I hear people say that high IQ doesn’t mean you are automatically good at something, but what does it mean then, in terms of physical properties of the brain? And how do they translate to one’s abilities?
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A High IQ is defined by the IQ test, so it is dependent on the test and how it is designed.
Most of the IQ tests I have seen test people for their ability to to solve problems in a few conceptual areas: logic, mathematics, and language.
However, they don’t test whether someone has a skill. I’ve never seen a general IQ test that evaluated a person’s ability to sell a product to someone else, or whether they can cook a delicious soufflé, or be effective at making a new friend, or make good leadership decisions.
General IQ tests are just that: general. There are many examples of people who score very highly on IQ tests who struggle to even function in the world or hold a job.
On the other hand, there is interesting research that points to emotional or interpersonal skills (sometimes called EQ or Emotional Intelligence) being more highly correlated with success at work and in life. Yet, I’ve never seen an IQ test that tested interpersonal skills.
Howard Gardner, who is a professor at Harvard, is known for his Theory of Multiple Intelligences. In simple terms, he stated that there are many kinds of intelligences that people have that are valuable and that IQ tests have notoriously only focused on a few of these.
I think his work was trying to answer the questions you are asking. What does it mean that someone has a high IQ on a standard IQ test? Is it meaningful? In what way? Why aren’t high IQ people necessarily good at something or successful? Are there other things that should be on an IQ test? What is intelligence?
You can read more about it if you’re interested:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_multiple_intelligences
A High IQ is defined by the IQ test, so it is dependent on the test and how it is designed.
Most of the IQ tests I have seen test people for their ability to to solve problems in a few conceptual areas: logic, mathematics, and language.
However, they don’t test whether someone has a skill. I’ve never seen a general IQ test that evaluated a person’s ability to sell a product to someone else, or whether they can cook a delicious soufflé, or be effective at making a new friend, or make good leadership decisions.
General IQ tests are just that: general. There are many examples of people who score very highly on IQ tests who struggle to even function in the world or hold a job.
On the other hand, there is interesting research that points to emotional or interpersonal skills (sometimes called EQ or Emotional Intelligence) being more highly correlated with success at work and in life. Yet, I’ve never seen an IQ test that tested interpersonal skills.
Howard Gardner, who is a professor at Harvard, is known for his Theory of Multiple Intelligences. In simple terms, he stated that there are many kinds of intelligences that people have that are valuable and that IQ tests have notoriously only focused on a few of these.
I think his work was trying to answer the questions you are asking. What does it mean that someone has a high IQ on a standard IQ test? Is it meaningful? In what way? Why aren’t high IQ people necessarily good at something or successful? Are there other things that should be on an IQ test? What is intelligence?
You can read more about it if you’re interested:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_multiple_intelligences
A High IQ is defined by the IQ test, so it is dependent on the test and how it is designed.
Most of the IQ tests I have seen test people for their ability to to solve problems in a few conceptual areas: logic, mathematics, and language.
However, they don’t test whether someone has a skill. I’ve never seen a general IQ test that evaluated a person’s ability to sell a product to someone else, or whether they can cook a delicious soufflé, or be effective at making a new friend, or make good leadership decisions.
General IQ tests are just that: general. There are many examples of people who score very highly on IQ tests who struggle to even function in the world or hold a job.
On the other hand, there is interesting research that points to emotional or interpersonal skills (sometimes called EQ or Emotional Intelligence) being more highly correlated with success at work and in life. Yet, I’ve never seen an IQ test that tested interpersonal skills.
Howard Gardner, who is a professor at Harvard, is known for his Theory of Multiple Intelligences. In simple terms, he stated that there are many kinds of intelligences that people have that are valuable and that IQ tests have notoriously only focused on a few of these.
I think his work was trying to answer the questions you are asking. What does it mean that someone has a high IQ on a standard IQ test? Is it meaningful? In what way? Why aren’t high IQ people necessarily good at something or successful? Are there other things that should be on an IQ test? What is intelligence?
You can read more about it if you’re interested:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_multiple_intelligences
IQ is a way to measure your ability to perform very specific cognitive tasks. For example, if you hear a string of eight numbers, would you be able to recite those numbers backwards? I can’t, but people who can are awarded a high “IQ”.
There are two important caveats:
1. There are many types of intelligence (spatial, emotional, musical, interpersonal, linguistic, etc.), and IQ only diagnoses a narrow subset of those intelligences.
2. More intelligence does not make you a more valuable human being.
IQ is a way to measure your ability to perform very specific cognitive tasks. For example, if you hear a string of eight numbers, would you be able to recite those numbers backwards? I can’t, but people who can are awarded a high “IQ”.
There are two important caveats:
1. There are many types of intelligence (spatial, emotional, musical, interpersonal, linguistic, etc.), and IQ only diagnoses a narrow subset of those intelligences.
2. More intelligence does not make you a more valuable human being.
IQ is a way to measure your ability to perform very specific cognitive tasks. For example, if you hear a string of eight numbers, would you be able to recite those numbers backwards? I can’t, but people who can are awarded a high “IQ”.
There are two important caveats:
1. There are many types of intelligence (spatial, emotional, musical, interpersonal, linguistic, etc.), and IQ only diagnoses a narrow subset of those intelligences.
2. More intelligence does not make you a more valuable human being.
It means nothing. Test is biased and unreliable. I’m a perfect example. I scored a 133 on the WAIS III and I’m a dumbfuck
Idk if anyone else has mentioned this, but IQ is actually a misnomer. When people say IQ, what they really mean is the G-Factor.
The G-factor is the most scientifically accepted term for intelligence. IQ is a test score. Thus, this implies there are ways other than IQ tests to measure intelligence (G-Factor).
IQ tests are (one of) the most reliable measurements, but there are some problems with the tests such as societal and economic biases.
IQ measures your capacity to learn things. It doesn’t mean you know everything. People with higher IQ lever can learn and problem solve better than people with lower IQ.
Someone with low IQ can still memorize crap and someone with a high IQ can still be ignorant of a topic or skill
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