I am reading the wonderful book Thinking Fast, Thinking Slow by Daniel Kahnemann. I can’t summarize the whole book here (it’s worth reading) but Kahnemann posits that there are two systems of thought: One system is intuitive, automatic and fast, but prone to error. The other is logical, requires effort and slow (but less prone [Continue]
Way back when I was 10 or so, I took a bunch of psychological tests. One of them was an IQ test – the WISC. These scales certainly have their issues, but they can provide useful information when used properly by experts. One such piece of information is the pattern of subtest scores. Mine was [Continue]
There is a lot of debate about IQ scores and intelligence and whether the former measures the latter. There’s also a lot of debate about what intelligence is. Of course, if we don’t know what intelligence is, we can’t really tell if IQ scores measure it. But one problem with IQ scores is that they [Continue]
I am learning disabled. I also have a PhD in psychometrics. Psychometrics is the study of psychological measurement, including measurement of intelligence. So, I have thoughts on this from two angles. I’ll organize these in a list. [Continue]
