tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002675950760488813.post2835097520768345667..comments2024-01-21T14:11:10.779-08:00Comments on The Unsilenced Science: Smart People are Educated, Greedy, Sexist Bigotsnooffensebuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02461190919466049463noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002675950760488813.post-55396452329165041682013-08-12T04:29:33.661-07:002013-08-12T04:29:33.661-07:00It might well be that people who report higher IQs...It might well be that people who report higher IQs are educated, greedy, sexist and bigoted.<br /><br />Or, it could equally be the case that educated, greedy, sexist bigots tend to be dishonest in self-reporting their IQs. Could these results demonstrate that those who are less than secure about their place in society (which increasingly ignores economic, gender and racial differences) are more likely to exaggerate their IQ scores?<br /><br />Unless the respondents are all given the same IQ test (as tests differ widely) under controlled conditions, it's impossible to know what variable is being measured.<br /><br />Add to that the fact that almost all IQ tests, especially those taken on the internet, etc., are of little value, measuring primarily the ability of the taker to score on that particular test; few people have the more valid, far more costly tests given one-on-one by an educational psychologist or other professional. MENSA only requires the minimum, and is apparently the primary instigator of IQ testing.<br /><br /> A new and controlled study would have to be undertaken to discover whether those who are more intelligent are also more racist and sexist, or whether those who are more racist and sexist lie about their intelligence.<br /><br />And, of course... Correlation is not causation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com