To answer your question in a nutshell: the human brain grows rapidly throughout childhood reaching a peak in early adulthood. Research suggests that our fluid intelligence (a major portion of our IQ) stabilizes between ages 16 and 20 and then goes into a gradual decline. Throughout adulthood, we gain experience, and depletion in our fluid …
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Many questions that come to this Quora space ask whether it’s possible to change your IQ. To address this question, I searched a wide variety of journals for the latest research in this area. Some of what I discovered is presented here, in the following snippets from my book titled, Intelligence, IQ, & Perception. The …
Actually, a higher than average IQ is probably necessary for the development of wisdom, so one cannot lose too many IQ points and still gain wisdom. Before elaborating, I will provide Aristotle’s distinction between IQ and wisdom. In the quote below, Aristotle uses the term “Prudence” to describe wisdom. Although the young may be experts …
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In my upcoming book titled, Intelligence, IQ, and Perception: Unpopular Truths Exploding Popular Myths, I devote a chapter to the question, “Are Smarter People Wealthier?” An excerpt is included below: In a research paper published in 2007, titled Do you have to be smart to be rich? The impact of IQ on wealth, income and …
Yes. Research reveals that the concept of emotional intelligence is not well defined and seems to be conflated with other variables such as IQ and personality. The validity of tests designed to measure emotional intelligence, hinges on their ability to assign scores to item responses purported to measure EQ. One of the most prominent of …
On February 28, 2020, CEOWORLD Magazine ranked the world’s top 50 billionaires from “richest to poorest”. As we might expect, these megawealthy individuals belong to the high-IQ group. The table below (taken from my book on intelligence) displays the net worth and the educational backgrounds of the top 10 in the rich list–most of them …
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Although some psychologists argue that giftedness is a myth and that extraordinary performance is merely a consequence of deliberate practice, there is substantial evidence that some people are born with extraordinary cognitive skills that we refer to as “giftedness.” Typically, giftedness is manifest in early childhood. Sir Francis Galton, one of the pioneers of the …
While writing a book titled, Intelligence, IQ, and Perception, I explored the concept of intelligence and discovered that it has many different dimensions. In some cases, it manifests as a capacity for persuasive oratory or skillful articulation. My models for this dimension of intelligence were Martin Luther King Jr. and Sir Winston Churchill. Both men …
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Some of the IQ tests on line are designed to make money and have not been scientifically normed. Consequently, they are not reliable as measures of IQ. As a mathematician, I can tell you that I’ve never heard the term “pattern mathematician” and cannot imagine what it might mean, because all mathematics involves the recognition …
The only research I can bring to bear on this question is my personal experience over many decades. It seems to me that what we call “moral integrity” is spread somewhat evenly across the entire spectrum of intelligence. Those who crack computer codes to hack into other people’s accounts or those, like Bernie Madoff, who …
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