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Most IQ tests have various scales and subscales, verbal, non-verbal, speed, memory etc... Aside from the few subtests that measure fund of knowledge, speed of r
by UhUhUhUh 12y ago
Most IQ tests have various scales and subscales, verbal, non-verbal, speed, memory etc... Aside from the few subtests that measure fund of knowledge, speed of reasoning, pattern extraction/recognition and ability to abstract problems define (loosely) what is being measured as "intelligence." The "G" Factor.
Note that none of these categories strictly implies rational thinking. You can even make a point that scoring high on any of these categories will make you less likely to make rational decisions.
- sysk 12y ago<rant>It seems there's a lot of parallels to be made between IQ tests and programming language micro-benchmarks. Also, they seem to be equally useful: that is, not very except at the extremes. The corollary is that if you didn't pick your programming language based on a micro-benchmark, you probably shouldn't give too much weight to IQ when hiring.