Those personality traits are not just correlated with intelligence, they almost certainly cause it—thinking is to some degree a skill set, and innate curiosity + introspection + skepticism would result in constant
deliberate practice.
So those traits + average intelligence can only coexist if the character has recently undergone a major personality change, or suffered brain damage.
Those personality traits are not just correlated with intelligence, they almost certainly cause it—thinking is to some degree a skill set, and innate curiosity + introspection + skepticism would result in constant deliberate practice. So those traits + average intelligence can only coexist if the character has recently undergone a major personality change, or suffered brain damage.