Thread: The importance of IQ
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Old Aug 05, 2014, 09:48 PM
The_little_didgee The_little_didgee is offline
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Originally Posted by Teacake View Post
High IQ people perform better in the uncontrolled environment of the real world. We make better physicists and better pool players. Life is not fair.

I don't think this applies to everyone with a high IQ. A lot of them know their field but cannot function in the randomness of the real world.

IQ is just one dimension of us. It does not it reveal a lot about a person's character so I don't think it is significant. All it really reveals is academic potential. Potential is bolded because it also involves belief, interest and commitment. A person with an average IQ can easily get on the dean's list if they work at it.

If I took an IQ test I would not do well. Why? I have bad test anxiety and cannot solve puzzles, word problems etc in front of people.
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