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Re:U.S. Army Drops Requirement for High School Diploma Amid ... by alemanek on Sunday January 28, 2024 @07:45AM (#39165152)
There are similar results for other IQ tests as well. You can study and practice to improve your score. Which shows that they aren’t really measuring raw intelligence. But, that doesn’t mean they aren’t measuring fitness for a task at least at that point in time.
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Re:U.S. Army Drops Requirement for High School Diploma Amid ... by figassis on Sunday January 28, 2024 @08:12AM (#39165369)
We also seem to take it as fact that intelligence is an unchanging attribute you get at birth. Wouldn’t your brain upgrade itself as it optimizes for the world around it?
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Re:U.S. Army Drops Requirement for High School Diploma Amid ... by epgui on Sunday January 28, 2024 @08:00AM (#39165283)
Intelligence is a fuzzy concept, but it cannot really be separated from knowledge and experience.
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