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- From: sonic@bearpit.cray.com (Curtis Swanson)
- Subject: Re: t: Re: IQ Test Creation Question
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.163448.6383@walter.cray.com>
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- Reply-To: sonic@bearpit.cray.com (Curtis Swanson)
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- Date: 16 Nov 92 16:34:47 CST
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- scott@bogus.net.address (Scott Tai) spouts:
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- ~Okay. I challenge the Mensa members to clearly state what aspect
- ~of their intellect is superior, or just what these tests are testing.
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- Hmmmm. In the test that I took, they primarily measured language skills
- (showing both that you could learn and how much you did learn) and logical
- analysis (what pattern comes next, which _non-language-related_ thing doesn't
- belong). Of the two types, I thought the logical analysis was better because
- you had to analise the situation without needing much prior knowledge, as in
- the language part of the test. However, it is by no means a comprehensive (as
- many have pointed out) measure of intelligence.
-
- By the way, your posts are getting more eclectic. Are you trying to
- incorporate some "romance novel" dialog into your daily life?
-
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