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Date Posted: 09:28:03 09/02/00 Sat
Author: Mariah
Subject: Potential Aptitude
In reply to: avalanche 's message, "Re: IQ" on 08:32:27 09/02/00 Sat

It's possible. It's also possible that they're still biased, and that IQ tests (although they might indicate a ruler which can be used to guage current intelligence levels) doesn't act as any true indicator of a person's potential aptitude, which is oftentimes how they are used.


> this is calculated in with modern IQ tests, in
> modern IQ tests, there usually are multiple correct
> answers, and they are studied by people who DON'T just
> tick off the answers without actually looking at them,
> modern (not all of them obviously) iq tests are also
> not just based on mathematical understanding, and
> modern IQ tests quite accurately unravel a person's
> intelligence.

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  • Intricately Simple -- Mariah, 09:36:04 09/02/00 Sat
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