Author: Peter Fendrich
Date: 11:44:36 04/19/98
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All this is probably right but the conclusions generally made from facts like these are most often completely wrong! 1) What does the IQ test measure? IQ is nothing more than the outcome from an IQ test! Today the IQ test is not regarded as important as it was before. The test is trying to measure our intellectual capacity - an almost impossible task. The test is trying to measure different abilities as visual-spatial, "numbercrunching", verbal and more. The IQ is computed as the weighted sum from these abilities. Our intellectual capacity is a combination of a long range of features, like the ability to learn, the creative ability (often in opposition to what is learned) and others which are not covered atall by IQ tests. Picasso (as many painters) would probably get a relatively low IQ (I'm just guessing here), he was no number cruncher but was increadible creative. What is really measured then and what should be? There are lot of high IQ people who can't even handle there own lifes and suffers badly from that. Should that be regarded as bright in some way? The first IQ test from the year 18xx or so (I don't remeber exactly), was developed and normalised from "white european rich boy's schools". When the same test was applied on women as well as on people from other cultures the "white european rich boy's" abilities was favored. One counter example to IQ tests is the ability to find your way in the nature or estimating the weight of a dead rabbit just by holding it. These abilities are not covered at all... The IQ test are further developed after that but still includes biases like this. 2) What is the connection between IQ and Computer Chess? If we consider that the IQ tests really measure our intellectual capacity, what does that mean? Well it should be connected to our ability to survive as a group and/or individuals and contribute to the development of the human race. Does the ability to create computer programs comply to this? Maybe/maybe not... Does the ability to play good chess comply to this? Maybe/maybe not... Strong chess players doesn't automaticly perform well in IQ test, chess is using a very narrow part of the abilities measured be the test. So, does the ability to create strong chess programs mean high IQ? Maybe/maybe not... Without hard work and the strong will to 'never' give up, you will never create strong chess programs!!! However, women in general seems to have less interest in this kind of artificial problem solving. Does that mean that they have lower intellectual capacity? Of cource not! Peter
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