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What Does IQ Really Measure?

Posted by Soulskill on from the how-quickly-you-get-angry-when-you-lose-at-chess dept.

sciencehabit writes "Kids who score higher on IQ tests will, on average, go on to do better in conventional measures of success in life: academic achievement, economic success, even greater health, and longevity. Is that because they are more intelligent? Not necessarily. New research concludes that IQ scores are partly a measure of how motivated a child is to do well on the test. And harnessing that motivation might be as important to later success as so-called native intelligence."

3 of 488 comments (clear)

  1. Re:IQ measures IQ by MrHanky · · Score: 4, Funny

    Oh yeah? I'm fairly certain my high IQ score is the cause of my intelligence.

  2. Re:I have done several different IQ tests by The+End+Of+Days · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hah, I got 100.

    Perfect score, bitches.

  3. Re:IQ measures IQ by butalearner · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh yeah? I'm fairly certain my high IQ score is the cause of my intelligence.

    I'm fairly certain your intelligence is the cause of your high IQ score.

    And all this time I thought my intelligence was the cause of my high IQ score.

    Flawless double whoosh.