This is an excellent item for testing analytical thinking and has been used in a variety of different guises for decades. While there are different ways to approach this question, a common form of reasoning proceeds as follows: • If it takes 5 minutes for 5 machines to make 5 widgets, then it will take …
One characteristic I’ve observed in the highly intelligent is their reluctance to form an opinion until they’ve gathered a substantial amount of information. Having reached an opinion, they continue to reserve judgment pending new evidence that challenges their belief. This contrasts with the behavior of those of lower intelligence whom I have observed to reach …
What is your basis of certainty in your opinion of “X”? Read More »
Happy July 4 to all Americans! In spite of all the criticism levelled by various groups, denigrating America, the fact that people from everywhere in the world are coming to the U.S. for a better life speaks volumes. Today, C-SPAN gave its 2021 rankings of the 44 former US Presidents in terms of overall performance. …
In Arthur Miller’s celebrated play Death of a Salesman (1949) Willy Loman, the main character expresses what would become a popularly accepted measure of success: The man [Willy’s brother Ben] knew what he wanted and went out and got it! Walked into a jungle and comes out, the age of 21, and he’s rich! … …
Does EQ (Emotional Intelligence) Trump IQ in the Workplace? Read More »
When this question appeared this week on our Quora site, https://www.intelligence-and-iq.com/the-many-faces-of-intelligence/, it generated a lot of discussion, revealing some different perceptions of IQ. Who do you think would win such a contest had it been possible? The reason why this “thought experiment” has value, is that your answer reflects your perception of the meaning of …
If Einstein had spent as many hours on chess, would he be able to beat Bobby Fischer? Read More »
From the early 1930s and beyond, IQ tests were periodically restandardized. This meant that the researchers had to administer the IQ tests to a large number of people and set the average performance at 100. However, it was discovered that people were achieving scores substantially higher than 100 on the same IQ tests as those …
To answer this question, I must clarify what I mean by “giftedness,” because the concept of giftedness is currently under challenge. The California Department of Education, in their draft of the Mathematics Framework for California Public Schools, K-12, asserts: We reject ideas of natural gifts and talents…an important goal of this framework is to replace …
Do you over-estimate or under-estimate your intelligence? As you passed through puberty and moved progressively toward adulthood, you observed your burgeoning physical and intellectual power. Suddenly, you were towering above some of the adults whom you had looked up to all your life, and your understanding of the world around you was growing in leaps …
In 1946, J.B.S. Haldane, an English scientist stated: We cannot in general say that A has a greater innate ability than B. A might do better in environment X, and B in environment Y. Had I been born in a Glasgow slum I should very probably have become a chronic drunkard, and if so, I …
Subscribing to the belief that special programs for the mathematically gifted are elitist and/or racist, the California Department of Education, has drafted the Mathematics Framework for California Public Schools, K-12 document. The first chapter of that document, throws down the gauntlet asserting: We reject ideas of natural gifts and talents…an important goal of this …
