Rick Knoble via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
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> Rick
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Research:
Talking to Yourself Out Loud May Be a Sign of Higher Intelligence
While talking to yourself is often regarded a social no-no, possibly hinting at
psychological problems, new research suggests that point of view may need
revision. Scientists at Bangor University in the UK found talking to yourself
out loud is not only be helpful but may indicate a higher level of intelligence.
The study’s participants were given written instructions and told to either
read them out loud or silently. After measuring the concentration and how
participants performed on tasks, researchers concluded that people were more
concentrated and absorbed what they read better when doing so out loud.
As the study’s co-author and psychologist Dr. Paloma Mari-Beffa explains, the
benefits may be coming “from simply hearing oneself, as auditory commands seem
to be better controllers of behavior than written ones”.
Dr. Mari-Beffa sees speaking out loud as an extension of our inner silent talk,
which has been shown to help us organize thoughts, emotions and memories, as
well as plan actions.
She cites athletes, especially tennis players, who talk to themselves in
stressful moments. They use spoken self-instructions to help focus their minds
and motivate themselves to achieve specific goals.
The inventor Nikola Tesla was known to talk to himself during lighting storms.
The researcher adds that talking out loud could actually be “a sign of high
cognitive functioning”.
“The stereotype of the mad scientist talking to themselves, lost in their
own inner world, might reflect the reality of a genius who uses all the means
at their disposal to increase their brain power,” points out Dr. Mari-Beffa.
The experiment in the study was performed on a relatively small sample of 28
participants but previous studies also indicated that talking to oneself had
cognitive benefits, like helping find objects quicker.
You can read the study “The impact of verbal instructions on goal-directed
behaviour” here.
http://bigthink.com/paul-ratner/why-talking-to-yourself-out-loud-might-be-just-what-your-brain-needs
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