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Podcast: Tests and the Rest: College Admissions Podcast
Episode: Are IQ Tests Valid?
Description: Most of us imagine that human intelligence is simply too complex and magical to measure in any reliable way. Why, then, do so many studies suggest otherwise? Amy and Mike invited data scientist Stanislaw Pstrokonski to explore the research regarding the validity of IQ tests. What are five things you will learn in this episode? What do IQ tests purport to evaluate? What other attributes also correlate with IQ? How much research has been done to support the findings of these tests? What measurable aspects of IQ can be improved or increased? If IQ tests are eff...