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May 12, 2011

The tests are not measuring intelligence alone, but also the desire to prove it.

posted by Deron Bauman in humans, intelligence, psychology | * | 2 comments

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Dave Vogt on May 12th, 2011 at 9:30 pm

So if I desire to prove that I’m smarter than my girlfriend, I’m likely to achieve a higher IQ score on a test. On the other hand, if I’m motivated by a desire to get booty maybe I throw the test just a little bit?
Deron Bauman on May 12th, 2011 at 9:32 pm

Stick to grapefruit.

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