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IQ is only significant within its own context and that significance is functionally limited even within that context: an individual requires an IQ above a certa

IQ is only significant within its own context and that significance is functionally limited even within that context: an individual requires an IQ above a certain threshold to not be considered "developmentally delayed" but above a certain threshold, it also doesn't mean much. By context, I mean that IQ has meaning for the way life is for humans right now, but given a return to an earlier context (hunter-gatherer) or a transition to a new context (say some high-tech utopia where computers do the heavy thinking), it becomes functionally meaningless.

barry-cotter 12y ago
You've been Gladwelled man. http://neoacademic.com/2011/10/05/gladwell-was-wrong-high-and-very-high-ability-employees-perform-differently/ http://neoacademic.com/2011/10/05/gladwell-was-wrong-high-an... http://pss.sagepub.com/content/22/10/1336 http://pss.sagepub.com/content/22/10/1336 The nature of the relationship between ability and performance is of critical importance for admission decisions in the context of higher education and for personnel selection. Although previous research has supported the more-is-better hypothesis by documenting linearity of ability-performance relationships, such research has not been sensitive enough to detect deviations at the top ends of the score distributions. An alternative position receiving considerable attention is the good-enough hypothesis, which suggests that although higher levels of ability may result in better performance up to a threshold, above this threshold greater ability does not translate to better performance. In this study, the nature of the relationship between cognitive ability and performance was examined throughout the score range in four large-scale data sets. Monotonicity was maintained in all instances. Contrary to the good-enough hypothesis, the ability-performance relationship was commonly stronger at the top end of the score distribution than at the bottom end.
- wavefunction 12y ago
  I haven't been Gladwelled as I avoid the guy and this is my own opinion formed from being around a fair number of very smart people over the course of my life. In my opinion, IQ matters to a point, "good-enough" if you want to call it that, and then other personality factors or strengths and weaknesses take over.
  - om2 12y ago
    Does the cited study affect your opinion?

barry-cotter 12y ago

You've been Gladwelled man. http://neoacademic.com/2011/10/05/gladwell-was-wrong-high-and-very-high-ability-employees-perform-differently/ http://neoacademic.com/2011/10/05/gladwell-was-wrong-high-an... http://pss.sagepub.com/content/22/10/1336 http://pss.sagepub.com/content/22/10/1336 The nature of the relationship between ability and performance is of critical importance for admission decisions in the context of higher education and for personnel selection. Although previous research has supported the more-is-better hypothesis by documenting linearity of ability-performance relationships, such research has not been sensitive enough to detect deviations at the top ends of the score distributions. An alternative position receiving considerable attention is the good-enough hypothesis, which suggests that although higher levels of ability may result in better performance up to a threshold, above this threshold greater ability does not translate to better performance. In this study, the nature of the relationship between cognitive ability and performance was examined throughout the score range in four large-scale data sets. Monotonicity was maintained in all instances. Contrary to the good-enough hypothesis, the ability-performance relationship was commonly stronger at the top end of the score distribution than at the bottom end.

wavefunction 12y ago
I haven't been Gladwelled as I avoid the guy and this is my own opinion formed from being around a fair number of very smart people over the course of my life. In my opinion, IQ matters to a point, "good-enough" if you want to call it that, and then other personality factors or strengths and weaknesses take over.
- om2 12y ago
  Does the cited study affect your opinion?