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What does IQ have to do with intelligence? (Please forgive the flippant response. I believe it cuts to the core of what the parent was intending.)
by itishappy 1mo ago
What does IQ have to do with intelligence?
(Please forgive the flippant response. I believe it cuts to the core of what the parent was intending.)
- red75prime 1mo agoIs it a serious question? IQ tries to quantify the positive correlation between the results of all intellectual tasks a person takes (AKA positive manifold).
- adastra22 1mo agoWhatever the people who came up with IQ intended isn’t really relevant to the question of whether IQ measures intellect. At best is is loosely correlated. Very loosely.
- scotty79 1mo agoIQ strongly correlates with many real world outcomes that people tend to associate with being more "intellectual". IQ has precise definition. It's what the tests measure. Intellect has only fuzzy handwavey definition. Correlation between IQ and intellect is about as loose as the definition of the intellect. The way people make the correlation even looser is by defining intellect in even more fuzzy and nebulous manner.
- red75prime 1mo agoOK. Demonstrate it. BTW, you can easily read critiques of "The mismeasure of Man" if you want to.
- itishappy 29d agoIt is, but it was also a rhetorical device! I wanted to highlight that we're actually looking at a trio of concepts: intelligence, IQ, and value. Strongly correlated concepts, yes, but also meaningfully distinct!