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> A genius student who had never been taught those subjects wouldn't even know what the symbols meant. This is pedantic. Take it to the logical next step. Word
by hammock 4mo ago
> A genius student who had never been taught those subjects wouldn't even know what the symbols meant.
This is pedantic. Take it to the logical next step. Words and letters are symbols too. How would someone who can’t read do on the SAT?
> A mediocre student who had studied SAT-style questions for weeks leading up to the test would likely outperform a high IQ student who last solved those types of problems over a year prior.
Would make an interesting experiment, if it hasn’t already been studied. I would put my money on the lapsed high IQ student though.
- WalterBright 4mo agoHal Finney was famous at Caltech for skipping class, flipping through the textbook a couple hours before finals, and acing them. But he was one in a million. I always felt like a moron around him. But Hal was also charismatic and everyone liked him, including myself. I suspect Hal was a "skin job" alien.