I improved my SATs by 380 points from 7th grade to 12th, i think like 150 from 11th to 12th. Probably easier to study than IQ though
Why does it seem like we can improve our bench press, minutes-per-mile, or alcohol tolerance much more than we can increase our IQ? Can a person with a 100 IQ get a 120 score after training? 130? Seems quite believable to me.
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I don't think this is the best counterexample because your brain underwent a huge amount of change over that period, but I think you're directionally right here.
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Your muscles get bigger when you use them; brain does not. Human muscles are the oddity here - most animals don't get stronger by exercise because they have a single defined role; humans have such variable roles that your body needs cues from use to decide how to use resources.
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Maybe our brains don't get bigger, but they get more connected. Your liver doesn't 2x like your biceps do, but it certainly gets better at processing something you keep giving it.
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I think you've just declared a flamewar
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Haha, hope so
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I think it was designed to measure the hereditary and therefore immutable (except for age) part of intelligence.
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Do you think it succeeds at that?
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Usually I get lizard, so thanks
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