Measuring IQ is Humbug PREAMBLE : To define intelligence is not so easy. When parameter to be measured, i.e. intelligence, doesnot have a clear definition then the metrics used are unlikely to yield correct results. Testing IQ: Many of the IQ tests focus on: knowledge, quantitative reasoning, visuospatial processing, etc. and label the child/person as having low/normal/high IQ.
However, there are certain important issues before the results of IQ tests can be applied: Though it is said that intelligence is a result of genes and environmental interaction, and great importance is given to nutrition considering that nutrition is important for growth and development of the body and brain. For a moment, view this problem from a different angle . Consider brain as hardware, thus role of nutrition is important. Genes, socio-economic status and environment can affect the hardware, including…
