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Originally Posted by sapiens
I'm aware of what a double-blind test is - both experimenters and participants are unaware of the experimental group the participant is in. I'm just curious to know how it would be done using the correlational methods used in intelligence research. If you are studying IQ, typically you are collecting data on a variety of demographic variables up front, including race. IQ tests are typically administered using paper and pencil forms. 1) How will you blind the paper form to race? 2) How will you blind the participant to their own race?
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I remember standardized testing in schools. They asked my ethnicity, but never (until like a minute ago) did I think they may be using that to qualify my race's intellect. If it's just one of many black dots, I'd guess that only a few people may guess what it is.
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Originally Posted by sapiens
I'm not sure what you mean. If people have similar backgrounds, how can you test cultural influences? If you mean that they all need to come from similar socioeconomic status, they do not. Differences in IQ due to SES (or any other variable) can be controlled statistically as long as you have a sufficient sample size. I do agree that more studies showing the same results increases confidence in the validity of the results.
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Make it a part of a questionnaire to throw them off the trail.
Yes, a bigger sample and more tests would be best before conclusions were drawn.
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Originally Posted by sapiens
The standard IQ test (probably the WAIS) is probably the most valid test of intelligence that exists.
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I like it (probably because i do well on it).
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Originally Posted by Infinite_Loser
Ah... Ha... I laughed when I read this.
At the risk of sounding like a racist, it's usually whites (People of European decent) who could, in general, be classified as 'less inteligent'. The only reason I say this is because, historically, Europe has typically lagged behind other non-European cultures in terms of advances in math, science, medicine, engineering etc. Screw what IQ tests. I'd rather look at history.
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The guns/germs/steel advantage translated to quicker advancing science, math, medicine, and engineering in Europe. Read Diamond's "Guns, Germs, and Steel".