tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735172631007300320.post4593009890524122672..comments2023-08-06T00:49:41.765-07:00Comments on The Alpha Anomaly: You can Increase your I.Q, Even if you believe in Human BiodiversityThe Dawn, the Sky, and the Sunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17645641703715467778noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735172631007300320.post-89593214737339439532011-12-28T13:02:48.412-08:002011-12-28T13:02:48.412-08:00Sorry; lost the blog location. There's a coup...Sorry; lost the blog location. There's a couple of things to remember about Cognitive testing:<br /><br />a. It compares your scores to the control group.<br /><br />b. Accuracy, therefor, depends on the rigor of the control group, how large it is, how correctly diverse it is, and what age groups are included.<br /><br />c. So what is being compared is your responses to the demographic profile of people in the United States. And yes, language matters.<br /><br />The only ones that matter then are the individual administered tests done by a certified psychometrician. These are the Stanford Binet, Kaufman Assessment Battery, and the Woodcock Johnson Test of Cognitive Abilities.Mike43noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735172631007300320.post-83753343702207726552011-12-23T20:10:31.093-08:002011-12-23T20:10:31.093-08:00A quick question: which I.Q test do you believe to...A quick question: which I.Q test do you believe to be the most accurate?The Dawn, the Sky, and the Sunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17645641703715467778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735172631007300320.post-84016061493335393692011-12-23T14:51:00.716-08:002011-12-23T14:51:00.716-08:00Really? I should imagine that fluid intelligence i...Really? I should imagine that fluid intelligence is less teachable and ultimately less improvable while the comprehension-knowledge is something that can be improved in a relatively straightforward manner.The Dawn, the Sky, and the Sunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17645641703715467778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735172631007300320.post-40073506470904897032011-12-23T07:27:29.339-08:002011-12-23T07:27:29.339-08:00I do IQ testing for a living, and in the most popu...I do IQ testing for a living, and in the most popular test, Woodcock Johnson Cognitive, the most influential subtest seems to be Comprehension-Knowledge.<br /><br />And that isn't easily taught. Fluid Intelligence doesn't influence the scoring algorithms as much as G(c).Mike43noreply@blogger.com