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jeffrey_X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-03-04 11:04 PM Original message |
Are IQ tests biased? |
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asjr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-03-04 11:16 PM Response to Original message |
1. My cynical observation is |
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LastKnight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-03-04 11:26 PM Response to Original message |
2. IQ tests are intended to determine potential... |
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AlienGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-04-04 12:22 AM Response to Reply #2 |
12. "Potential" of what? |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-04-04 01:29 AM Response to Reply #12 |
16. Potential ability to solve problems, process data, find patterns, |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-04-04 01:32 AM Response to Reply #12 |
17. iq doesn't have a lot to do with working for hire |
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stevebreeze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-03-04 11:28 PM Response to Original message |
3. Lets rewrite them all in Ebonics |
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cryofan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-03-04 11:59 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. I think that most IQ tests these days |
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murielm99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-04-04 01:13 AM Response to Reply #7 |
13. Not all of them rely on that. |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-04-04 01:22 AM Response to Reply #7 |
15. perhaps you should reconsider the word "language" |
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Paranoid_Portlander (823 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-04-04 01:39 PM Response to Reply #15 |
21. Practice really does improve the result. |
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Interrobang (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-04-04 02:39 AM Response to Reply #7 |
19. And those tests are biased against those with motor disabilities. |
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gkdmaths (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-03-04 11:41 PM Response to Original message |
4. there's a consensus? |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-04-04 01:32 AM Response to Reply #4 |
18. The timed concept also bothers me |
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Ladyhawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-03-04 11:50 PM Response to Original message |
5. Hmmmm. I took an online IQ test about two weeks ago and wondered... |
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demconfive (578 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-03-04 11:58 PM Response to Original message |
6. All tests are biased. |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-04-04 12:08 AM Response to Original message |
8. I Hate All IQ and Aptitude Tests Because They DISCOURAGE... |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-04-04 12:11 AM Response to Original message |
9. Biased...how? |
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dweller (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-04-04 12:13 AM Response to Original message |
10. are you studying? |
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jeffrey_X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-04-04 12:20 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Yes.... |
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DrWeird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-04-04 01:17 AM Response to Original message |
14. IQ tests are for children. |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-04-04 11:01 AM Response to Original message |
20. As part of my psych exam, I took a reasoning test |
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