" Listen to old man's speeches more " Reasonable

" Listen to old man's speeches more " Reasonable Discover the elder has intelligence even more
As the saying goes: "Do not listen to old man's speech, suffer a loss before eyes. " The latest result of study in U.S.A. proves this sentence is really reasonable. No matter deal with the interpersonal conflict and accept the improving variably and instantly of the life, the elderly really have intelligence even more.

The elder Rui

Associated Press reports on the 6th, a person's intelligence does not lie in how many facts are understood, and lie in how to deal with the difference among persons, namely social intelligence.

One of the person in charge of research, culture of U.S.A. Michigan university and person in charge of cognitive project Richard and Nisbet says, perhaps the elderly do not understand very much how to use the computer or TV remote controller, but " our result really reveals, the old man has advantages in analyzing the social concern " .

The researchers of Nisbet's leadership find, the shining point that the elderly may find everybody different even more than the young people or middle-aged person, perhaps admit the life is variable, accept the things changing over time, acknowledges others' view.

"Age displays intelligent influence on each aspect of social stratum, level of education and IQ, "Research report write.

"I hope our result will let people understand, in respect to pondering over the social concern, the elderly may make great contribution, " Nisbet says.

This research results are issued in U.S.A. " journal of national academy of sciences " that is published on the 6th.

Than intelligence

In order to probe into the factor influencing intelligence, researchers launch comparing among ordinary people and experts and scholars with and studying.

They collect 247 people from Michigan state, divide into 3 age groups over 25 years old to 40 years old, 41 years old to 59 years old and 60, the number of people of each group is basically the same. The examination paper is a fictitious report about foreign ethnicity's conflict, need to analyze the state of affair development on request.

For example, an examination paper supposes, because of Tajikistan's economic growth, many people adjourn to this country from Stein in Kirghiz Republic. The people in Kirghiz Republic attempt to keep original custom, the people in Tadzhikistan hope the people of Kirghiz Republic give up the original custom, assimilate completely.

Researchers give a mark for the examination paper under not knowing the prerequisite of people's identity of answering the questions in a test paper, get scores, include, consider, seek compromise, flexible degree, adopt the intersection of others and view and seek the intersection of conflict and solution,etc. by some.

Once tests the target for 141 scholars, spiritual therapists, clergies and consults professional personnel.

Nisbet says, though researchers expect intelligence will increase and increase with age, but not expected the two relation will be so close in dealing with social difference, " compared with younger person, the elderly have very great advantages " .

Discover, economic status, education degree and IQ, with " long intelligence " The relation is very great too. How much however, under situation with similar education degree, " professional personnel are not cleverer than the layman " .

Show value

Psychology professor of Canada University of Toronto the intersection of forest and kindness assorted to acclaim this research as " best independent verification Kazakhstan have, prove intelligence increases this view existing for a long time with age " .

"I think the most important value of this thesis lies in, it demonstrates with old and a great benefit presented, but not most discoveries about old and feeble negative effect of psychological respect, " Kazakhstan getting assorted to say " likewise, it let people have abundant the intersection of understanding and foundation on senilization. "

Kazakhstan too assorted to participate in these research. In his view, this research implies, it has " essential meanings " that the employing unit offers the chance to continue working to old staff .

Associated Press' report, Nisbet is 68 years old, his research group member's age is probably between 25 and 55 years old. This research gets American Larsell and fills in strange foundation, national aged problem research institute and National Science Foundation and subsidizes the support of the project. (Wang XinFang)


" Listen to old man's speeches more " Reasonable Discover the elder has intelligence even more