Learning, Knowledge and Human Development MOOC’s Updates

What are the dangers and uses of intelligence tests?

We learnt how to separate emotional intelligence to logical intelligence, while IQ tests mainly focus on the second one. It is good to know one person's potential, but we need also to extend the study to other aspects that are as important in the social interaction.

An IQ test basically measures someone's mental agility, whichincludes things like:

logical ability
mathematical skills
memory
language capabilities
problem solving 
spatial relations abilities

So why IQ tests are so popular nowadays?

Psychologists help people to better interact in the society. Sometimes people are able to relate with others successfully, either at the school or at the workplace. An IQ test is used to make a initial assessment, together with other tools.

  • Akila Waka