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when i was a child i was tested in this manner. the test was called the "woodcock johnson iv" (har) i remember a big chunk of the test was repeating back incre
by a-dub 2y ago
when i was a child i was tested in this manner. the test was called the "woodcock johnson iv" (har)
i remember a big chunk of the test was repeating back increasingly long auditory digit strings in reverse and drawing increasingly more complex ensembles of basic shapes from memory.
sat and classic iq tests seem more achievement focused, where this thing seemed to be instead trying to measure properties of raw cognitive function like working memory size.
- klipt 2y agoBut apparently it's possible for anyone to learn mental math with very large numbers with practice, which suggests either the working memory can be extended, or at least specialized for numbers.