IQ Test Controversies Persist
What do IQ tests measure? Can intelligence be improved? How should we select students for gifted and talented programs? How well do IQ tests predict success in life?
By Scott Barry Kaufman
This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American
What do IQ tests measure? Can intelligence be improved? How should we select students for gifted and talented programs? How well do IQ tests predict success in life? How important are characteristics such as self-regulation and ambition? What about deliberate practice? What is the neuroscience of intelligence?
These are some of the most hot button issues facing us today in society.
Unfortunately, there are a lot of misunderstandings about the IQ test-- what they measure, what they predict, how they should be used -- which get repeated over and over again in these discussions.
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For his radio show Science Fantastic, physicist Michio Kaku interviewed me about these issues, and I had the opportunity to dispel some common myths.
Have a listen here:
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