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IQ test = pseudoscience?
Alto Impacto Offline
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IQ test = pseudoscience?
December 14, 2011 at 10:05 am
Is it true? or not?
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RE: IQ test = pseudoscience?
December 14, 2011 at 10:13 am (This post was last modified: December 14, 2011 at 10:17 am by The Grand Nudger.)
Well, they definitely tell the test taker how "smart" you are at taking their particular test. Believe the idea is to get a comprehensive list of problems that engage different "types" of cognitive ability. Taking them all together the IQ is an average of your overall ability or aptitude for problem solving (as defined by the test used as a standard). In that sense there's really no trouble with the test, but there's probably too much focus on the grade and what it means. IQ tests have gone through many many revisions, and have been used as a placement tool for programs like Gifted, MEGSSS, and CAST. In that arena they seem to be very effective.
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RE: IQ test = pseudoscience?
December 14, 2011 at 10:52 am
Who ever called it science?
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RE: IQ test = pseudoscience?
December 14, 2011 at 2:58 pm
Depends on who you ask. Many a time did I witness an argument at university between students of psychology (who say they don't measure intelligence) and students of biology / neuroscience who say they do. The general argument against IQ tests is that they don't measure certain types of intelligence, like "artistic" intelligence, and favour problem solving. The counter-argument is that "artistic" intelligence doesn't exist, and that intelligence itself can be defined as a measure of one's ability to solve problems, reason, understand, etc, so IQ tests are perfect for measuring that.

I for one take the view that IQ tests are accurate at measuring intelligence, as long as you take intelligence as reasoning / problem solving / etc. If you don't start calling things like "artistic ability" some form of intelligence, then you are fine. Often, people of extraordinary artistic ability have high IQs anyway, since a form of problem solving is present in the creation of artwork.

If you want to read up more on intelligence, I'd suggest the article on g at Wikipedia.
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RE: IQ test = pseudoscience?
December 14, 2011 at 3:59 pm
I don't dispute that it measures (in that its results is probably correlated to a certain degree) something. But I don't think it can demonstrate either the precision, or the specificity, or any empirical, much less analytical, theoretical foundation to be called science.
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RE: IQ test = pseudoscience?
December 14, 2011 at 5:35 pm
Just curious;why was the OP banned?
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December 14, 2011 at 6:49 pm
He failed the Atheist Forums IQ Test. He just had to go.
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RE: IQ test = pseudoscience?
December 14, 2011 at 9:25 pm
Wow, dude was banned after 4 posts?

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RE: IQ test = pseudoscience?
December 14, 2011 at 10:51 pm
(December 14, 2011 at 6:49 pm)Norfolk And Chance Wrote: He failed the Atheist Forums IQ Test. He just had to go.

Atheist Forums IQ Test? Really?
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RE: IQ test = pseudoscience?
December 14, 2011 at 11:02 pm
(December 14, 2011 at 10:51 pm)Blam! Wrote:
(December 14, 2011 at 6:49 pm)Norfolk And Chance Wrote: He failed the Atheist Forums IQ Test. He just had to go.

Atheist Forums IQ Test? Really?

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