alt Hacker NewsThe best IQ test has 15+ categories of ability that it measures, and they correlate to a decent degree.
And yes you can study for IQ tests, but I could study basketball and while I might get better, I'm never playing in the NBA.
The best IQ test has 15+ categories of ability that it measures, and they correlate to a decent degree.
And yes you can study for IQ tests, but I could study basketball and while I might get better, I'm never playing in the NBA.
Sure, but If you can improve your IQ by studying, that suggests that this number isn't some hyper-objective thing we should treat as immutable or that it's even a true reflection of the person's total cognitive abilities.
I'm not saying that IQ is useless or anything, just that we should take the results with an appropriately large grain of salt.