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RE: Higher IQ's
August 5, 2015 at 11:41 am
(August 5, 2015 at 4:37 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Funny thing - the more often you take IQ tests, the better your score will be.  Why?  Because all that IQ tests can reliably determine is - how well you take IQ tests.

There's a lot of truth to this. IQ tests do effectively measure a certain type of problem solving ability - IF the test is properly designed and administered. Even then, it's just one facet of intelligence. What about creativity, what about thinking "outside the box", what about flashes of insight, what about the ability to apply logic to real world problems?

IQ was an interesting idea but while I wouldn't go as far as Boru, I agree it has limited utility. It sure as hell isn't the final word on who is "smarter".
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.

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Higher IQ's - by Shuffle - August 5, 2015 at 2:53 am
RE: Higher IQ's - by robvalue - August 5, 2015 at 2:55 am
RE: Higher IQ's - by Silver - August 5, 2015 at 2:55 am
RE: Higher IQ's - by Lemonvariable72 - August 5, 2015 at 3:02 am
RE: Higher IQ's - by Cephus - August 5, 2015 at 5:44 pm
RE: Higher IQ's - by noahide - August 5, 2015 at 3:03 am
RE: Higher IQ's - by Shuffle - August 5, 2015 at 3:05 am
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RE: Higher IQ's - by Jackalope - August 5, 2015 at 11:56 am
RE: Higher IQ's - by Faith No More - August 5, 2015 at 11:58 am
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RE: Higher IQ's - by Jenny A - August 5, 2015 at 2:49 pm
RE: Higher IQ's - by Deepthunk - August 5, 2015 at 8:51 pm
RE: Higher IQ's - by Alex K - August 5, 2015 at 3:14 am
RE: Higher IQ's - by Shuffle - August 5, 2015 at 3:26 am
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RE: Higher IQ's - by Shuffle - August 5, 2015 at 4:03 am
RE: Higher IQ's - by Alex K - August 5, 2015 at 4:27 am
RE: Higher IQ's - by Cephus - August 5, 2015 at 5:46 pm
RE: Higher IQ's - by Jenny A - August 5, 2015 at 5:54 pm
RE: Higher IQ's - by Cephus - August 5, 2015 at 6:00 pm
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RE: Higher IQ's - by Pyrrho - August 5, 2015 at 9:47 pm
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RE: Higher IQ's - by Dystopia - August 5, 2015 at 5:55 pm
RE: Higher IQ's - by Cephus - August 5, 2015 at 6:02 pm
RE: Higher IQ's - by robvalue - August 5, 2015 at 3:22 am
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RE: Higher IQ's - by Silver - August 5, 2015 at 3:28 am
RE: Higher IQ's - by robvalue - August 5, 2015 at 3:38 am
RE: Higher IQ's - by Longhorn - August 5, 2015 at 4:07 am
RE: Higher IQ's - by ignoramus - August 5, 2015 at 4:26 am
RE: Higher IQ's - by Silver - August 5, 2015 at 4:28 am
RE: Higher IQ's - by robvalue - August 5, 2015 at 4:32 am
RE: Higher IQ's - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - August 5, 2015 at 4:37 am
RE: Higher IQ's - by Silver - August 5, 2015 at 4:41 am
RE: Higher IQ's - by AFTT47 - August 5, 2015 at 11:41 am
RE: Higher IQ's - by Silver - August 5, 2015 at 4:37 am
RE: Higher IQ's - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - August 5, 2015 at 4:39 am
RE: Higher IQ's - by Alex K - August 5, 2015 at 5:56 am
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RE: Higher IQ's - by Neo-Scholastic - August 5, 2015 at 9:04 pm
RE: Higher IQ's - by Cephus - August 6, 2015 at 3:25 am
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RE: Higher IQ's - by Shuffle - August 5, 2015 at 6:44 pm
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RE: Higher IQ's - by Cephus - August 5, 2015 at 9:02 pm
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RE: Higher IQ's - by Angrboda - August 5, 2015 at 7:17 pm
RE: Higher IQ's - by Neo-Scholastic - August 5, 2015 at 8:52 pm
RE: Higher IQ's - by Thumpalumpacus - August 5, 2015 at 11:20 pm
RE: Higher IQ's - by Shuffle - August 5, 2015 at 11:46 pm
RE: Higher IQ's - by bennyboy - August 6, 2015 at 3:44 am
RE: Higher IQ's - by Alex K - August 6, 2015 at 5:17 am
RE: Higher IQ's - by John V - August 7, 2015 at 6:03 am
RE: Higher IQ's - by Alex K - August 7, 2015 at 6:27 am
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RE: Higher IQ's - by ErGingerbreadMandude - August 7, 2015 at 7:46 am
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RE: Higher IQ's - by Faith No More - August 7, 2015 at 10:08 am
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RE: Higher IQ's - by Faith No More - August 7, 2015 at 10:20 am
RE: Higher IQ's - by John V - August 7, 2015 at 10:31 am
RE: Higher IQ's - by Faith No More - August 7, 2015 at 10:56 am
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