Re:Intelligence and radical economic attitudes
by j0hnyl on Wednesday September 21, 2022 @08:29AM
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I think you are making assumptions here:
> effective measure of the things people typically expect from it once you get into average or above average scores.
But I don't think that's what IQ is, it's just a measure of a type of assessment relative to other participants. Beyond that, there are strong correlations at various IQ levels on how people perceive certain spatial and logic questions/tasks. IQ does not measure your personality or job performance.
I believe that IQ exists, but I don't believe it's an effective measure of the things people typically expect from it once you get into average or above average scores.
Leaving aside the problem of the tests themselves and how they're conducted, I suspect that even a "perfect" test wouldn't predict how well a person would manage their life, perform in their job, or contribute positively to society.
At the low end, IQ testing can identify individuals with problems that will certainly cause them difficulties, but a person with a high IQ won't necessarily outperform someone with an average IQ in tasks that aren't IQ tests.