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Do you believe in IQ?

What is a person using the IQ score for?

If the score is used as a general predictor for one's future job related financial success, they tend to be fairly accurate for IQs below 100, but not at all reliable for IQs above 100 (where 100=average).

Also for IQs below 100, they are useful in determining what kind and how much services/aid is necessary.

Used as a means of judging a person, however, they are entirely useless.

IQ test results provide narcissistic supply to some people so I guess they have some usefulness in a very limited way.

I've known several brilliant people who were too dumb to come in out of the rain. :rolleyes:
 
IQ is only one measure of intelligence. EQ (emotional intelligence) also plays a large role. People with high IQ but low EQ often appear dumb in certain situations. They may lack common sense, such as having trouble understanding simple things that everyone else knows (like why people behave a certain way - which is often based on emotions). Fortunately, there are many books on emotional intelligence that people can read to improve their EQ.
 
IQ test results provide narcissistic supply to some people so I guess they have some usefulness in a very limited way.

I've known several brilliant people who were too dumb to come in out of the rain. :rolleyes:

Reminding me that one's IQ score is no better or worse than touting your can of Ken-L-Ration on tv.

 

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