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[–] [email protected] 75 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (17 children)

I got 135 once as a kid, and then as an older kid, younger adult, studied up on and learned many of the flaws with IQ testing, one of many being that... you can study for them, and perform better.

That's not supposed to be possible if it is measuring some kind of fundamental, inherent quality about you that cannot meaningfully change.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Studying to ace an IQ test shows you’re not debilitatingly mentally challenged, though. I think that’s all the test is really good for.

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