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Topic	Best scientifically validated IQ test on the internet.
Mal_Fet 11/04/17 10:57:49 AM #36:	COVxy posted... Mal_Fet posted... tl;dw: if you throw out what we know about IQ, you may as well throw out the field of psychology. Maybe psychology from the 1910's - 1920's, yes. But psychology has developed a lot from the days of essentially being professional screeners. There's theory and mechanisms, both of which the intelligence literature does not have. More or less, if you can replace an older construct with more well defined and newer construct, there's no reason to hold onto the older one because the general public likes it, e.g. intelligence, consciousness, etc... If you think IQ hasn't been relevant since the 20's then you should probably watch the video I posted. To quote one part, it's better to be in the top 95% of IQ scores than to be in the top 95% of familial wealth; the one with the high IQ has a better chance of being successful, NOT the rich guy. --- Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear. -George Orwell <cite>Mal_Fet posted [p:889740442] in Best scien... [t:75953705]...</cite> <quote><cite>COVxy posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Mal_Fet posted...</cite> <quote>tl;dw: if you throw out what we know about IQ, you may as well throw out the field of psychology. </quote> Maybe psychology from the 1910's - 1920's, yes. But psychology has developed a lot from the days of essentially being professional screeners. There's theory and mechanisms, both of which the intelligence literature does not have. More or less, if you can replace an older construct with more well defined and newer construct, there's no reason to hold onto the older one because the general public likes it, e.g. intelligence, consciousness, etc...</quote> If you think IQ hasn't been relevant since the 20's then you should probably watch the video I posted. To quote one part, it's better to be in the top 95% of IQ scores than to be in the top 95% of familial wealth; the one with the high IQ has a better chance of being successful, NOT the rich guy. --- Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear. -George Orwell</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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