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Originally Posted by sapiens
I agree that intelligence tests (and intelligence "the construct") are culturally specific. I also agree that IQ tests are a measure of intelligence, not intelligence itself. However, the WAIS and the WISC predict "real-world" outcomes in Western cultures. I doubt that musical improvisational ability would do the same.
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I agree that IQ tests correlate with western culture outcomes, but am pointing out that outcomes are not the same as intelligence, by a very long shot. The I in IQ has always been a misnomer. We should change the name to something like “WCOT”, just another acronym like GRE, LSAT, MCAT etc.
And I certainly agree that musical ability won’t predict much in our culture, but that doesn’t mean an Art Tatum isn’t a genius, even if he can’t hold down a job and lives in poverty or has a low IQ.