From: O'Regan, Emlyn (Emlyn.ORegan@actew.com.au)
Date: Mon Jun 07 1999 - 21:32:56 MDT
Elizabeth Childs wrote:
> There was one question that presumed knowledge of how many
> ounces are in a pound, something only Americans are likely to know; the
> standard IQ tests have been combed for this kind of bias.
>
Yep - I cheated and asked someone, although whether that is cheating is
debatable, because the knowledge is assumed - anyway, someone who *knew*
would have answered faster...
In my experience (as a human), IQ does not correlate very well to
competence. I get good scores because I am good at tests, I know plenty of
people who are REAL smart, yet score very badly. If my IQ was assessed via a
continual assessment regime, I'd probably still be a couple of standard
deviations out, just the other direction (do you get 0 IQ for not handing in
your IQ assignment?)
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