/sci/ - Science & Math

>>11077127
because pushing yourself intellectually to find your own potential instead of creating your own fulfilling prophecy is an intelligent decision

>>11077139
This. People who are already intelligent are also more likely seek out more stimulating environments that then further increase their IQ and avoid shit that can reduce their IQ, creating a feedback cycle and an upward spiral and fully exploiting that extra 20%-40% that people get from the environment.
It's the reverse for people who are already dumb however.

>>11077239
>stimulating environments
Like what

>>11077127
The tests to find your IQ usually measure mathematical abilities, language skills, memory, reasoning skills, and not just information-processing speed.

It does not measure your personality, if you don't want to put effort into your test you will get a lower score than you probably really have.

Despite all this, no one can really push themselves intellectually if they don't realize they have to yet. Someone high IQ can be in a chaotic environment and be complacent, not pushing themselves that much because they're agreeable and don't really want to have as much conflict as is needed to rise up and stay in the simplicity of their life. Meanwhile someone of lower IQ will be more disagreeable and succeed in life and be more intellectually stimulated by the challenges the acquire.

Essentially, all three of your questions can be answered with one word: personality.

>another IQ thread

Check out Gottfredson's course
"Intelligence in Everyday Life"
http://www1.udel.edu/educ/gottfredson/intel/index.html
especially this section
III. HOW MUCH, AND WHY, DOES INTELLIGENCE MATTER IN EVERYDAY LIFE?

>>11077900
>Gottfredson