Financial stress can induce drop in IQ

Tuesday, September 3, 2013 - 11:20 in Psychology & Sociology

People struggling to pay their bills tend to temporarily lose the equivalent of 13 IQ points, scientists found when they gave intelligence tests to shoppers at a New Jersey mall and farmers in India.

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