Why IQ tests don't test intelligence

Title: Why IQ tests don't test intelligence
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Why IQ tests don't test intelligence

Psychology March 7,1997 Why IQ tests don't test intelligence         The task of trying to quantify a person's intelligence has been a goal of psychologists since before the beginning of this century. The Binet-Simon scales were first proposed in 1905 in Paris, France and various sorts of tests have been evolving ever since. One of the important questions that always comes up regarding these tools is what are the tests really measuring? Are they measuring a person's intelligence? …showed first 75 words of 744 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 744 total…good indicators for a person's overall intelligence, but as their use has shown, they are extremely helpful in making predictions about how a person will perform in an academic setting. Perhaps the problem comes in the name intelligence tests when it is obvious this is not what they really are. The modern IQ test definitely has its applications in today's society but should be be used to quantify a person's overall intelligence by any means.

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