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handmade34

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3. k&r theories of intelligence

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Mon May 20, 2013, 07:14 AM

May 2013

simple IQ tests and results are so mid 20th Century

http://otec.uoregon.edu/intelligence.htm

"The study and measurement of intelligence has been an important research topic for nearly 100 years IQ is a complex concept, and researchers in this field argue with each other about the various theories that have been developed. There is no clear agreement as to what constitutes IQ or how to measure it..."

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The IQ data may actually be correct... [View all] Gravitycollapse May 2013 OP

Pretty much. Warpy May 2013 #1

+1 nt Live and Learn May 2013 #2

k&r theories of intelligence handmade34 May 2013 #3

There's more than one kind of IQ/intelligence in the world Mopar151 May 2013 #4

Several have said the same thing as the originator of the thread and have been scolded byeya May 2013 #5

I HATE IQ tests - and they changed my life for the better BIG TIME.... Junkdrawer May 2013 #6

Child abuse is right. I am old enough to remember our classes being divided into sections byeya May 2013 #10

Is it really even possible to measure intelligence? oldhippie May 2013 #7

Measure? Is it possible to agree on a definition of intelligence? byeya May 2013 #9

baloney. cali May 2013 #8

I think that's what the poster meant, the data is only accurate for upper middle class white people uponit7771 May 2013 #11