Why is screening for intelligence so controversial?
According to some researchers, the “cultural specificity” of intelligence makes IQ tests biased towards the environments in which they were developed – namely white, Western society. This makes them potentially problematic in culturally diverse settings.
Should you brag about your intelligence?
Sure it’s OK. Just don’t expect to have a lot of friends. Instead of bragging, just be yourself. People will know if you are intelligent by the way you use language effectively and your curiosity about the world.
What was the original IQ test called?
The so-called Simon-Binet test, which was a combination of logical reasoning, finding rhyming words and naming objects, quickly became popular in the West. The test was then modified in 1916, and called the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale. This became the standard IQ test used in the United States.
Can intelligence be fully understood outside its cultural context?
The main message of the paper is that intelligence cannot fully or even meaningfully be understood outside its cultural context. Behaviour that is considered intelligent in one culture may be considered unintelligent in another …
What is the difference between intelligent behavior and unintelligent behavior?
Behaviour that is considered intelligent in one culture may be considered unintelligent in another culture, and vice versa. Moreover, people in different cultures have different implicit (folk) theories of intelligence, so may not even mean the same thing by the word.
What is the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale?
Psychologist David Wechsler thought the Stanford-Binet test was too limited, so in 1955 he created his own intelligence test: the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale or WAIS. In modern times we currently have the fourth incarnation of the test, known as WAIS-IV.