BacktoCricaddict Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Well, ok, the title was clickbait, but this is a very balanced take on IQ tests and what they can and cannot determine, and how they have been used nefariously. https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/iq-load-bs/ Excerpt: Quote So, is IQ BS? Well, it’s complicated. IQ is a test, designed to gauge a certain type of intelligence, which some argue (on weak data) is a good indicator of lifetime success. It ranks people against each other, when no other information (such as examinations or qualifications) can meaningfully help in that ranking. Headlines like “Ways to improve your IQ!” seem to reveal what IQ is — an examination. And, like any exam, you can game and train for it. The fact that you can improve (and, presumably, degrade) your IQ reveals a still more fundamental point: IQ is not a measure of who you are. It isn’t something structural to your being, unchangeable and predetermined (such as your genetics). coffee_rules 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bharathh Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 4 hours ago, BacktoCricaddict said: Well, ok, the title was clickbait, but this is a very balanced take on IQ tests and what they can and cannot determine, and how they have been used nefariously. https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/iq-load-bs/ Excerpt: High IQ is not as important as EQ anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee_rules Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 Never taken an IQ test. How do I go about taking? I already feel I am the smartest of all Vijy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarke Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 I don't think IQ is BS, the IQ test in current form is pretty limited. Intelligence can mean excellence in interpreting & applying one or many things. A physicist & a chef have their own way of exhibiting intelligence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarke Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 @BacktoCricaddict Which of the two has a higher IQ Challenge: You're given person X's laptop and need to retrieve his files Contestant A: The laptop has bitlocker security, Windows password and hard drive encryption. A brute force approach will require 45 days minimum to decrypt the available options parallelly and cost $y for software and AWS resources. Contestant B: Puts gun on head of person X and gets passwords to retrieve files in a matter of minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravishingravi Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 I think the term "intellgence" can be very deceptive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khota Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 There are many forms of intelligence. These tests don't tell the complete story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee_rules Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 5 hours ago, Clarke said: @BacktoCricaddict Which of the two has a higher IQ Challenge: You're given person X's laptop and need to retrieve his files Contestant A: The laptop has bitlocker security, Windows password and hard drive encryption. A brute force approach will require 45 days minimum to decrypt the available options parallelly and cost $y for software and AWS resources. Contestant B: Puts gun on head of person X and gets passwords to retrieve files in a matter of minutes. Geek smart vs Street smart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vilander Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 On 11/3/2022 at 4:32 PM, BacktoCricaddict said: Well, ok, the title was clickbait, but this is a very balanced take on IQ tests and what they can and cannot determine, and how they have been used nefariously. https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/iq-load-bs/ Excerpt: intelligence is an umbrella term, spatial awareness and ability to master three dimensional tools for accurate target and motion guided by one’s movement of one’s limbs and torso is also an intelligence, don’t you think that’s what made people say Sachin was a genius not sure how he will fare in IQ tests. Which by the way do serve a good purpose of grading certain cognitive abilities, certain aptitudes and so forth as we all know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vijy Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 IQ is a somewhat useful heuristic, nothing more and nothing less BacktoCricaddict 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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