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I'd argue that pattern recognition is basically the brain's most important job. Acquiring new patterns is another (but you'll notice how easy it is when the new
by outworlder 5y ago
I'd argue that pattern recognition is basically the brain's most important job. Acquiring new patterns is another (but you'll notice how easy it is when the new patterns mostly fit existing patterns).
That's not to say that the tests actually mean anything. They probably don't.
- pessimizer 5y ago> I'd argue that pattern recognition is basically the brain's most important job. True, but I'd argue that there's little to no reason to think that this is innate, and that it can be trained. Doing these pattern recognition puzzles over and over again would make you very good at them.
- outworlder 5y agoI think there's very little of what we call 'intelligence' that's innate. Not sure if there's any consensus, but most papers I've read seem to indicate that the difference is either tiny or non-existent, for similarly healthy brains.
- lordnacho 5y agoNot recognizing patterns that aren't there is another related and important job, which is in conflict with what you mention. I'm not sure this is really being tested. If you look at patterns like 1,2,4,8, etc (to choose something that I can write in text) there's actually a lot of next numbers that could fit a pattern, but to get the points you have to pick a certain one.
- outworlder 5y agoExcellent point. Ignoring information seems to be a major function too :)