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* Status signaling among upper class might distinguish/polarize itself from activities in lower classes where people produce many offspring for ecological reasons, hoping one child will make it (favoring fast LH) which may be seen as uncouth behavior in higher class circles | * Status signaling among upper class might distinguish/polarize itself from activities in lower classes where people produce many offspring for ecological reasons, hoping one child will make it (favoring fast LH) which may be seen as uncouth behavior in higher class circles | ||
* Harder fields of study are also less normative, more evolutionary novel, which might have an alienating effect [[mismatch hypothesis]], reducing social and hence sexual success | * Harder fields of study are also less normative, more evolutionary novel, which might have an alienating effect [[mismatch hypothesis]], reducing social and hence sexual success | ||
* People with very high IQs (>130) may be more neurotic and prone to various mental disturbances/disorders that are generally deleterious in regards to achieving sexual success. A study on American members of the high-IQ society, | * People with very high IQs (>130) may be more neurotic and prone to various mental disturbances/disorders that are generally deleterious in regards to achieving sexual success. A study on American members of the high-IQ society, Mensa (N = 3715), found evidence of much higher incidences of depression, anxiety disorders, and autism among those surveyed. There were also higher incidences of food and environmental allergies and autoimmune disorders compared to the general population. It is important to note many of these elevated risks were based on self-diagnoses, however, a tendency to spuriously diagnose oneself with diseases may indicate hypochondria, and thus higher neuroticism.<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160289616303324</ref> It's also important to note Mensa members may not be representative of very high IQ people in general, as the organization requires a yearly fee in exchange for membership. This may serve to attract people who join this organization to overcompensate for various flaws, by being able to boast of having a high IQ. | ||
One study suggested there is a sweet spot for attractiveness at an IQ of 120 and with declining attractiveness above, which agrees with previously postulated hypothesis that too much of a desirable trait is detrimental. However, it is not clear whether this reflects actual mating choices.<ref>https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321640585</ref> The sweet spot being way above the mean demonstrates that intelligence is still under positive [[Fisherian runaway#Intelligence|sexual selection]]. | One study suggested there is a sweet spot for attractiveness at an IQ of 120 and with declining attractiveness above, which agrees with previously postulated hypothesis that too much of a desirable trait is detrimental. However, it is not clear whether this reflects actual mating choices.<ref>https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321640585</ref> The sweet spot being way above the mean demonstrates that intelligence is still under positive [[Fisherian runaway#Intelligence|sexual selection]]. | ||