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The Misconceptions Surrounding Intelligence Testing
1:35:39 - 1:40:39 (05:00)
In this podcast, the host and guest discuss the four assumptions surrounding intelligence testing, including whether intelligence can be reduced to a single number or is primarily genetically based. The conversation also touches on the relationship between IQ and achievement in school and life.
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This episode discusses how biases in data collection and analysis can lead to a misdistribution of attention and resources, and in some cases, create a self-fulfilling prophecy.
1:35:39 - 1:38:47 (03:07)
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This episode discusses how biases in data collection and analysis can lead to a misdistribution of attention and resources, and in some cases, create a self-fulfilling prophecy.
ChapterThe Misconceptions Surrounding Intelligence Testing
Episode#302 – Richard Haier: IQ Tests, Human Intelligence, and Group Differences
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
Stephen Jay Gould criticized "The Bell Curve" on four assumptions: intelligence must be reducible to a single number, capable of rank-ordering people linearly, primarily genetically based, and unchangeable.
1:38:47 - 1:40:39 (01:52)
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Stephen Jay Gould criticized "The Bell Curve" on four assumptions: intelligence must be reducible to a single number, capable of rank-ordering people linearly, primarily genetically based, and unchangeable. The book was overtly political, and his views were discredited by scientific reviews of his book, "The Mismasure of Man."