IQ and g-factor

TagLast edit: 14 Jul 2020 23:37 UTC by Ben Pace

IQ is a score derived from a set of standardized tests designed to assess human intelligence. The g-factor (general intelligence factor) is the underlying psychometric construct that the IQ tests are trying to measure.

This tag is specifically for discussions about these formal constructs. For discussions about artificial intelligence, see AI. For discussions about human-level intelligence in a broader sense, see General Intelligence.

Against Individual IQ Worries

Scott Alexander28 Sep 2017 17:12 UTC

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What good is G-factor if you’re dumped in the woods? A field report from a camp counselor.

Hastings12 Jan 2024 13:17 UTC

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[Question] How good is a human’s gut judgement at guessing someone’s IQ?

habryka25 Feb 2019 21:23 UTC

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[Question] Why so much variance in human intelligence?

Ben Pace22 Aug 2019 22:36 UTC

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video games > IQ tests

bhauth5 Aug 2023 13:27 UTC

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Why Are Individual IQ Differences OK?

Eliezer Yudkowsky26 Oct 2007 21:50 UTC

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Do IQ tests measure g?

NancyLebovitz24 Nov 2010 13:19 UTC

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[Question] What are the advantages and disadvantages of knowing your own IQ?

Mati_Roy3 Apr 2019 18:31 UTC

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Update on Chinese IQ-related gene panels

Lao Mein14 Dec 2023 10:12 UTC

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AIXI-style IQ tests

gwern29 Jan 2011 0:49 UTC

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[Link] Word-vector based DL system achieves human parity in verbal IQ tests

jacob_cannell13 Jun 2015 23:38 UTC

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[LINK] International variation in IQ – the role of parasites

David_Gerard14 May 2012 12:08 UTC

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How much wealth is produced by high IQ people?

JonahS14 Mar 2014 8:23 UTC

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IQ Scores Fail to Predict Academic Performance in Children With Autism

InquilineKea18 Nov 2010 3:34 UTC

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SciAm article about rationality corresponding only weakly with IQ

DavidPlumpton27 Dec 2014 20:56 UTC

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[LINK] Neuroscientists Find That Status within Groups Can Affect IQ

cafesofie23 Jan 2012 19:52 UTC

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Interview on IQ, genes, and genetic engineering with expert (Hsu)

James_Miller28 May 2017 22:19 UTC

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(www.youtube.com)

Article on IQ: The Inappropriately Excluded

buybuydandavis19 Sep 2016 1:36 UTC

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[Question] Performance IQ and higher mathematics

c5pi24 Aug 2019 17:31 UTC

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[Question] Should I take an IQ test, why or why not?

snog toddgrass10 Jul 2020 16:52 UTC

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Is IQ what we actually need to know?

NancyLebovitz25 Feb 2014 18:21 UTC

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What Intelligence Tests Miss: The psychology of rational thought

Kaj_Sotala11 Jul 2010 23:01 UTC

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A 2011 summary of modern intelligence tests

lukeprog7 Sep 2011 11:26 UTC

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IQ and Magnus Carlsen, Leo Messi and the Decathlon

ragintumbleweed28 Mar 2017 22:37 UTC

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Increasing IQ by 10 Points is Possible

George3d619 Mar 2024 20:48 UTC

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(morelucid.substack.com)

Is being a trans woman (or just low-T) +20 IQ?

lemonhope24 Apr 2024 20:04 UTC

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On Measuring Intellectual Performance—personal experience and several thoughts

Alexander Gufan20 Sep 2024 17:21 UTC

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The Case Against Education: Splitting the Education Premium Pie and Considering IQ

Zvi29 Apr 2018 12:40 UTC

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(thezvi.wordpress.com)

[Question] Does scientific productivity correlate with IQ?

Eli Tyre16 Jun 2019 19:42 UTC

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Autism And Intelligence: Much More Than You Wanted To Know

Scott Alexander14 Nov 2019 5:30 UTC

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(slatestarcodex.com)

How minimal is our intelligence?

Douglas_Reay25 Nov 2012 23:34 UTC

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Social intelligence, education, & the workplace

PhilGoetz2 May 2013 20:51 UTC

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The Psychological Diversity of Mankind

Kaj_Sotala9 May 2010 5:53 UTC

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The Atomic Bomb Considered As Hungarian High School Science Fair Project

Scott Alexander26 May 2017 9:45 UTC

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Innate Mathematical Ability

JonahS18 Feb 2015 11:11 UTC

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A Book Review

Zack_M_Davis28 Apr 2020 17:43 UTC

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(unremediatedgender.space)

Age gaps and Birth order: Reanalysis

Bucky7 Sep 2019 19:33 UTC

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Journal article: “The Mythical Taboo on Race and Intelligence”

CronoDAS16 Oct 2020 2:58 UTC

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(journals.sagepub.com)

Book review: WEIRDest People

PeterMcCluskey30 Nov 2020 3:33 UTC

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(www.bayesianinvestor.com)

The Flynn Effect Clarified

PeterMcCluskey12 Dec 2020 5:18 UTC

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(www.bayesianinvestor.com)

[Question] Can you improve IQ by practicing IQ tests?

ForensicOceanography27 Apr 2021 11:28 UTC

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[Question] How Does Cognitive Performance Translate to Real World Capability?

DragonGod7 Jun 2022 17:39 UTC

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Do IQ tests measure intelligence? - A prediction market on my future beliefs about the topic

tailcalled4 Feb 2023 11:19 UTC

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(manifold.markets)

Contra Alexander on the Bitter Lesson and IQ

Andrew Keenan Richardson26 Jul 2023 0:07 UTC

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(mechanisticmind.com)

IQ Tests and Aging: Do Scores Change Over Time?

iqmetricsorg27 Dec 2023 5:53 UTC

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Are smart people’s personal experiences biased against general intelligence?

tailcalled21 Apr 2022 19:25 UTC

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Experiences in applying “The Biodeterminist’s Guide to Parenting”

juliawise17 Jul 2015 19:19 UTC

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On Things that are Awesome

Eliezer Yudkowsky24 Mar 2009 3:24 UTC

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What do fellow rationalists think about Mensa?

taw6 Apr 2009 22:08 UTC

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[Link] Why the kids don’t know no algebra

GLaDOS4 Jul 2012 10:29 UTC

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Take part in our giant study of cognitive abilities and get a customized report of your strengths and weaknesses!

spencerg25 Nov 2022 16:28 UTC

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(www.guidedtrack.com)

Relationship between subjective experience and intelligence?

Q Home24 Jul 2022 9:10 UTC

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[Question] Education not meant for mass-consumption

Tolo24 Oct 2022 19:45 UTC

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Historical mathematicians exhibit a birth order effect too

Eli Tyre21 Aug 2018 1:52 UTC

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Age gaps and Birth order: Failed reproduction of results

Bucky7 Sep 2019 19:22 UTC

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Birth order effect found in Nobel Laureates in Physics

Bucky4 Sep 2018 12:17 UTC

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What is up with carbon dioxide and cognition? An offer

paulfchristiano23 Apr 2016 17:47 UTC

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The Trouble with Bright Girls [link]

Dreaded_Anomaly4 Mar 2011 4:17 UTC

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Comments on Power Law Distribution of Individual Impact

Ben Pace29 Dec 2017 1:49 UTC

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HELP: Do I have a chance at becoming intelligent?

johnbgone26 Oct 2010 21:41 UTC

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