People with a high IQ rarely get bored, leading them to spend more time lost in thought, according to scientists Florida Gulf Coast University. The results suggest that less intelligent people are more prone to boredom, and may use physical activity as a way of alleviating it. Thus, brainy people spend more time lounging around than their less intelligent counterparts.

The test, which was taken online, involves rating how strongly participants agreed with statements such as: “I really enjoy a task that involves coming up with new solutions to problems”. Using a decades-old “need for cognition” psychology test, researchers identified 30 students who expressed a strong desire to think a lot, and 30 who were keen to avoid anything too mentally taxing.

All of the participants – 30 ‘thinkers and 30 ‘non-thinkers’ – then wore a fitness tracker on their wrist for seven days to measure how physically active they were during their everyday lives.

The results? The thinkers were found to be significantly less active from Monday to Friday than the non-thinkers.

Now, it is important to understand that as the sample of just 60 students was so limited, further study with a larger sample group, plus non-students from different cultures may be needed to build on the findings.

Although, there was no difference between the two groups over the weekend, something that the researchers were unable to explain.

Findings aside, while less active people may be more intelligent, the researchers stressed that physical activity is important to avoid the negative health effects of a sedentary lifestyle.

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Author: Technology and Beyond