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<blockquote data-quote="ReshiIRE" data-source="post: 8467582" data-attributes="member: 7031231">Well, we can easily measure the differences in average height due to having an objective physical difference to see.However, IQ tests have changed substantially over the years as far as my understanding goes; to the point that its likely the one I did years ago wouldn't be the one I would be given now. How do we rule out that having an effect? Follow on question: say I take an IQ test at the age of 80, and for the most part my brain functionality hasn't changed or degraded significantly. Will IQ tests, taking into account the changes necessary to 'accurately measure average intelligence' , still note my score as above average (really fascinating it did that as I am thick as heck in general, but certain aspects relating to the test really appealed to my interests as I had then - particularly the reading, which until the year I took it I immensely struggled with), or will mine being reduced - seemingly suggesting my, well, general intelligence has somehow decreased? How can we be sure newer tests aren't biased in some regard as well?Has that potential effect ever been measured or discussed?As well as that, one of the studies done recently in Kenya, in 2003, mentioned in that page, that parental literacy and family structure were likely hypothesis as to why these children had higher IQ scores. So are these children more 'intelligent', or better educated?Apologies, I am quite poor at finding studies and doing that type of research - I only knew about the Shaun video from discovering his channel for other reasons. Could you point out these academic reviews and articles about the state of the intelligence fields, as you are so much more familiar with them than me?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ReshiIRE, post: 8467582, member: 7031231"] Well, we can easily measure the differences in average height due to having an objective physical difference to see. However, IQ tests have changed substantially over the years as far as my understanding goes; to the point that its likely the one I did years ago wouldn't be the one I would be given now. How do we rule out that having an effect? Follow on question: say I take an IQ test at the age of 80, and for the most part my brain functionality hasn't changed or degraded significantly. Will IQ tests, taking into account the changes necessary to 'accurately measure average intelligence' , still note my score as above average (really fascinating it did that as I am thick as heck in general, but certain aspects relating to the test really appealed to my interests as I had then - particularly the reading, which until the year I took it I [I]immensely struggled with[/I]), or will mine being reduced - seemingly suggesting my, well, general intelligence has somehow [I]decreased[/I]? How can we be sure newer tests aren't biased in some regard as well? Has [I]that[/I] potential effect ever been measured or discussed? As well as that, one of the studies done recently in Kenya, in 2003, mentioned in that page, that parental literacy and family structure were likely hypothesis as to why these children had higher IQ scores. So are these children more 'intelligent', or better educated? Apologies, I am quite poor at finding studies and doing that type of research - I only knew about the Shaun video from discovering his channel for other reasons. Could you point out these academic reviews and articles about the state of the intelligence fields, as you are so much more familiar with them than me? [/QUOTE]

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