[lbo-talk] IQ and politics

Miles Jackson cqmv at pdx.edu
Tue Nov 9 08:38:02 PST 2004


On Tue, 9 Nov 2004, Doug Henwood wrote:


> Wojtek Sokolowski wrote:
>
> >http://chrisevans3d.com/files/iq.htm
>
> But IQ data is pretty murky, leaving aside the question of what IQ
> measures, right?
>
> Doug

It's a pretty good proxy for academic ability. It doesn't really measure everyday, practical intelligence very well. (The "book smarts"/"street smarts" cliche is apt here.)

Miles



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