[ExI] re end of world

[spike]

>… On Behalf Of Rafal Smigrodzki
Subject: Re: [ExI] re end of world

 

 

 

On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 9:29 PM, spike <spike66 at att.net> wrote:

>…Please those who are hipsters on the topic, especially those with formal training, BillW: what is the modern thinking on the notion of IQ?  …

 

### Not true. IQ has very high test-retest reliability, there are a few well validated instruments (Stanford-Binet, Wechsler and others) that are highly correlated in individuals, and IQ is highly predictive of intellectual achievement, especially at lower to middling-high levels. IQ is as good as it gets in psychometry and precisely for that reason much reviled. Truth hurts… Rafał

 

 

 

 

Cool thanks Rafal.  Do you (or anyone else here) know if they do these kinds of tests for kids?  I am looking at the question of having my son tested (he’s 9.)

 

 

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