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> from a nationally representative English sample of participants aged over 50 (N = 3,946), we test whether IQ is associated with calibration. > In line with M
by jhanschoo 1y ago
> from a nationally representative English sample of participants aged over 50 (N = 3,946), we test whether IQ is associated with calibration.
> In line with MR studies, we leverage the randomness of genetic variants—captured by individual polygenic scores (PGSs) for IQ, a single quantitative measure of an individual’s genetic predisposition to IQ—as a plausibly valid IV for phenotypic IQ.
I'm uncomfortable about generating strong generalized conclusions based on such methodology.
- tptacek 1y agoYou should be. This can't possibly work. This is a journal that also published and later defended work premised on psychic ability, though. It's a serious journal, as I understand it. But they take flyers. This definitely seems like one.
- ASalazarMX 1y agoWhile psychic powers have been thoroughly tested and debunked, isn't the point of science to entertain ideas that seem crazy, as long as they are tested scientifically?
- tptacek 1y agoI'm sure there's also a peer-reviewed journal of flat Earth science, too, with papers about the Atmosflat.