Posted by capricorn on April 30, 2006, at 21:33:36
In reply to Re: critique of the bell curve » special_k, posted by Dinah on March 29, 2006, at 11:10:00
> Well there, see...
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> We have areas of agreement on the subject. I agree that IQ tests are not designed to test the popular notion of intelligence but rather the clinical one whose specifications were used in the design.
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> And I agree that there are different aspects of intelligence.
The problem is it tests a clinically one dimensional model of intelligence which kind of says something about the intellectual paucity and shortsightedness of the people who design such tests.
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