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Originally posted by VreemdeVlieendeVoorwep
Originally posted by lordtyp0
IQ tests show speed of thought: rates of putting together information etc. etc. A low IQ does not means someone cannot comprehend, it means they take longer to reach the conclusion. Example: The inventor of the Artificial Heart was sub 100.
Though I choked when I read "How accurate IS IQ tests?" It tasted like irony to me, but it isn't..
Lol, yes sorry about that. As I have stated numerous times, English is my third language and I do tend to make mistakes, especially grammar mistakes. In retrospec, it does make for some good irony though, no?
VVV
Originally posted by VreemdeVlieendeVoorwep
reply to post by lordtyp0
I don't mind at all if you some fun mate. I even laughed at myself when I realised my mistake.
As for the 3 languages, that does not qualify me as intelligent or anything. Maybe I have a certain brain for languages.
Unfortunately in my country there is 11 official languages, and i can only speak 2 of them! And I don't think i will be able to learn all 11.
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Originally posted by VreemdeVlieendeVoorwep
reply to post by Esoteric Teacher
Thankyou very intelligent post. You must have a high IQ. And have a star!
I just can't agree with the thought than we all have a set IQ, like these test would have us believe. I reckon we grow in intellegence as we go along and gain more knowledge from stuff around us.
reply to post by Esoteric Teacher
thank you. i like stars. as for my IQ, i do not like to share, but according to professional studies i am sure i have a lower IQ in the mornings than i do in the evenings. it would seem most of the time i am not a morning person . now that part i can agree with.
Originally posted by Asktheanimals
Indeed, how accurate IS they?.
Somehow this title doesn't surprise me.
Originally posted by spikey
reply to post by VreemdeVlieendeVoorwep
Don't you mean "How accurate 'are' I.Q. tests?
Sorry, couldn't resist it mate.
Just saw that someone had already noticed...damn.
edit on 17/9/2010 by spikey because: added info.
Originally posted by ohioriver
IQ tests are meaningless junk science. Until someone invents a way to measure how much common sense one has, no one can measure someone's intelligence.
Originally posted by VreemdeVlieendeVoorwep
According to that test i am 31% evil.
That was my result, if you were interested. So does that mean I have more, or less common sense than you?
Originally posted by VreemdeVlieendeVoorwep
reply to post by Esoteric Teacher
Nice one. And yes, maybe the common sense test will make more sense than an IQ test.
According to that test i am 31% evil.
That was my result, if you were interested. So does that mean I have more, or less common sense than you?
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edit on 17-9-2010 by VreemdeVlieendeVoorwep because: to correct something
The point of view which we are defending here is not one which seeks to "retard... the advance of psychological testing." By examining the presuppositions of IQ testing we are attempting to show that this type of psychological test has a very limited value which is basically far outweighed not only because of "unwarranted expectations," but because of features that are inherent in its essential make up.