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Iconoclast@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  IQ tests are bullshit.

  Online IQ tests are extra extra bullshit.

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  • Doom@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Agreed. Doing well on any test just proves that you’re good at taking a test. Intelligence is measured by far many variables then test taking. Nevermind that test scores can be raised by coaching and practice. If the IQ test were a true indicator of intellect the score would be fixed each and every time it is taken regardless of outside influences.

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    • Iconoclast@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      If the IQ test were a true indicator of intellect the score would be fixed each and every time it is taken regardless of outside influences.

      This is the case with professional IQ tests. They’re among the most repeatable measures in the entire field of psychology.

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  • Iconoclast@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    They’re not bullshit - you just don’t like them or understand what they actually measure.

    It’s a highly studied field with tests that produce repeatable results and correlate strongly with certain real-life success metrics.

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• protogen420@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I want to believe too, I did an IQ test as a child and got arround 140

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