Table 10.
Partial correlations of the Comic Style Markers with self-rated and measured intelligence (controlled for age and gender).
| Intelligence | Fun | Humor | Nonsense | Wit | Irony | Satire | Sarcasm | Cynicism |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measured | ||||||||
| Verbal | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.19∗∗ | 0.09 | -0.04 | 0.08 | -0.03 |
| Numerical | 0.01 | 0.11 | -0.07 | -0.03 | 0.08 | 0.09 | -0.02 | 0.02 |
| Spatial | -0.07 | -0.03 | 0.01 | -0.08 | 0.08 | -0.01 | -0.07 | 0.06 |
| Total | -0.03 | 0.06 | -0.02 | 0.04 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.03 |
| Self-rated | ||||||||
| Verbal | 0.10 | 0.28∗∗∗ | 0.08 | 0.48∗∗∗ | 0.01 | 0.12 | 0.04 | -0.03 |
| Numerical | -0.01 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.13 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.09 |
| Spatial | -0.02 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.17∗ | 0.06 | -0.09 | 0.08 |
| Total | 0.04 | 0.21∗∗ | 0.13∗ | 0.28∗∗∗ | 0.17∗ | 0.16∗ | 0.02 | 0.14∗ |
N = 214 (self-rated intelligence, assessed with the Measure for self-estimated intelligence) and N = 199 (measured intelligence, assessed with the Intelligence Structure Test 2000 Revised). ∗p < 0.05; ∗∗p < 0.01; ∗∗∗p < 0.001.