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I am starting to question if "Intelligence", in popular understanding, is even a valid construct. What our society associates with 'intelligence' is simply an
by butterNaN 4y ago
I am starting to question if "Intelligence", in popular understanding, is even a valid construct.
What our society associates with 'intelligence' is simply an ability to solve specific set of problem. If your situation demands a different set of problems (which is often, in real life), then your "IQ" is useless.
- arketyp 4y agoIQ tries to measure the g factor which is the empirical correlation of performance between precisely a broad variety of tasks.
- makeitdouble 4y agoAnother way to look at IQ is as a social adequation factor. People solving IQ problems properly understand the questions, have been exposed to the right concepts to solve them and know how to answer. These capacities aren’t pure intelligence per se, but stay a good indicator of someone’s education and if they’ll traditionally fit in our societies. Basically, it is the perfect measure for clubs like MENSA.