They measure ability at certain kinds of mental processing

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by ben_tilly

9/27/05 9:30:07 PM

They measure ability at certain kinds of mental processing

They don't measure ability at anything else, or motivation, or interpersonal skills or...

[link|http://www.eskimo.com/~miyaguch/grady/emptypromise.html|http://www.eskimo.co...emptypromise.html] is an interesting essay about some studies which found that IQ alone doesn't suffice for outstanding success.

Cheers,
Ben

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IQ Test - (inthane-chan) - (70) - Sept. 27, 2005, 07:43:21 AM EDT

What is this measured on? - (folkert) - (1) - Sept. 28, 2005, 01:41:21 PM EDT

Honestly don't know. - (inthane-chan) - Sept. 27, 2005, 11:47:25 AM EDT

I already know I'm an idiot - (tuberculosis) - (1) - Sept. 27, 2005, 12:32:03 PM EDT

ICLRPD (new thread) - (Steve Lowe) - Sept. 27, 2005, 12:44:34 PM EDT

IQ: 32 (under scale?) - (ben_tilly) - (8) - Sept. 27, 2005, 01:04:41 PM EDT

Cool site Ben! - (GBert) - (1) - Sept. 27, 2005, 02:47:49 PM EDT

AFAIK, they do - (ben_tilly) - Sept. 27, 2005, 05:26:50 PM EDT

I'll give it to him - (admin) - (5) - Sept. 27, 2005, 02:55:59 PM EDT

Deviation or ratio score in the 180s? - (ben_tilly) - (4) - Sept. 27, 2005, 06:19:29 PM EDT

Ratio, probably. - (admin) - (3) - Sept. 27, 2005, 07:06:14 PM EDT

One thing "kids like Duncan" are "maddeningly obtuse" about - (drewk) - (1) - Sept. 27, 2005, 08:20:47 PM EDT

IQ tests and the unmeasured cute parts - - (Ashton) - Sept. 27, 2005, 10:18:56 PM EDT

They measure ability at certain kinds of mental processing - (ben_tilly) - Sept. 27, 2005, 09:30:07 PM EDT

I was a 29 - (imqwerky) - (1) - Sept. 27, 2005, 01:06:32 PM EDT

Me too... - (hnick) - Sept. 27, 2005, 04:38:22 PM EDT

43 -NT - (Yendor) - (6) - Sept. 27, 2005, 01:18:55 PM EDT

Freak - (tuberculosis) - (5) - Sept. 27, 2005, 03:35:33 PM EDT

Nah - (Yendor) - Sept. 27, 2005, 03:44:56 PM EDT

Of course they are stupid - (ben_tilly) - (3) - Sept. 27, 2005, 04:53:01 PM EDT

Ah -- then its a conformance test - (tuberculosis) - (2) - Sept. 27, 2005, 04:55:29 PM EDT

"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority ..." -NT - (mmoffitt) - Sept. 27, 2005, 05:23:46 PM EDT

Not quite... - (ben_tilly) - Sept. 27, 2005, 05:27:36 PM EDT

Somebody want to clue me in on part 3? - (drewk) - Sept. 27, 2005, 03:15:50 PM EDT

Got a 22. - (static) - Sept. 27, 2005, 09:50:53 PM EDT

86, in scale - (cforde) - Sept. 28, 2005, 01:50:56 AM EDT

32 here. No cheating. *boggle* -NT - (Meerkat) - Sept. 28, 2005, 08:28:41 AM EDT

Answering no questions: Score = 49. - (Another Scott) - (3) - Sept. 28, 2005, 01:58:06 PM EDT

The only way to win is not to play... - (hnick) - (2) - Sept. 28, 2005, 02:01:39 PM EDT

Yer, right. :-) Try the other one (below). -NT - (Another Scott) - Sept. 28, 2005, 02:14:44 PM EDT

'War Games'__silly flik, but then it has lots of company now -NT - (Ashton) - Sept. 28, 2005, 07:23:34 PM EDT

This one seems to work better. - (Another Scott) - (34) - Sept. 28, 2005, 02:14:17 PM EDT

138 - (Yendor) - Sept. 28, 2005, 03:11:22 PM EDT

142 - (folkert) - Sept. 28, 2005, 03:15:08 PM EDT

144. [Edit:] Yup, time matters: Repeated it, got 185. - (CRConrad) - Sept. 29, 2005, 03:11:35 AM EDT

163 - (admin) - (2) - Sept. 28, 2005, 07:11:10 PM EDT

Odd that - (tuberculosis) - (1) - Sept. 28, 2005, 07:38:37 PM EDT

NFC what that measures. - (admin) - Sept. 28, 2005, 07:40:32 PM EDT

156 / 65 ... stupid test - (drewk) - (2) - Sept. 28, 2005, 08:18:36 PM EDT

Think light filters. -NT - (static) - (1) - Sept. 28, 2005, 10:53:41 PM EDT

So, Photography Experience=Intelligence. What a BS question! -NT - (CRConrad) - Sept. 29, 2005, 03:12:56 AM EDT

Speed matters - (ben_tilly) - (2) - Sept. 28, 2005, 09:18:00 PM EDT

Indeed. - (Another Scott) - Sept. 28, 2005, 09:26:37 PM EDT

That would explain a lot - (tuberculosis) - Sept. 29, 2005, 01:46:34 AM EDT

165. -NT - (static) - Sept. 28, 2005, 10:54:12 PM EDT

fwiw: 139 on this one - (cforde) - Sept. 29, 2005, 12:31:01 AM EDT

World Trivia - (cforde) - (19) - Sept. 29, 2005, 12:57:05 AM EDT

26/30 - (ben_tilly) - (2) - Sept. 29, 2005, 01:02:59 AM EDT

24 - same message -NT - (tuberculosis) - Sept. 29, 2005, 01:46:05 AM EDT

Ditto. -NT - (mmoffitt) - Sept. 29, 2005, 10:52:25 AM EDT

23/30 - (Steve Lowe) - (1) - Sept. 29, 2005, 01:17:11 AM EDT

Same -NT - (Yendor) - Sept. 29, 2005, 01:44:23 AM EDT

29. BTW, It's "Michelangelo" and "Garibaldi". - (CRConrad) - (2) - Sept. 29, 2005, 02:03:54 AM EDT

ICLRPD: "stupid test makers!" (new thread) - (Steve Lowe) - Sept. 29, 2005, 03:45:51 AM EDT

Same. -NT - (admin) - Sept. 29, 2005, 08:42:18 AM EDT

29 -NT - (Silverlock) - Sept. 29, 2005, 08:24:13 AM EDT

28/30. -NT - (Another Scott) - Sept. 29, 2005, 08:33:23 AM EDT

25/30 -NT - (imqwerky) - Sept. 29, 2005, 09:54:37 AM EDT

31/30 -NT - (Ashton) - (3) - Sept. 29, 2005, 03:24:37 PM EDT

smartass -NT - (Steve Lowe) - (2) - Sept. 29, 2005, 04:44:55 PM EDT

What, you never heard of bonus points for Ashtonese? -NT - (a6l6e6x) - Sept. 29, 2005, 04:49:09 PM EDT

I am soo smart - (Ashton) - Sept. 29, 2005, 05:43:04 PM EDT

30/30 - (GBert) - (3) - Sept. 29, 2005, 04:58:01 PM EDT

I *thought* they had that wrong! - (ben_tilly) - Sept. 29, 2005, 05:41:33 PM EDT

Well, that explains my score too then. :-P -NT - (admin) - Sept. 29, 2005, 05:51:09 PM EDT

I must confess, I did the same; got only 28 first time round - (CRConrad) - Sept. 30, 2005, 07:06:22 AM EDT

Age is a factor - (gdaustin) - Sept. 28, 2005, 11:22:07 PM EDT

Hmm. - (pwhysall) - (3) - Sept. 30, 2005, 07:22:34 AM EDT

The highest score ever, I'd say. -NT - (Meerkat) - Sept. 30, 2005, 08:24:28 AM EDT

A Golden Bawk Bawk Award.... ;-) -NT - (Another Scott) - Sept. 30, 2005, 08:40:38 AM EDT

Exile to Elba? (crowded boat, though) -NT - (Ashton) - Sept. 30, 2005, 04:50:48 PM EDT

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