[ExI] re end of world

[Henry Rivera]

There is a Wechsler instrument to assess IQ in children used all the time called the WISC. Any psychologist who does psychological assessment on children and/or a school psychologist has one. 

> On Sep 11, 2015, at 12:19 AM, spike <spike66 at att.net> wrote:
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> >… On Behalf Of Rafal Smigrodzki
> Subject: Re: [ExI] re end of world
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> 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?  …
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> ### 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
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> 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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