Curmudgeons unite!

Or maybe it should be subtitled, "Why Mensans have less fun"...

Personality predictors of intelligence change from younger to older adulthood

An ability to be open to new situations may predict intelligence earlier in life, says a new study, but disagreeableness may predict intelligence later in life.

Wait. It gets better:

In the cognitively superior older group, who outperformed both the cognitively comparable older adults and the younger adults on every ability tested, “agreeableness was found to have a contrary relationship with general knowledge suggesting that a disagreeable nature may go hand in hand with better vocabulary and knowledge retention in older age,” said Baker. This result supports previous research that suggests that those who are highly intelligent may be more aloof and independent.

Cranky? You may be smarter than you think

Tags: intelligence, psychology