Brendan Kelly Ph.D.

Brendan Kelly is Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto. He is author of over 50 books including the recent "Intelligence, IQ & Perception", and "Intelligence: Where we Were, Where we Are & Where we’re Going." He holds two doctorate degrees: a Ph.D. in Mathematics (Number Theory) from U. of T. and an Ed.D. in Computer Applications from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, and he curates his site on Quora titled, “IQ & Intelligence.”

What is the connection between intelligence and wisdom

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The concepts of wisdom and high intellect are connected because a reasonably high level of intelligence is usually required for the development of wisdom. However, high intelligence does not necessarily lead to wisdom, because wisdom is acquired through high intelligence curated through extensive experience and reflection.  Over 2300 years ago, Aristotle wrote in Nicomachean Ethics: …

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What are the four scales on the Weschler Adult IQ Test (WAIS IV) and what does each scale measure?

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For adults (those above 18 years of age) there is a common test for IQ, the most popular of which is the WAIS (Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale). Wechsler’s departure from a single measure of intelligence offered by the Stanford-Binet test evolved from his recognition that intelligence may have more than one dimension. Growing recognition of …

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What are some of the signs that someone has high intelligence but low emotional intelligence (EQ)?

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Many people of high intelligence (IQ) also have excellent social skills (EQ). This is generally recognized as relatively common in people in the 125–135 IQ range. Such people are significantly more intelligent than average, but they are close enough to the average to be able to self-reference to understand how others feel. This enables empathy …

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Why is US Education failing to meet international standards?

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During the many years I spent traveling to schools in the US and Canada and observing instruction in classes at all socioeconomic scales, I was able to see why so many teachers suffer burnout. Teaching children can be a rewarding experience, but when combined with behavioural issues, parental involvement, administrative demands and unrelenting efforts to …

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What are the benefits of a Rigorously Challenging Educational Curriculum designed to raise IQ Levels?

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Between birth and early adulthood, the brain passes through significant periods of neural growth and pruning in which new neuronal connections are produced and those not used are pruned. Throughout this development, you might expect that your IQ would remain relatively stable, because IQ is a measure of intelligence relative to others of the same age. …

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Do Twins have identical personalities? Is it nature or Nurture that shapes their Differences in Character?

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Yes, twins can have different personalities. Identical twins (monozygotic twins) have identical genes because they emerge from a single fertilized egg that splits into two embryos. However, they are not identical personality traits and behavioral tendencies. Fraternal twins, on the other hand, who develop from two separate eggs fertilized by different sperm, are no more …

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What is the percentage error in an IQ score?

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“Percentage error” would be difficult to calculate for IQ tests, because it would require a measurement of the discrepancy between the “exact intelligence” and the measured IQ. Since, there is no way to determine the ”exact intelligence” of a person, calculation of a “percentage error” is not possible. However, to estimate the “accuracy” of an …

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Can parents of average IQ have a child of IQ 160?

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In 2011, a large group of researchers published the results of a genome-wide analysis of 549,692 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) involving 3511 unrelated adults. (An SNP represents a difference in a single DNA building block, called a nucleotide.) (See: Davies, G., A. Tenesa, A. Payton, J. Yang, S.E. Harris, D. Liewald, et al. 2011. “Genome-wide …

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