IQ's of the characters
Do any of you know the IQ of Charlie, Larry, and/or Amita? An estimate would be acceptable, too.
shareIQ is not a measure of anything, dumbass.
Great answer *sarcasm*
shareActually, it's a measure of how well one does on an IQ test, smartass. Seriously, though, Simply put, IQ of a person measured by an IQ test is an index of his/her general ability to solve problems and understand concepts. And up to an IQ of about 135, there is a decent correlation between measured IQ and career success. But, interestingly, above that level the correlation tends to go away: people with increasingly high IQs above about 135 don't tend to have reliably more career success than those around 135.
shareThe difference between intelligence and having a high IQ could be summed up thus:
If you've got a high IQ you probably know lots of useless information, such as the fact that a tomato is a fruit, and not a vegetable.
If you're intelligent you'll know that just because a tomato is a fruit, that does not necessarily mean that it's a good idea to put it in a fruit salad...
When you're down by the sea and an eel bites your knee, that's a Moray...
Amusing. [But IQ and knowledge are not the same thing. IQ (and intelligence) is mostly inherited; knowledge is learned.]
shareActually...acquired knowledge could be considered part of crystallized intelligence, which is a component of the generalized intelligence, g, which most people refer to when they mention IQ. Fluid intelligence, another component, would be the more elusive characteristic to which you are referring.
shareI personally think that Raymond Cattell's definitions, derived from his factor-analytic approach, are somewhat outmoded. I think it's better to maintain a clear distinction between knowledge and intelligence. Intelligence can facilitate knowledge acquisition, and it can facilitate the application of knowledge to problem solving. But I think it's better to maintain a conceptual distinction between the two.
But it's a free country, and you're entitled to your opinion.
Only people that do bad in IQ tests say that.
I, too, attempted the unimaginable, and I succeeded. - Walter Bishop.
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