My dad has an officially tested IQ of 146 and believes evolution is a lie. Being smart often doesn't make you right, it mostly makes you more effective at believing what you believe.
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when I was a kid my parents had me do an official IQ test and I got 148
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Interesting. We have the exact same score. Stands to reason, as I often find your analysis fascinating.
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IQ scores are more environmentally determined at younger ages and more genetically determined the older you get, as adults.
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This is because IQ scores are compared across the people of the same age cohort and at younger ages, environment and parental involvement have a much higher impact on test performance. But as you get older, genes play a larger role.
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This is why heredity of intelligence is around 80% for older adults but less than 40% for little kids.
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What I like about this, is that this is an actual IQ score. I swear ppl saying someone has an IQ of 200 or whatever should be barred from public life.
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On what scale? Was the standard deviation 15 or 25 points? Americans seem to use 25 often.
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