Suggested reading material about intelligence research for newcomers
This post is mainly meant to be used as a thing that I can copypaste when I need to. I'm tired of having to find the same links over and…
Personality psychology, five factor model and online tests
Since hearing about the five factor model (FFM), i have had an interest in personality psychology. I'm very happy that someone has invented a proper test so that we can…
Geniuses, very high IQ people, science generalism
I recently read this article. Not sure how i found it. Perhaps when doing some research on super-high IQ people (e.g. Christopher Langan who is mentioned in the article). While…
Chess and intellligence, how does it work?
One wud expect a small to moderate positive correlation, but it is simply not that simple. Abstract Although it is widely acknowledged that chess is the best example of an…
Are u very smart and want a free genome sequencing?
... in that case u might want to check out: https://www.cog-genomics.org/volunteer/ Credit goes to infoproc for making me aware of this. It is good to see that someone serious is…
Some thoughts about Richard Lynn
http://racialreality.blogspot.com/2010/03/richard-lynn-on-italian-iq.html Apparently sometimes either a sloppy or an intellectually dishonest writer. Check the links about manipulating data, and the cases of choice with samples seems doubtful. Still, there is no…
Thoughts about bogus and or pseudoscientific educational/intelligence theories
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_multiple_intelligences Multiple Intelligences, the Mozart Effect, and Emotional Intelligence A Critical Review Inadequate evidence for Multiple Intelligences, Mozart Effect, and Emotional Intelligence Theories The entire issue of that journal seems…
Quotes from Nyborg (ed.) The Scientific Study of Human Nature (
The Scientific Study of Human Nature - Helmuth Nuborg ed I had thought about reading this book, but decided against it due to its age (1997). The reasoning is that…
Quote from: Everyday Life as an Intelligence Test: Effects of Intelligence and Intelligence Context
gordon-1997-everyday-life-as-an-intelligence-test-effects-of-intelligence-and-intelligence-context (Thanks to this guy for making me aware of the paper) "Take, for example, complaints concerning a Year IV-6 Stanford-Binet item, which shows three pairs of sharply contrasting drawings…
Very high IQ and drug use: a mystery?
Focus article: Intelligence and past use of recreational drugs Summary: (Using the 'the Savannah principle') one gets the idea that the smarter people are, the more likely it is that…