• Why a high IQ doesn't mean you're smart

    From World-News2100@21:1/5 to All on Wed Feb 2 13:01:30 2022
    Hello,


    "IQ tests are very good at measuring certain mental faculties, he says, including logic, abstract reasoning, learning ability and working-memory capacity - how much information you can hold in mind.

    But the tests fall down when it comes to measuring those abilities
    crucial to making good judgements in real-life situations. That's
    because they are unable to assess things such as a person's ability to critically weigh up information, or whether an individual can override
    the intuitive cognitive biases that can lead us astray."

    Read more here:

    Why a high IQ doesn't mean you're smart

    https://som.yale.edu/news/2009/11/why-high-iq-doesnt-mean-youre-smart


    Thank you,
    Amine Moulay Ramdane.

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