There's no need to give a demonstration of my command of profanity since it's comprehensive and possibly the only one who does it better is R. Lee Ermey, the Marine drill sergeant from "Full Metal Jacket," since he could blister the paint on the walls simply by swearing at it. Although he used language most schoolmarms would say originated in a sewer he was also, as you saw from the movie, an honest man.
In the current study, psychologists reviewed whether honesty really is associated with profanity. (Science Daily: Frankly, we do give a damn: Study finds links between swearing and honesty)
Note: SD seems to be competing with itself in coming up with silly titles lately but the regulars have seen the science and that's always straight up.
It's long been associated with anger and coarseness but profanity can have another, more positive connotation. Psychologists have learned that people who frequently curse are being more honest. Writing in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science a team of researchers from the Netherlands, the UK, the USA and Hong Kong report that people who use profanity are less likely to be associated with lying and deception.
- SD
People may not believe but I don't deliberately lie about anything and it's only partially because I'm so easy to read it would be pointless to try. Probably the only way to get to that conclusion is by trying and failing but we don't need the pre-history in my life.
Ed: if you will go into a demonstration of your talent with profanity, I'm out of here.
Fair enough but, in this context, it would be superfluous and insulting since it's only restating the blindingly obvious.
Here we have some detail of their study.
In the first questionnaire 276 participants were asked to list their most commonly used and favourite swear words. They were also asked to rate their reasons for using these words and then took part in a lie test to determine whether they were being truthful or simply responding in the way they thought was socially acceptable. Those who wrote down a higher number of curse words were less likely to be lying.
- SD
There's no need here for second-guessing anything since that's what they did and that's what they saw.
A second survey involved collecting data from 75,000 Facebook users to measure their use of swear words in their online social interactions. The research found that those who used more profanity were also more likely to use language patterns that have been shown in previous research to be related to honesty, such as using pronouns like "I" and "me." The Facebook users were recruited from across the United States and their responses highlight the differing views to profanity that exist between different geographical areas. For example, those in the north-eastern states (such as Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey and New York) were more likely to swear whereas people were less likely to in the southern states (South Carolina, Arkansas, Tennessee and Mississippi).
- SD
Soft-spoken Southerners probably won't like that too much but we're not second-guessing this one and we don't see a place for an editorial.
The purpose is not political in presenting this aspect but it serves as an immediately-recognizable cast study.
As dishonesty and profanity are both considered deviant they are often viewed as evidence of low moral standards. On the other hand, profanity can be positively associated with honesty. It is often used to express unfiltered feelings and sincerity. The researchers cite the example of President-elect Donald Trump who used swear words in some of his speeches while campaigning in last year's US election and was considered, by some, to be more genuine than his rivals.
- SD
There's no need to restate any of that since you saw it yourself. Maybe some irony in that is the ones observed to swear the least in the South were also the ones most likely to support Trump so draw whatever conclusion you will from it.
We do have a follow-up study which would be almost impossible to test since we're curious as to what happens when there are no proscriptions against profanity. In my world, profanity only serves to add more words to my vocabulary but I'm aware of their shock value to others. I see a fair question in what would happen to any association with honesty if that shock value did not exist.
In the current study, psychologists reviewed whether honesty really is associated with profanity. (Science Daily: Frankly, we do give a damn: Study finds links between swearing and honesty)
Note: SD seems to be competing with itself in coming up with silly titles lately but the regulars have seen the science and that's always straight up.
It's long been associated with anger and coarseness but profanity can have another, more positive connotation. Psychologists have learned that people who frequently curse are being more honest. Writing in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science a team of researchers from the Netherlands, the UK, the USA and Hong Kong report that people who use profanity are less likely to be associated with lying and deception.
- SD
People may not believe but I don't deliberately lie about anything and it's only partially because I'm so easy to read it would be pointless to try. Probably the only way to get to that conclusion is by trying and failing but we don't need the pre-history in my life.
Ed: if you will go into a demonstration of your talent with profanity, I'm out of here.
Fair enough but, in this context, it would be superfluous and insulting since it's only restating the blindingly obvious.
Here we have some detail of their study.
In the first questionnaire 276 participants were asked to list their most commonly used and favourite swear words. They were also asked to rate their reasons for using these words and then took part in a lie test to determine whether they were being truthful or simply responding in the way they thought was socially acceptable. Those who wrote down a higher number of curse words were less likely to be lying.
- SD
There's no need here for second-guessing anything since that's what they did and that's what they saw.
A second survey involved collecting data from 75,000 Facebook users to measure their use of swear words in their online social interactions. The research found that those who used more profanity were also more likely to use language patterns that have been shown in previous research to be related to honesty, such as using pronouns like "I" and "me." The Facebook users were recruited from across the United States and their responses highlight the differing views to profanity that exist between different geographical areas. For example, those in the north-eastern states (such as Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey and New York) were more likely to swear whereas people were less likely to in the southern states (South Carolina, Arkansas, Tennessee and Mississippi).
- SD
Soft-spoken Southerners probably won't like that too much but we're not second-guessing this one and we don't see a place for an editorial.
The purpose is not political in presenting this aspect but it serves as an immediately-recognizable cast study.
As dishonesty and profanity are both considered deviant they are often viewed as evidence of low moral standards. On the other hand, profanity can be positively associated with honesty. It is often used to express unfiltered feelings and sincerity. The researchers cite the example of President-elect Donald Trump who used swear words in some of his speeches while campaigning in last year's US election and was considered, by some, to be more genuine than his rivals.
- SD
There's no need to restate any of that since you saw it yourself. Maybe some irony in that is the ones observed to swear the least in the South were also the ones most likely to support Trump so draw whatever conclusion you will from it.
We do have a follow-up study which would be almost impossible to test since we're curious as to what happens when there are no proscriptions against profanity. In my world, profanity only serves to add more words to my vocabulary but I'm aware of their shock value to others. I see a fair question in what would happen to any association with honesty if that shock value did not exist.
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