2006-07-30 02:15:14 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Tyrus, I think you've raised a very good question. An IQ test is really supposed to measure one's ABILITY to learn, not HOW MUCH one has learned. The real challenge in creating a "fair" IQ test is in making one that is cultural, ethnic, education, age, gender and experience neutral. I don't believe such a test has yet been devised, or even can be.
2006-07-30 02:28:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
street smarts is pretty much just another word for ripping people off, and there are many types of survival. Since this isnt really a third world country yet survival doesnt mean stealing bananas from some other monkey in the jungle. IQ tests are tests that show how intelligent you can be, therefore if you are at all smart you will do well no matter what questions they ask.
2006-07-30 02:21:15 · answer #2 · answered by thale138 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are several reasons why people believe IQ tests are unfair:
IQ tests are supposed to measure your intelligence, but the questions only evaluate a few areas of intelligence. The areas of intelligence are:
Verbal/Linguistics (Word Smart)
Visual/Spatial (Space and Art Smart)
Logical/Mathematical (Math Smart)
Intrapersonal (Self Smart)
Interpersonal (People Smart)
Musical (Music Smart)
Naturalist (Nature Smart)
Bodily-Kinsthetic (Body and Parts of your body(like hands) smart)
Some people say that IQ tests measure mathematical logic and that is not all of intelligence. Some people think that it is not measuring intelligence, but just logic.
According to the book "The Bell Curve", some racial groups do worse than others.
Also, men seem to get a few points higher than women on average.
Also, without questions about street smarts and survival, which are important pieces of intelligence, I believe that is unfair.
2006-07-30 02:54:42 · answer #3 · answered by KT 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IQ tests are designed to determine how well you adapt to the world around you. No survival and street smarts.
You may have all the survival and street smarts in the world but if you can't read, or add a column of numbers you're gonna lead a sad life.
2006-07-30 02:21:01 · answer #4 · answered by Albannach 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many varieties of IQ tests...
Cerebrals Cognitive Abilites Test (CCAT) [136 questions]
Experimental Creative Thinking Test [18 questions]
Power-Scale [154 questions] logic, imagination, shrewdness, minimal general knowledge, and a very good sense of observation. These tests are accepted as admission tests in several high iq societies.
Test of Inductive Reasoning (TRI) [54 questions]
Some of these test require not only book smarts but deductive reasoning (sometimes referred to street smarts).
Street smarts is really nothing more than a loose term used to define inert knowledge gained through experience.
The term has been loosely and wrongly used to define dubious wisdom gained by living in rural, drug, and gang infested areas.
2006-07-30 02:33:52 · answer #5 · answered by nashvillecarter 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IQ tests are simply to determine how well one would perform in a classroom. That was the reason it was invented to test someone's ability to learn. As far as street smarts that's based on experience and the ability to adapt to various situations.
2006-07-30 02:23:36 · answer #6 · answered by mac 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
kinda sorta iq tests test you on the important things but then again survival and street smarts can be pretty important
2006-07-30 02:27:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They aren't unfair. Because they just want that you answer basic questions about what you will really need when working. Employers don't want to know if you have street smarts.
2006-07-30 02:30:32 · answer #8 · answered by none 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They might be unfair, but street smarts? Come on.
2006-07-30 02:20:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
there are many ways to measure smarts. The intelligence quotient is only one.
2006-07-30 02:20:45 · answer #10 · answered by offstreamclearinghouse o 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋