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[SERIOUS] Clever fools: Why a high IQ doesn't mean you're smart

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  • According to AAHZ's profile he is 31 years old, which is all I have to say to the notion that a forum full of adults is capable of behaving itself.
    i see your point, but isn't that what moderators are there for.
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    • In totally unrelated news, I have to finish about a third of a semesters' work in the next 4 hours to take an exam in about 11 hours, allowing for a generous margin of 6 hours sleep, 30 minutes' breakfast and stuff, and 30 minutes to print off my notes.
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      • Clearly you have the FPIQ (Forward Planning IQ) of a ******.
        Is it me, or is MOBIUS a horrible person?

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        • Originally posted by C0ckney View Post
          i see your point, but isn't that what moderators are there for.




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          • Originally posted by Kuciwalker View Post
            That is demonstrably false.

            Additionally, as has been pointed out several times in this thread, IQ is the best measurement of our general idea of "intelligence" available.
            It's not demonstrably false, it's an concept in great debate.

            The whole presence of savants should alone make you question the value of IQ.
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            • Yeah, Kuci's claim that it is demonstrably false seems strange. How do you demonstrate that it is false? All you can do is make a claim that it is highly unlikely to be false (based on statistical analysis). Highly unlikely to be false I agree with. Demonstrably false seems to be making a claim of certainty where no such claim is warranted.

              Furthermore, Kuci's claim that the IQ test is our best test clearly ignores the paradigm shifting FelchTest™. Has Kuci done the research? Has he compared the validity of traditional IQ tests against the FelchTest™?
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              • I'm wondering if my wholly subjective rankings of intelligence are better or worse predictors of job/academic performance than are traditional IQ tests.
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                • There your results would be skewed, given that you know what some of us do.
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                  • Ok, let's do an informal comparison.

                    I've always score well on IQ test.
                    I've been reasonably successful in my career.
                    KH didn't list me at the top but it was above average.

                    Result. IQ test not a BETTER indicator. Draw.
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                    • Rah has not always score well on grammar tests though.
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                      • Originally posted by Asher View Post
                        It's not demonstrably false, it's an concept in great debate.

                        The whole presence of savants should alone make you question the value of IQ.
                        "IQ tests are a measure of nothing but ability to do IQ tests" is demonstrably false.

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                        • Fortunately it wasn't a requirement for my career.
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                          • Originally posted by Kuciwalker View Post
                            "IQ tests are a measure of nothing but ability to do IQ tests" is demonstrably false.
                            How is that possibly demonstrably false? Unless you are taking this to a semantical extreme?
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                            • Asher, because they predict job/academic achievement to some degree they are obviously indicative of SOMETHING more than simply IQ test-taking ability
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                              • Originally posted by Asher View Post
                                How is that possibly demonstrably false?
                                There is a demonstrable correlation with e.g. income.

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