Comments by "" (@jmitterii2) on "I Took an IQ Test to Find Out What it Actually Measures" video.

  1. I've taken various knowledge or IQ like tests. It really depends on factors including motivation on taking the test: did you prepare for the test (study), do you have sun burn that hurts while taking the test or some other discomfort, do you even care about taking the test, etc. And of course it depends on knowledge over time that has accumulated. I don't think they're immutable. I scored rather low on my ACT test because of a sunburn that I got a day before the test, I really didn't give two shits about the test; I didn't even study for it, I really wasn't planning on immediately going to college at the time, and I had a trip planned to Germany that was weighing on my mind more than anything else. Doesn't help, someone was honking their car horn outside the school I was taking the test. Took other tests like the battery tests for Air Force, an Air Traffic controller test, and some others, and my scores were ridiculously high. Took compass tests when I first attended college, and they stunk like my ACT... again didn't prep for the tests. Taking other compass tests at other universities and colleges, I got to test out of many classes I would have otherwise had to painful attend and worse, borrow even more money becoming even more in debt. It's a large factor of environmental. Almost 90% would be my guess for any knowledge tests including the IQ tests. Even the fluid test, being good at learning is another skill that can be acquired; you can learn to be a good learner; critical thinking is a skill, not just an attribute. To be frank, I think attributes, natural talent is helpful to an extent. But it can also make you lazy and cause one to struggle to learn more and develop that skill further. I was naturally able to play the piano. Prior, I learned the clarinet and some other orchestra instruments at school; so I learned musical notation first before I discovered I could play the piano without any initial lessons. Made me lazy though. Playing scales and developing better technique was too boring for me, thus it took me longer to realize the value in learning better technique; so it was a roadblock. Also, because I can play what I hear... I typically dislike looking at the sheet music. But we're all human, and often when I finally look at the music, I realize certain parts of music that I was not correctly playing according to the sheet music. So natural attributes are over rated. Unless you want to be lazy. Which... in some activities we do... is just fine.
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