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If that were true, everyone with a very high IQ would be a great poker player, a great negotiator, a great writer, a great leader, a great investor.. etc. IQ i
by georgeecollins 6y ago
If that were true, everyone with a very high IQ would be a great poker player, a great negotiator, a great writer, a great leader, a great investor.. etc.
IQ is as proxy for problem solving if the problems look like a standardized test. The problems people face in the real world require more specialization and a more complex combination of skills and traits.
- gucciTheWizard 6y agoIQ is a general measure for pattern recognition. Most modern IQ tests are heavily dependent of things like ravens matrices. Pattern recognition in obviously helpful when problem solving.
- nassimslab 6y agoIs IQ really legit? I heard form Nassim Nicholas Taleb that the math used by psychologist is weak.
- wesleywt 6y agoIt's not. It was originally used to find profoundly disabled children. But know extended to be the be all and end all of intelligence. It's weak science.
- anthonypasq 6y agoits legit in the sense that is a huge variable in predicting general life success/educational attainment. if you think those outcomes are decent proxies for intelligence then IQ is useful
- MaximumYComb 6y agoIQ is one of the strongest predictors we have for many life outcomes, such as career success, wealth, lower risk of death. This doesn't mean "everyone with a very high IQ will blah blah blah" but it does mean that those with high IQs are more likely to achieve certain things.
- popinman322 6y agoStrongest predictor taken from a pool of weak predictors is still a weak predictor.
- read_if_gay_ 6y agoI might be pulling things out of my ass here but IIRC the correlation is up there with that of your parents’ wealth. And in current political discussion lots of time is spent on how to deal with the latter. It may in fact still be a weak predictor, but that obviously doesn’t make it meaningless.
- collyw 6y agoIQ is somewhat inheritable as well though. Is it IQ or inherited wealth that is the factor?
- MaximumYComb 6y agoThe studies account for wealth.
- lowiqengineer 6y agoWhat should I do if I know i have a low IQ?
- DoreenMichele 6y agoFirst, understand that IQ tests can be biased and can shaft minorities. Second, they are tools and are only as good as the person making use of them. Third, eat right, exercise, live right, etc. Performance is impacted by health and even supposedly high IQ people will perform worse if they are sick, short of sleep, etc. IQ isn't a useless concept, but I'm somewhat well versed in the history of IQ tests, etc, and it's got a lot of issues with it.
- barry-cotter 6y ago
- james_s_tayler 6y agoWell... There is fluid intelligence and crystalized intelligence. What you're pointing out is that crystalized intelligence is what matters. Fluid intelligence mediates the ability to gain crystalized intelligence. Higher IQ in theory means you should get further faster. Though even without if you are dedicated enough to obtain the same level of crystalized intelligence you might be able to do so. I suspect at some point the cognitive ceilings are different, but who knows by how much.
- ZephyrBlu 6y agoTime put in still matters no matter how smart you are. I think a person with a high IQ could be a great poker OR a great negotiator OR a great writer. Perhaps 2-3 total.