Should IQ be a requirement? - Page 4

lumberjim · 08-16-2007, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by rkzenrage

LOL... so sad.

How exactly is it sad? did I hurt your feelings? do you pity me for my lowly 130's IQ? Are you just feeling blue because it seems like everyone is breaking your balls lately?

Or is it something else?

DanaC · 08-16-2007, 05:40 PM

The trouble with IQ tests is that they're very crude measures of intelligence. The more we learn about the human brain and the different kinds of intelligence, the less relevant those tests become.

busterb · 08-16-2007, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Perry Winkle

I guess that explains how you've mastered (what seems like) practically every profession known to man. At the low end you claim to be a genius, at the top end you claim to be a "profound genius" or a savant.

No. Thats called nepotism.

Rexmons · 08-16-2007, 09:24 PM

How about the job of President of the United States? Should a person with an IQ that's below average be allowed to run one of the most powerful countries in the world? Could you imagine what kind of horrific decisions a person like that might make?

Aliantha · 08-16-2007, 10:46 PM

I think everyone except the person who posted 50th on this thread is stupid.

manephelien · 08-17-2007, 02:17 AM

It depends on what you're trying to measure. IQ doesn't say much, and IQ test results can vary depending on alertness level, physical condition (if you've spent the previous night spewing your guts out with a stomach flu you won't do yourself any justice) etc. A general IQ test isn't the best, but some sort of aptitude tests, of which the IQ test may be a small part, are common these days.

I would only use IQ tests to weed out the below average intelligence people in non-manual tasks, but I wouldn't require a manager to have a membership in Mensa, say. Many people with extremely high IQs have a very low EQ. I know I'd far rather work with a people person who isn't afraid to ask his or her co-workers when they're unsure about something than a hyper-smart know-it-all who thinks the sun shines out of his orifices.

HungLikeJesus · 08-17-2007, 10:49 AM

Maybe the real question is, "Should there be aptitude and knowledge testing requirements for politicians?"

kerosene · 08-17-2007, 10:57 AM

An IQ test would do well to indicate a person's ability to do a job...as a developer of IQ tests. That's probably all, though.

Cicero · 08-17-2007, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Aliantha

I think everyone except the person who posted 50th on this thread is stupid.

Counting to 50 again? I bet momma's proud.

j/k

Cloud · 08-17-2007, 11:25 AM

Given the content of the written answers, the poll votes surprise me.

Spexxvet · 08-17-2007, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by LabRat

...I got a 31 (perfect in the science reasoning section) on the ACT (eons ago) but have a hell of a time spelling. Chemistry kicks my ass. English? Dumb as a box of rocks. *shrug*
...

I think one of your ass-ets is that you are ass-tute. It must be the way you were reared.

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

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How about personality tests?

To check one's asshole quotient?

08-17-2007, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

How exactly is it sad? did I hurt your feelings? do you pity me for my lowly 130's IQ? Are you just feeling blue because it seems like everyone is breaking your balls lately?

Or is it something else?

No, that I stated that my numbers are incorrect due to the nature of the tests, but you don't see that... you take them personally because you buy into the game.

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Originally Posted by HLJ

Maybe the real question is, "Should there be aptitude and knowledge testing requirements for politicians?"

No, an empathy test.

lumberjim · 08-17-2007, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by rkzenrage

Nope just skill and aptitude. IQ tests are just tricks and tell you nothing.
Someone raised on a farm will test very low on IQ tests yet may be a genius, the questions are based on "common" knowledge.
Shows those who came up with them must have had low "IQ"s.

If I am honest on an IQ test I do pretty well, around 170-175, but if I decide to give answers that I know the test "wants" I get insanely high scores.

Both tests are the same in this respect.

Someone may have an aptitude that has nothing to do with their general knowlege... it is a ridiculous idea.

maybe i didnt understand what you meant by honest.

SteveDallas · 08-17-2007, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Cloud

Given the content of the written answers, the poll votes surprise me.

I personally haven't voted because none of the answers exactly matches my opinion.

LabRat · 08-17-2007, 01:53 PM

Ditto.

View Poll Results: Should certain jobs require a person to meet specific IQ requirements?
Yes, good idea.	13	48.15%
No, it's not fair.	12	44.44%
Undecided.	2	7.41%
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08-16-2007, 09:24 PM	#49
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08-16-2007, 10:46 PM	#50
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I think everyone except the person who posted 50th on this thread is stupid. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

08-17-2007, 02:17 AM	#51
manephelien Smooth Ruffian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Hogwarts Posts: 47	It depends on what you're trying to measure. IQ doesn't say much, and IQ test results can vary depending on alertness level, physical condition (if you've spent the previous night spewing your guts out with a stomach flu you won't do yourself any justice) etc. A general IQ test isn't the best, but some sort of aptitude tests, of which the IQ test may be a small part, are common these days. I would only use IQ tests to weed out the below average intelligence people in non-manual tasks, but I wouldn't require a manager to have a membership in Mensa, say. Many people with extremely high IQs have a very low EQ. I know I'd far rather work with a people person who isn't afraid to ask his or her co-workers when they're unsure about something than a hyper-smart know-it-all who thinks the sun shines out of his orifices. __________________ Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus.

08-17-2007, 10:49 AM	#52
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08-16-2007, 05:40 PM	#47
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	The trouble with IQ tests is that they're very crude measures of intelligence. The more we learn about the human brain and the different kinds of intelligence, the less relevant those tests become.

08-17-2007, 10:57 AM	#53
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	An IQ test would do well to indicate a person's ability to do a job...as a developer of IQ tests. That's probably all, though.

08-17-2007, 11:25 AM	#55
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Given the content of the written answers, the poll votes surprise me. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

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