Re:Comparing linear and nonlinear effects of cognitive abili...
by inglor_cz on Friday November 05, 2021 @05:07PM
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If IQ tends to correlate with abstract thinking, a person who is smart in daily life may still be < 100 points of IQ.
I had classmates who were quite smart in interpersonal communication, but really struggled with abstract tasks in mathematics or physics. One of them is a fairly successful businessman now, but still shudders when someone says "Pythagorean theorem" aloud.
Given how heavily do IQ tests lean on geometry and abstract pattern matching, he might score rather low.
I had classmates who were quite smart in interpersonal communication, but really struggled with abstract tasks in mathematics or physics. One of them is a fairly successful businessman now, but still shudders when someone says "Pythagorean theorem" aloud.
Given how heavily do IQ tests lean on geometry and abstract pattern matching, he might score rather low.