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Re:Covid infections are causing IQ drops and years of brain ... by k__ on Wednesday April 17, 2024 @05:17AM (#40062228)
The tests themselves are misleading.

If I do one sober, I have an IQ of 110, if I do it with my ADHD meds, it goes up to 120.

Is that because the meds make me smarter? No, it's because I don't lose attention after 10 minutes of test and can concentrate until the end. However, the numbers imply otherwise.

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Re:Covid infections are causing IQ drops and years of brain ... by fireflash38 on Wednesday April 17, 2024 @06:48AM (#40062805)
One could argue that concentration is an aspect of intelligence.
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Re:Covid infections are causing IQ drops and years of brain ... by atwrk on Wednesday April 17, 2024 @07:30AM (#40063081)
It isn't though, but both intelligence and concentration are necessary for actual performance. Intelligence is only a potential.
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Re:Covid infections are causing IQ drops and years of brain ... by spacebacon on Wednesday April 17, 2024 @07:44AM (#40063208)
Concentration is an aspect of applied intelligence. To take an IQ test is to measure applied intelligence.
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Re:Covid infections are causing IQ drops and years of brain ... by mcphage on Wednesday April 17, 2024 @07:56AM (#40063327)
> Is that because the meds make me smarter?

At some level, IQ tests measure your ability to take IQ tests. So it would make sense that your measured IQ would go up when you're on ADHD meds, since those will obviously have an effect on your ability to take IQ tests.

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Re:Covid infections are causing IQ drops and years of brain ... by lostmsu on Wednesday April 17, 2024 @12:11PM (#40066683)
Maybe yes, they do. Have you seen this famous article after GPT-2 came out? https://www.skynettoday.com/editorials/humans-not-concentrat...
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