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Tiffany Mosby
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Date Posted: 20:10:00 06/20/10 Sun
In reply to:
Joi Howard
's message, "Re: Assignment #3" on 16:09:53 06/20/10 Sun
>Assignment 3 (Intelligence):
>
>Opinion of IQ testing (Pre-response)
>
>I have never taken an IQ test before and much of it is
>due to the skepticism I have towards its accuracy. I
>have always been told that an IQ test is supposed to
>be an indicator of a person’s intellectual abilities
>and pretty accurate predictor of an individual’s
>academic success. I have some serious doubts as to
>the ability of a test to predict a person’s general
>success or failure in life. While I have heard that
>there is scientific support to suggest otherwise, I
>think that IQ testing can be in many ways biased. It
>all appears so subjective and superficial to me. There
>are many external variables that may not be taken into
>account when a person is taking an IQ test, such as
>mood, energy level, etc. These variables could be the
>very things that cause an individual to not perform as
>well on the test as they could have if the personal
>conditions were different. I may be inaccurate in my
>assumptions about IQ testing, but I know I could not
>ever rely solely on a test to tell me if I am
>intellectually adequate or not; or if I could reach a
>certain level of success. There are always people who
>defy the odds, despite heavily supported scientific
>research.
>
>Post Response
>
>Overall, my opinion of the IQ testing has remained the
>same even after taking the tests.
>It may be a useful tool in some cases but it certainly
>should not be the only medium for measuring a person’s
>intelligence. These tests should definitely be
>condensed or shortened because a person’s attention
>span may drift off easily, especially a child’s. I
>have included my responses to each individual test
>below. Going into the tests, I felt somewhat mentally
>exhausted as well as physically exhausted from some of
>the errands and such I had to complete today.
>Therefore, I believe that some of the results were
>partially inaccurate due to my mental and physical
>mood.
>
>Classical IQ test- Upon taking the test I realized
>that it was extremely too long. It was slightly
>painful going through each of the questions. I, in
>fact, gave up towards the end of the test.
>
>Culture test- This test gave me a headache. My eyes
>began to drift off and all the symbols began to look
>alike to me after a few questions. I don’t see the
>relevance in examining the symbols. I didn’t get how
>looking at the symbols tied into culture. I was
>expecting there to be some questions related to
>morality, values, etc. but boy was I surprised!
>
>Emotional intelligence test- This test felt more like
>a survey. I feel as though I have taken a test like
>this before but it was not titled emotional
>intelligence. I believe it was more of one of those
>student-peer school type surveys where students rank
>their emotional responses in reference to peers, peer
>pressure, social relationships, etc. I thought this
>test was a little lengthy too, just as the Classical
>test was, and I found myself growing bored. I don’t
>feel as though the results revealed anything truly
>insightful or profound. I can easily see how a child
>might grow bored with such tests and begin to mark
>answers just to get it over with.
So far, it seems as if the class as a whole is in agreement about these intelligent tests and that they are irrelevant towards determining someone’s intelligence. Like you, I had some of the same frustrations in taking these tests. I felt as if I was wasting my time and could have been doing something more productive during that timeframe.
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