Re:Superior IQs associated with mental and physical disorder...
by michaelt on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @05:48AM
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> It is the strongest psychological test we have. [...] The military has been using concepts like this since World War I, where it was important to scale up a military quickly.
While I don't dispute that IQ tests correlate with smarts, the argument that "The WW1 military was very motivated, therefore their decisions must have been rational" isn't a particularly good one IMHO - because there are a great many counter-examples.
While I don't dispute that IQ tests correlate with smarts, the argument that "The WW1 military was very motivated, therefore their decisions must have been rational" isn't a particularly good one IMHO - because there are a great many counter-examples.