--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > American Jews tested below average on Army intelligence tests conducted > around the turn of the last century (1900)
I suspect this was not a pure IQ test but had a bias towards education, and at that time, American Jews, especially recent immigrants, many not have been so well educated, and now they are. > I do wonder about the meaning of IQ tests. I test out in the top 1% of > the IQ distribution but have been singularly unsuccessful. Although it's > anedotal, I know many other unsuccesful high IQ people as well. Clearly high IQ and success don't automatically go hand in hand. > David Levenstam Success in what? Many high-IQ persons do not have wealth as their highest goal. Also, chance falls equally on the high and low IQs. Fred Foldvary ===== [EMAIL PROTECTED]
