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I would question the premise actually that intelligence can be represented adequately by a single scalar quantity. a much better approach would be an n-dimensi
by einhverfr 13y ago
I would question the premise actually that intelligence can be represented adequately by a single scalar quantity. a much better approach would be an n-dimensional vector.
The problem you get with a scalar measurement is that you end up with weighing one component of intelligence against another. IQ tests don't spend all questions measuring the same exact skills of course, so you have to have a way of weighing one skill against another. That weight itself can only be culturally derived, and therefore IQ tests in their current form have no hope in measuring innate abilities on an apples to apples basis because in the end we are comparing apples to melons.[1]
[1] Hats off to you if you got the pun, which will only be found through careful study, knowledge, and reading slowly.
- Ygg2 13y agoYou mean the weighting apples vs melons? If so, the box was a dead giveaway.
- einhverfr 13y agoThe pun is two-fold and juxtaposes Modern English and Classical Greek, which is part of what makes it relevant to my point ;-)
- einhverfr 13y agoTo explain, "melon" means "Apple" in Greek. So you can either compare two different languages, or two different fruit but you can't do both at the same time ;-)
- Ygg2 13y agoSadly I was never good with Ancient Greek or latin for that matter.