Intelligence tests are biased.
Intelligence tests are biased. That is what I believe anyway.
I remember always wanting to have a high IQ when I was little, believing that this would mean I was very intelligent. The more I think of it, the more I believe IQ tests are more tests of general knowledge than actual intelligence. This idea really settled as I was watching a video of Jordan Peterson, a psychiatrist I believe (Maybe psychologist), where he gave examples of questions that he may think of adding to an IQ test. In the list was: What is the capital of Georgia. That sounded particularly out of place to me.
The Jordan Peterson video:
That would make this test a knowledge test, not an intelligence test. Perhaps we should review our idea of IQ? Personally I believe intelligence would be better measured through games of various sorts. After all, we can all play games but we surely don't have the same skills. And games don't necessarily call for the use of previously learned languages or mathematics. Eg take a Rubik's cube. A toddler can see color and swivel the faces around. That could for example help assess spatial abilities and cognitive skills. That's what I think anyway. What are your thoughts on this 'game theory?'
Better yet, what do you think of IQ tests?
Hey! I personally find this topic interesting as well. I guess it's a thing in occidental culture.
Though most tests that you can find googling "IQ test" are complete bullshit (here is a link to an article about it https://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/nov/29/iq-tests-online-are-they-valid), neuroscientists still use well-designed IQ-tests in their researchs. It often aim to test a specific cognitive faculty, and can be anything from multiple-choice questions to games... But those aren't tests you can find and pass from your computer (even though you can find some tests presented as games https://iq-research.info/en for exemple)