Research seems to indicate a whole clusterfuck of interactions b/w neuroticism, openness (as in big 5) and IQ.
Eventually, maybe?
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I'd even argue that the g factor derived from IQ research is likely to model onto some function of those 3 + other traits.
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IQ itself seems to be a highly flawed construct, more like an emergent property of multiple trait than a trait-in-itself.
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People I know who scored higher than me in general IQ have trait distributions so alien to mine it's almost weird.
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A more interesting possibility is that IQ measures a cluster of traits up to a threshold, past which more factors are involved.
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I know the approximate IQs of several friends of mine. Some proximates I can easily relate to, intellectually. Others feel entirely alien.
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Feels like whatever is driving the performance of their intelligence is not, broadly speaking, the same as for me.
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My hypothesis is it's not just normal trait variation, but the influx of additional factors - sort of disinhibitors for cognitive power.
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IQ in particular. E.g. mentioned my empathy as being a peculiar multiplier for certain kinds of abilities. Tempted to agree.
Detachment seems to have a similar delimiting property. Can't think of another reason why sociopaths are more intelligent than avg. pop.
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In the context of meditation, this might mean that meditation aimed at different areas may make certain ppl more intelligent, but not others
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The disinhibition only increases with meditation, especially certain kinds of practice. Hence the origin of siddhis, I'm guessing.
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I suppose that's a rather different form of disinhibition, but yes, I'd guess so too.
Might also explain why scientific types seem to gain-
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