I never understood the concept of one’s IQ. I always thought it was measured by ones understanding of the world around them, but someone told me that it’s more a test to measure ones ability to reason. What does an IQ test actually measure? And is it really all that important?

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I never understood the concept of one’s IQ. I always thought it was measured by ones understanding of the world around them, but someone told me that it’s more a test to measure ones ability to reason. What does an IQ test actually measure? And is it really all that important?

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I suggest listening to the excellent “G” miniseries from the RadioLab podcast, which goes into the history and faults of IQ testing.