Albert Einstein attributed his brilliant mind to having a childlike sense of humor. Indeed， a number of studies have found an association between humor and intelligence.

Researchers in Austria discovered that funny people， particularly those who enjoy dark humor， have higher IQs than their less funny peers. They argue that it takes both cognitive and emotional ability to process and produce humor. Their analysis shows that funny people have higher verbal and non-verbal intelligence， and they score lower in mood disturbance and aggressiveness.

Not only are funny people smart， but theyre nice to be around. Evidence suggests that having a good sense of humor is linked to high emotional intelligence and is a highly desirable quality in a partner.

In studies of attractiveness， both men and women rate funny people as more attractive， and cite having a good sense of humor as being one of the most important traits in a long-term partner.

阿爾伯特·爱因斯坦把自己的聪明才智归因于他那童真般的幽默感。大量的研究表明，幽默和智商之间确实存在关联。

奥地利的研究人员发现，幽默的人，尤其是喜欢黑色幽默的人，和缺少些许幽默感的同龄人相比更聪明。他们认为，能理解并表达幽默需要认知和情感上的双重能力。通过分析，研究人员发现幽默的人有更强的语言能力和非语言能力，他们更少出现情绪失常和暴躁的情况。

幽默的人不仅更聪明，身边的人也很喜欢跟他们来往。研究表明，有幽默感的人情商更高，幽默感是作为同伴非常吸引人的一项特质。

一些针对吸引力的研究表明，男性和女性都认为幽默的人更有吸引力，并且把良好的幽默感视作长期伴侣最重要的特质之一。

Word Bank

attribute /?'tr?bju?t/ v. 把……归因于

She attributes her success to hard work and a little luck.

association /?'s???i'e??n/ n. 联系

analysis /?'n?l?s?s/ n. 分析

trait /tre?t/ n. 特点；特征