Do You Consider IQ Tests a Good Measure of Intelligence?

[TCO]

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[kittenOFchaos]

Originally posted by TCO
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TCO - who wants the Internet fed to him on a spoon.

Get them yerself ya lazy lamop!

[Fake Boris]

Originally posted by Aivo½so
I think IQ is a rather unnecessary concept. It is not a measure of intelligence unless "intelligence" is defined as being what IQ tests measure, and nobody knows what having a high IQ is good for.

As VetLegion says, IQ tests measure your ability to complete a certain set of intellectual tasks that share traits with the challenges posed by real life. I'm OK with that, but IMO 'intelligence' per se is a meaningless concept - there are so many domains of expertise, all having their own rules, goals, usefulness, that I find it preferable to talk about one's ability in a certain field rather than some abstract, objective measure of 'intelligence'.

[TCO]

feed me. She has a nice rack.

[Meticulous Man]

IQ tests measure your ability to complete a certain set of intellectual tasks that share traits with the challenges posed by real life

In case real life = classroom in a Western country

[Elok]

Originally posted by TCO
feed me. She has a nice rack.

...and a scary, tired face. She's got that "getting old and sick of it all but trying to prevent it by hysterical denial" look to her, as seen on Paula Abdul. Look at that dead, joyless smile! Those empty, weary eyes! Those crisp, creased folds in her cheeks! Nothing says hott sexx like the dreary, emotionally draining saga of living a lie written all over your face.

[reds4ever]

She's also knocking on 50.

[TCO]

Originally posted by Elok


...and a scary, tired face. She's got that "getting old and sick of it all but trying to prevent it by hysterical denial" look to her, as seen on Paula Abdul. Look at that dead, joyless smile! Those empty, weary eyes! Those crisp, creased folds in her cheeks! Nothing says hott sexx like the dreary, emotionally draining saga of living a lie written all over your face.

I'll drape her over a sofa and plug her from behind.

[TCO]

Ming...put it down. This is meant to be a funposting thread.

[MRT144]

Originally posted by VetLegion
It's good for everything, as people who are smart in one thing tend to be smart in other things too.

There is research about correlation with wealth of nations too, by a Finn actually.

sorry but booksmarts is not the same as knowing how to please a woman in bed.

[Fake Boris]

Originally posted by Aivo½so


In case real life = classroom in a Western country

Not exactly true, it tests memory, ability to visualize, word wits (eg your ability to reason in a way that is understandable to your fellow humans), and plenty of skills that are actually quite broad and generic.

[MrFun]

**** size (men) and breast size (women) are good measurements of intelligence.

[MOBIUS]

I'm sure there's a correlation between those who voted "no" and their relative lack of IQs...

Of course, having a Mensa level IQ I would say that.

[Cort Haus]

IQ tests measure ability to take IQ tests, and nothing more.

[Drogue]

Of course IQ tests don't test the whole spectrum of intelligence, but look at what they do test - spacial, verbal and numerical logic. In that they very closely resemble US SATs and the GRE. While they cannot test ability to learn or researching ability, I think they go as far as any test can do. There is also a high degree of correllation between IQ and academic attainment, as well as between IQ and high office (US presidents generally were far above average IQ-wise).

So yes, I think they test something. I think logic in the forms they test is a very important part of intelligence. However there is a large part of intelligence - evaluative skills, ability to learn, ability to utilise knowledge, etc. - that make some successful and, IMHO, intelligent. So while having a high IQ doesn't make you intelligent, I think they'd be very, very few intelligent people with IQs much below 100.

Originally posted by kittenOFchaos
High IQ doesn't necessarily correspond to success in life.

As for mensa, any club with Carol Vordermann as a member is not one a discerning gentleman could honourably be a member of.

In any measure of intelligence, she's pretty good. Degrees in engineering from Cambridge are not easy to gain, even if they're not particularly high marks.