From: The Atlantic

Quick Thinkers Seem Charismatic, Even If They’re Not That Smart

The Atlantic:

The rapid-fire back and forth of a witty repartee is an exhilarating thing. When the conversation is ping-ponging between you and someone else—be it on a date, or in a business meeting, or at happy hour—chances are you’ll find yourself drawn to that person. And it’s the speed that’s the key, according to a new study in Psychological Science.

“Mental speed allows people to judge situational demands rapidly, consider a wide repertoire of responses within a socially appropriate response window, mask inappropriate initial reactions by rapidly presenting a non-dominant response, and make time-sensitive humorous associations,” write the study authors, who hail from the University of Queensland and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

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