Agreed. I think most who react strongly in a negative manner, or who like to discount the traditional methods are assuming they mean much more than they do.

I think of traditional IQ as measuring the assimilation, storage, and use of information in an abstract/academic manner. It measures the brain the way we would measure a computer's storage, recall, and processing powers. I suspect it is a strong factor in functioning effectively in our society, but concede that it is certainly not a direct (1:1) correlation.

I like the line from Forrest Gump - - Stupid is as stupid does.

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