual Differences found that people with higher intelligence are more likely to abandon familiar methods and adopt novel solutions when those solutions are superior. The research also showed that individuals with higher openness to experience are eager to try new methods, but regardless of whether those methods are better or worse than existing ones. The study highlights how social learning and cognitive traits influence the adoption of new ideas.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledHighly intelligent people are more likely to switch to novel solutions when they become available, particularly if they are better than the existing ones.
Higher openness to experience was also associated with switching to novel solutions, but specifically to those that were similar or worse in quality than the existing solutions.
The ability to learn from others is a trait that is crucial for human evolutionary success.
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