Do you know what are some problems associated with intelligence (IQ) testing?

Answer 1

Many of the problems center around how the scores are interpreted and used. The proliferation of the on line "iq tests" has not helped. An IQ test must be administered in a standardized way by a qualified person in order to be considered valid. Scores can be used to label people, and can also be used as an excuse for poor performance. A low score can become a self fulfilling prophecy.

IQ tests have a cultural and language bias. There can also be bias on the part of the examiner in administering and scoring the test.

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Answer 2

The inability of people to see, despite some faults, that IQ tests do what they are designed to do. Among the field of people in this testing area, there is not any of the arguments brought by social science against IQ testing, though, as usual, details are always in dispute.

Answer 3

difference in the exposure to education, city life. TV. the Internet. learning differences. social differences
for instants an Eskimo is not going to have been to museums of modern art in the south. so he would most likely know nothing about that, further more viewing abstract shapes for the first time in some test is not going to show how well he can learn about them . there would be no questions that relate to knowledge and applied intelligence he uses everyday. he may be a great Eskimo knowing history and learning all the different old skills. as well he may know how to repair his snowmobile and do very well at that but nothing on the test is really related to his society.
his ability to understand math may be fantastic but his formal exposure to math questions that we see often is greatly less then us so he seems terrible at math.
this goes for spelling
English may be his second language that takes intelligence but
this will not be reflected in the questions.
the tests are OK for people who grow up in southern urban developed places and the people have grown up in a cookie cutter community but not for many others.

Answer 4

These tests are most often created by white males.

Guess what? Statistically White Males score better on these tests than other groups.

Because IQ is NOT something that can be readily measured, like your height, it is inherently problematic. The best one can do is take 3-4 related tests and average the results. For instance, if you were sick one day when you took the test you would probably not score very well.

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Answer 5

Cultural biases. Many people of different cultures are not familiar with the tests/questions in an IQ test.

That is the only problem I know of.

Answer 6

It tests only a certain type of intelligence (mathematical, logical, verbal, etc). It ignores other intelligences including all of the intelligences that fall into the creative realms.

Answer 7

learning disorders can effect the outcomes of certain test-takers...

Answer 8

Yes, you may find out you are stupid.