There are a variety of reasons why a person might wish to know their IQ. When Stephen Hawking was diagnosed with ALS, he feared that it might bring cognitive impairment, destroying all his dreams to become a theoretical physicist. In these early years of his disease, he tested his IQ regularly to ensure that his …
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People who are highly intelligent are usually aware that they have different interests from most people and that they learn things in school more easily than the average. Whether they flaunt their intelligence depends upon a variety of factors. In many cases bright young people want social acceptance and will disguise their gifts to masquerade …
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A person’s IQ is a measure of how they perform on an IQ test relative to others of the same age. Consequently, as a person ages, their performance on the IQ test relative to others of the same age does not change significantly. IQ scores are adjusted to account for your age, so your IQ …
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This question assumes that average human intelligence has not changed significantly during the most recent 200,000 years of human evolution. That may be true, but we have no way to measure directly how average human intelligence has changed during this period. Evolutionary change is glacially slow. It takes hundreds of generations for substantial changes in …
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In countries where education is available to most people, we find that there is a strong correlation between intelligence and education. A large portion of those at the top of the intelligence spectrum pursue higher education, while few of those at the other end of the spectrum complete high school. Data collected by the College …
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The short answer to this question is a resounding “yes”! There are many examples of people who have not had access to formal education, but who have made significant contributions to the world of ideas and innovation. One of the most interesting stories is that of Srinivasa Ramanujan. One morning in 1913, Godfrey Hardy, the …
An evolutionary asset of the human brain is its adaptability. By the time you emerged from your mother’s womb, your brain contained about 100 billion neurons ready and waiting to connect with each other in response to the sensory experiences of your infancy. During your first two years on the planet, the neurons in your …
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Throughout history, human societies have been hierarchal with each individual holding a rank or status based upon variables such as wealth, physicality, intelligence or birthright. In the most primitive societies, physical contests determined who rose to tribal leadership and top status. Consequently, males were dominant and females were allotted lower status. As societies became larger …
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The combination of intrapersonal and interpersonal skills, is said to constitute emotional intelligence (EQ). For those who have a high IQ, say 130 or greater, obtaining a correlation between IQ and EQ is mainly anecdotal because EQ is much more difficult than IQ to measure. Tests such as the MSCEIT, designed to measure emotional intelligence, are difficult to norm …
The answer to this question depends upon your definition of success. Consequently, I’ll rephrase the question to, “Why do some people of high IQ not achieve their goals? The biggest reason that people fail to achieve their goals is insufficient commitment. Whether the goal is to lose weight and become physically fit, to become a …
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