My understanding is that IQ tests measure some dimensions of intelligence, but not others. That matches my experience.
Back when I was a kid I was administered an IQ test. I scored in the upper percentile, I’ve always been pretty good at reasoning, pattern recognition, and creativity. Those were qualities that the test I took measured, but I struggled (at least relatively speaking) with social, situational, and spatial awareness.
I think determination would be another trait wasn’t being tested for, but that’s important for hitting targets in a large search space. It’s quite likely that things have changed. It’s been 40 years now.
Guesses:
people see it as too 101 of a question;
people think it’s too controversial / has been done to death many years ago;
one guy with a lot of karma hates the whole concept and strong-downvoted it
I think the 101 idea is most likely. But I don’t think it’s a bad question, so I’ve upvoted it.
It’s “101”? I searched the regular internet to find out, but I got some yes’s and some no’s, which I suspect were just due to different definitions of intelligence.
It’s controversial?? Has that stoppedus before? When was it done to death?
I’m just confused, because if people downvote my stuff, they’re probably trying to tell me something, and I don’t know what it is. So I’m just curious.
My understanding is that IQ tests measure some dimensions of intelligence, but not others. That matches my experience.
Back when I was a kid I was administered an IQ test. I scored in the upper percentile, I’ve always been pretty good at reasoning, pattern recognition, and creativity. Those were qualities that the test I took measured, but I struggled (at least relatively speaking) with social, situational, and spatial awareness.
I think determination would be another trait wasn’t being tested for, but that’s important for hitting targets in a large search space. It’s quite likely that things have changed. It’s been 40 years now.
Thanks. By the way, do you know why this question is getting downvoted?
Guesses: people see it as too 101 of a question; people think it’s too controversial / has been done to death many years ago; one guy with a lot of karma hates the whole concept and strong-downvoted it
I think the 101 idea is most likely. But I don’t think it’s a bad question, so I’ve upvoted it.
It’s “101”? I searched the regular internet to find out, but I got some yes’s and some no’s, which I suspect were just due to different definitions of intelligence.
It’s controversial?? Has that stopped us before? When was it done to death?
I’m just confused, because if people downvote my stuff, they’re probably trying to tell me something, and I don’t know what it is. So I’m just curious.