Re:Covid infections are causing IQ drops and years of brain ...
by teaearlgraycold on Wednesday April 17, 2024 @02:45AM
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I doubt such a test is possible because IQ is trying to be a single number. Intelligence isn’t really generalized like that.
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Re:Covid infections are causing IQ drops and years of brain ...
by dijit on Wednesday April 17, 2024 @02:48AM
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IQ as measured seems to be intended to be a "mental maturity index".
It's best administered to children to understand where they are relative to other children and makes little sense in adults.
That's why IQ is age dependent. A 12 year old with a 140 IQ should have the mental pattern matching recognition as a normal 14 year old with 100 IQ.
The standard deviation is based on the next year ups mean IQ and so on.
It doesn't necessarily measure intelligence, but in children it can be used as a proxy for intelligence since usually brain maturity is directly linked to intelligence.