@wellplayd_ggate @HbdNrx @SmailsHat
IQ is not math skill. Math skill is learned like every other skill. IQ tests measure other skills.
@Jkqyl @Tipsycaek @wellplayd_ggate @SmailsHat SAT, LSAT, GRE, MCAT are all good tests. people train for them a lot, but they still work
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@Jkqyl@Tipsycaek@wellplayd_ggate@SmailsHat all highly correlated with IQ, of course -
@HbdNrx@Tipsycaek@wellplayd_ggate@SmailsHat Yes. But IQ questions were chosen because they correlated with academic skill.
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@HbdNrx@Tipsycaek@wellplayd_ggate@SmailsHat Depends what you mean by work.You don't know if you're measuring hard work or innate ability -
@Jkqyl@Tipsycaek@wellplayd_ggate@SmailsHat they correlate with grades, which involve both innate ability and work. we can measure the -
@Jkqyl@Tipsycaek@wellplayd_ggate@SmailsHat effect of additional prep on these scores, and the effect isn't that large really -
@HbdNrx@Tipsycaek@wellplayd_ggate@SmailsHat How much prep? I've asked you this before. Do they train as hard as a profesional musician? -
@HbdNrx@Tipsycaek@wellplayd_ggate@SmailsHat Do they practice as much as sports stars? -
@HbdNrx@Tipsycaek@wellplayd_ggate@SmailsHat No one masters anything else in life without shitloads of practice. Hours a day for years. -
@HbdNrx@Tipsycaek@wellplayd_ggate@SmailsHat IQ skill is partially higher in some than others due to related academic practice for years. -
@Jkqyl@Tipsycaek@wellplayd_ggate@SmailsHat we can also look at heritability of IQ, which is very high (up to 85%). - 15 more replies
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