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• IQ test are so flawed - it's sad to see them used (Score:1)

  by ajt (2546)

  IQ tests are utterly flawed. Even if such as thing as intellegence does exist as a single concept, a test only tests the users ability to do tests.
  
  IQ tests have been utterly disgraced for decades, as it's been known for a long time that they are biased by culture, language abilities (vacabulary in particular), mental arithmatic and previous exposure to the test.
  
  IQ tests proved that white English males are more intelligent than black African women. Don't laugh that was the basis of US immigration policy fo

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  • Re:IQ test are so flawed - it's sad to see them us (Score:1)

    by pudge (1)

    Hm. Does the fact that you have no less than six punctuation errors and two spelling errors -- not to mention the argumentation error of saying "it's been known" without saying who knows it -- contribute to your distaste for tests?
    
    • Re:IQ test are so flawed - it's sad to see them us (Score:1)

      by ajt (2546) on 2002.05.21 3:32 (#8611) Homepage Journal

      Dyslexia has it's problems....
      
      As it happens, I've had my IQ measured by Statutory tests by the UK Government (11+), and had a score in the region of 160. As a result of this test I was allowed to go to a better school than other children, and was easily able to obtain a BSc and PhD.
      
      IQ tests do not test spelling or grammer...
      

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