People Who Social Distance Are More Intelligent, Study Says
Jam Press/PA In bad news for Karens everywhere, people who comply with social distancing measures have been found to have better working memory capacities – one of the key indicators of human intelligence. A new research paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences addressed whether choosing to social distance during the early stages of the pandemic could in fact depend upon how much information a person’s working memory could contain. Those with a higher working memory capacity were found to have an increased understanding of the benefits of social distancing over the costs. As a result, they demonstrated greater compliance during the initial stages of the outbreak. PA Images Working memory refers to the process of retaining information in the brain for a short amount of time, a period that usually lasts for a matter of seconds. How good a person is at doing this is indicative of their prowess in various mental abilities, such as intelligence, comprehen...