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European IQ Differences: Deep Roots, Dysgenics, or Brain Drain? (www.sebjenseb.net)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Came to say similar things.

Have you ever heard of a more objective / repeatable test of intelligence? I'd be surprised if there was one but curious.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

American police forces seem to have something figured out, they filter for morons pretty effectively.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

My personal view is that trying to find one single measure of cognitive capacity is a fool's errand. Modern IQ tests are battery tests (ie multiple tests in one), but still end up mapping to a single dimension in a normally distributed manner. That is my major problem. In my opinion IQ tests tell us something but I have not seen compelling evidence that particular thing is in fact intelligence.

So short answer: no; long answer: we shouldn't be looking for one single measure.