I Was Told I Was Very Smart

Re:I Was Told I Was Very Smart by jorleif on Thursday October 22, 2009 @03:13AM (#896330)

I wish someone did a study on how being told other things affect intelligence. For example, there is the stereotype of the dumb blonde. Perhaps being told (or knowing) that one is attractive leads to lower effort and therefore to less knowledge and lower intelligence. Maybe high intelligence is something geeks develop, only because they are not very good at anything else, such as being popular or good at sports etc.

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Re:I Was Told I Was Very Smart by JoeAltmaier on Thursday October 22, 2009 @10:21AM (#896771)

Mensa (top 2% on intelligence test) have a demographic of high-ability non-achievers. Bookstore employees, lab assistants etc. Rarely the boss.

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Re:I Was Told I Was Very Smart by echair on Thursday October 22, 2009 @10:28AM (#896785)

Surely it's Mensa membership that correlates with low achievement, not scoring well on IQ tests per se.

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Re:I Was Told I Was Very Smart by thaumaturgy on Thursday October 22, 2009 @10:29AM (#896789)

That's the primary reason I didn't join their party. They seem to think that the mere possession of intelligence is something noteworthy.

I might as well join an organization of naturally brown-haired people.

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