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Re:Productivity by Robotbeat on Tuesday April 10, 2018 @03:33PM (#16804429)
IQ can be changed, if you work hard enough:

http://www.businessinsider.com/actually-you-can-change-your-...

This is true especially in your teenage years. It could change by more than 20 points. Can someone with high motivation and with an IQ of 110 make useful contributions to theoretical physics? I fail to see why not.

IQ is determined by a test that's ultimately measuring skills. And skills can be learned. Even if the intent of the test is to measure some sort of innate, unchanging capacity.

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Re:Productivity by gridspy on Tuesday April 10, 2018 @05:42PM (#16805765)
The point of an IQ test is to measure brain damage, by comparing prior results against later results.

Any other use is just Pop Sci.

So naturally you can change the measured IQ, but you're abusing the test.

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