is IQ scoring an accurate way to measure intelligence? also does it show on capabilities or achievement?

Question

if you don't beleive in IQ, why?

Answer 1

Really it depend on how you class intelligence. My husband has a high IQ but is also dyslexic and has problems spelling so if he came on here his questions would be littered with spelling errors and people on here would accuse him of being stupid when he clearly isn't.

Answer 2

IQ tests are very accurate tests within the range of about 70 to 140. I would say they are a relatively accurate measure of intelligence in these ranges, as they tap into cognitive abilities and measure them in a way that relates to real world success.

However, below 70 and above 140 their validity is questionable. I personally think intelligence beyond an IQ of 140 starts becoming very abstract, in a way that IQ tests are not able to measure it. Very high intelligence requires the ability for very deep thought, and involves creativity and high degrees of insight. These things are not measured on IQ tests.

Also, IQ tests don't test 'street smarts' but street smarts isn't an 'intelligence'. Knowledge does not equal intelligence. Just because you're a garbage trap doesn't mean you're smart. Intelligence involves your thinking processes and to what level you are able to think at.

This is partially the reason why people who do extremely well in academics do not necessarily have a very high IQ. Again, anyone can be a garbage trap; that isn't intelligence. Simply knowing something is probably the most shallow level of intelligence. Understanding something is beyond that. Taking and extrapolating information from systems and formulating ideas based on intuition and developing insightful connections and meaning is beyond that. Going beyond what is known to develop completely new ideas using tools and insightful connections you have acquired is beyond even that. This final tier I have mentioned here, is not measured by IQ tests.

Answer 3

IQ tests CAN BE a good measure of how easily someone learns, but they can also be biased. My mother was a vocational counselor and she had access to many different IQ tests. My brother and I were tested by her early and often with a large number of tests. After that she had a very good idea of what our actual IQs were.

Whenever a new test came out she would test us again. If we scored either much higher or lower than usual she would look for flaws in the test. Once I came out a complete moron and she eventually worked out that the test had a financial bias. Many of the vocabulary words were for expensive things I'd never seen so I didn't know what they were called.

So, in general IQ tests can be useful, but if you don't agree with the result it's a good idea to try a different test.

Answer 4

IQ is a very narrow way of measuring intelligence and it is not capable of assesing how "street smart" someone is.

I don't beleive that your IQ should define you as a person. An ex-colleage of mine had a high IQ, degree, masters and doctorate - but he couldn't function in an actual workplace with real people - hence ex-colleage.

Answer 5

IQ test consist of spatial, verbal and numeric section. And verbal here is nothing to do with your speaking ability. Its all about logic. Achievement is decided not only by IQ. there are Adversity Quotient (AQ), Emotional Quotient (EQ), etc which more determine whether we are smart or not. Smart people tend to be successful rather than intellegence people (in bussiness). So IQ is not a guarantee to be successful.

Answer 6

Partially, as it does measure certain aspects of human intelligence. However, It is not a definitve way of determining the overall intelligence of a person. There is also something called 'Emotional Intelligence', which examines how well a person is able to interact with other people and adapt to different social situations.

IQ tests do measure you capabilites, but predominantly only academic potential. It does not take into account your capabilites in other areas of your life, such as social skills, development of self etc.

Answer 7

It is a very good way of measuring your ability to do IQ tests.

Answer 8

No i've always thought there thinkers and doers and not often in betweens. a lot of people have high I.Q though no grey matter and i think its just by long big words that some people think they are clever.

Answer 9

No, it only measures the speed with which you learn in an educational setting.

Answer 10

It's not accuarate, but it does give you some sense of your knowledge and capabilities, for example it could determine if you are a logical thinker or not.