Something I actually really hate is when people use “room temperature IQ” as an insult. Especially in the case of someone being reactionary and conservative (how it’s used by leftists). The conservative use of it is not much better because on that side of the aisle the phrase is used to imply that you have a low IQ for supporting the rights of your fellow man, but I digress.
The phrase is always used in a way to say that arguing with someone whose intelligence you perceive as low is a waste of time, or to imply that only “stupid” people are reactionary. And that’s just plain ableist and nasty.
I’ve had so many more productive and civil conversations about serious world issues with people who quite literally have the room temperature IQ implied by that insult than people who have average or self-proclaimed high IQs (which in most cases, no your IQ is not actually high. You Dunning-Kruger’d yourself). In conversations about serious world issues with people who have average IQs (like myself) they have actually been far quicker to be dismissive and reactionary than when I’m taking about those same issues with my lower IQ friends.
And I’m not saying that either side of things is better or worse. I’m simply saying that using “room temperature IQ” as an insult is incredibly fucking ableist. I’m also saying that in my personal experience with people who actually have low IQs that it doesn’t take a average/high IQ to have a civil conversation or to understand that people in this world are suffering. My most left leaning friends are intellectually disabled. Pretty significantly so at that. Equating high IQs to good morals is just as harmful as equating high empathy to good morals. You don’t need either of those things to be a good person and using “room temperature IQ” as an insult to those you don’t agree with implies just that.
Tagging @monarch-my-love and @sesamecrackers as they are both intellectually disabled, but any other ID folks that see this and are able to give their input to this please do! I really want to hear thoughts on this, and I hope I worded everything well on this issue.
Researchers have linked spending more time playing video games with a boost in intelligence in children, which goes some way to contradictin
Researchers have linked spending more time playing video games with a boost in intelligence in children, which goes some way to contradicting the narrative that gaming is bad for young minds.
While the difference in cognitive abilities was a small one and isn't enough to show a causal relationship, it is enough to be notable – and the 2022 study was careful to factor in variables including differences in genetics and the child's socio-economic background.
Meanwhile, watching TV and using social media didn't seem to have a positive or negative effect on intelligence. The research should prove useful in the debate over how much screen time is suitable for young minds.
This cross-national study investigates how psychopathy, narcissism, and fear of missing out (FoMO) influence online political participation,
Abstract
This cross-national study investigates how psychopathy, narcissism, and fear of missing out (FoMO) influence online political participation, and how cognitive ability moderates these associations. Drawing on data from the United States and seven Asian countries, the findings reveal that individuals high in psychopathy and FoMO are consistently more likely to engage in online political activity. While narcissism is also linked to participation, this relationship emerges in only three of the eight countries. Conversely, higher cognitive ability is uniformly associated with lower levels of online political participation. Notably, the relationship between psychopathy and participation is stronger among individuals with lower cognitive ability in five countries, suggesting that those with both high psychopathy and low cognitive ability are the most actively involved in online political engagement. These findings underscore the nuanced interaction between dark personality traits, FoMO, and cognitive functioning in shaping digital political engagement across diverse socio-political contexts.
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That is, the loudest people are the stupidest people. And vice versa.
Assume that the mean (average) is 100 and the standard deviation is 15, as it is with most IQ test systems. (That means that ~68% of the population should have an IQ within 85-115. ~95% of the population should have an IQ within 70-130.)
FYI:
An IQ of <70 (sometimes 75) is generally considered legally disabled.
The IQ test is not perfect nor does it claim to be, as the definition of intelligence itself is arbitrary.
Reblog for sample size please! Let's see how much the population tends to overestimate/underestimate their IQ. 🙌
porn addiction exists, (not) shockingly! it exists so much that there are multiple studies submitted to pubmed about it
the precedent for opposing sex addiction as a phenomena that even exists was john money. if you know anything about john money, you know that he is probably not the most unbiased or benevolent source of information
intelligence as a concept objectively exists, it's how we measure intelligence (IQ) that is up to scrutiny. i would love to see their explanation on what intellectual disabilities even are if intelligence apparently does not exist
also what do you mean "porn addiction doesn't exist but it's a good concept for porn." what. those weren't words that formed a real sentence
IQ doesn't measure intelligence!! It only measures brain development!
IQ changes and fluctuates with time, drug use, enrichment, and other factors!!
IQ is not an inherent characteristic! It isn't something fixed!
Those MOTHERFUCKING apps you get ads for CANNOT accurately measure your IQ!
IQ is just a measurement of how developed a person's brain is in comparison with how old they are.
The formula for IQ is mental age/chronological age x 100. (Mental age is the level of brain development of a person of a certain age. It is measured by evaluating levels of a wide range of different brain functions through iq tests. It cannot yet be correctly measured by apps or by most online tests.)
This means that, if a person's IQ is 100, that means that their brain is exactly as developed as the brain of the average person their age. If it's higher, their brain developed more quickly and is comparable with the brain of an average person older than they are, and if its lower, their brain developed more slowly and is more like the brain of an average person younger than they are.
Because brains continue to develop as people age, mental age keeps changing just as chronological age does. Typically, brains become more developed, but they have been known to "regress" as a result of drug use, trauma, certain disorders, head injuries, and invasive surgeries (like Rose Kennedy), all of which physically damage and rearrange the structure and therefore the function of the brain. Additionally, lack of enrichment can cause areas associated with certain functions to stagnate.
So!!!! IQ is not a fixed number! If your IQ is lower than 100 (and you cannot trust online tests or those FUCKING mobile games and even ableist psychologists sometimes) you are not stupid. Your brain is just taking a longer time to reach the development stage it "should" be in. I put heavy emphasis on those quotation marks, because modern psychology does tend to be biased against neurodivergent people. And if your IQ is higher than 100, you aren't necessarily smart, although things may come more easily to you than to others your age. Whatever IQ you have is perfectly fine. You are fine. I promise.
Thank you for reading my rant. I hope this helps someone. (does a little bow and steps off my soapbox)
بگوید با شنیدن این دو سخنرانی ، کدام زنده است در زندگانی ، کدام مرده است در بایگانی😅ـ
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ما نه تنها نباید وابسته به آمریکای جهان خوار باشیم که دستش به خون مردمان هیرشیما و ویتنام و چه و چه آغشته است بلکه
نه شرقی نه غربی جمهوری اسلامی
استقلال ، آزادی ، چی ؟ همه با هم بگید
جمهوری اسلامی
وقتی خامنه ای میگوید مدل الگو پیشنهادی آمریکا شکست خورده است ، بی الگو که نیست ، بله ، چی ؟ همه باهم بگید مرگ بر آمریکا "جمهوری اسلامی" فقط در این میان یک چیزش جالب است وقتی خمینی اینجوری حرف میزد ایران و ایرانی نمیدانست الگویی به نام "جمهوری اسلامی" چه گلی به سرش میزند رُز است یا رُس😅ـ
Rose or Clay
اما اکنون بعد از چهل و اندی سال با تمام وجود تجربه کرده که الگوی پیشنهادی خمینی چه میکند با مردمان یک کشور و مخصوصا زیرساخت ها و اقلیم آن کشور
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بگذریم از حرف یک مشت جاهل که میگویند آمریکا نگذاشت وگرنه میتوانستیم بجای دره ها ، قله ها را فتح کنیم🤦🏻♂️ـ
آخه ابله ، سردمداران الگوی "جمهوری اسلامی" مگه سال۵۷ گفتن از الان هرکی بره پی الگوی خودش تا ببینیم کدوم بهتره ، معلوم که نه
آنها از سفارت آمریکا بالا رفتن پرچمش را آتش زدن کارکنانش را گروگان گرفتند و گفتن تکبیر : مرگ بر آمریکا و چه و چه
به راحتی میتوانم ثابت کنم که قدم اول خصومت را انقلابیون برداشتند و توی تله شوروی افتادند اما حتی با ندانستن اینکه اول مرغ بوده یا تخم مرغ الگویی میآید میگوید الگوی تو نه تنها بد هست بلکه باید نابود شود الگویی که حیاتت به آن وابسته است خب چه میشود مینشینی تماشا میکنی تا نابود شوی معلوم که نه
پس بله واضح است در چنین شرایطی آمریکا نگذارد ابله😅ـ
این را حتی خمینی هم میدانست😬 بعد تو نمیدانی😳! برای همین بود که گفت : آمریکا هیچ غلطی نمیتواند بکند😄ـ
بنابراین
اکنون روی سخن من مثل خامنهای ملتهای منطقه میباشد
آهـــــــای ملت های منطقه
یـه نگاه به ما کنید ببینید چطور توانستیم در الگوی "جمهوری اسلامی" بدون آمریکا چهل و اندی سال زندگی کنیم
به این میگن زندگی ، دوسش داری؟😅ـ
ببینید کارمان به کجاها کشیده
اما یادتان باشد
چین که میبینید امروز برای خودش چیزی شده و جمهوری اسلامی آنرا دوست میداند پا در جاپای الگوی آریامهر گذاشت و دست از الگوی مائوکمونیستی خود برداشت و برای بدست آوردن علم و تکنولوژی که غرب داشت کارگر ارزان در اختیار آنها گذاشت معاوضه ای غیر اخلاقی یک نوع برداری نوین
بنابراین بسیار قابل قبول و درک است که چرا شاه نفت ارزان را تحمل میکرد تا فرصتی مناسب
و در پیرو آن پس از چندی وقتی خواست نفت را به قیمت عادلانه برساند و صدای غرب درآمد نیاز به مردمانی آگاه "یا" لیدرهای باشعور داشت که مردم ناآگاه را به سمت همایت از او تجهیز کنند اما لیدرهای بیشعور دانشگاه و حوزه ، مردم را درست در فرصتی طلایی و تاریخی که میتوانست ایران جهشی فوقالعاده کند بر عیله او شوراندن
او سقوط کرد ، غرب و شرق هم خوشحال
و اکنون که میگویم : و به همراهش ایران هم سقوط کرد
گزاف نگفته ام
چون ایران امروز را میبینم
به قول آخوندهای شیعه کیفییت یک حکومت مهم است نه کمییت آن علیبنابوطالب حدود 5سال حکومت کرد و معاویهبنابوسفیان حدود 20سال
مطمئنن هر حکمرانی ایی دورانی دارد مهم آنست چه از آن به یادگار میماند
Achilles' heel
امروز اگر آمریکا نمیتواند چین را به طور موثر تحریم کند آنچنان که دارد ما را میکند😅 نه به خاطر موشک های چین با کلاهک هسته ای اوست بلکه بخاطر آنست که کمپانی های خودش در چین مستقر شدن و تحریم چین در اصل یک تُف سر بالاست
فکر هوشمندانه ای که 50سال پیش آریامهر کرده بود و میدانست پاشنه آشیل الگوی غربی در چیست و شروع به سرمایه گذاری هایی فرامرزی و مکمل آن خرید سهام کمپانی های استخوان دار "صاحب" تکنولوژی اما دارای مشکلات مالی و دعوت دیگر کمپانی ها به سرمایه گذاری در ایران کرده بود
اما همین کارهایش هم سرمقاله مخالفانش شد که چه و چه و چه
چین در آن موقع ها حتی حق شرکت در بازی های آسیایی را هم نداشت آریامهر این حق را به آنها داد
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پ،ن1️⃣ : همونطور که مشاهده کردین شاه نه تنها در سال1980 پیش بینی کرد این جاهلان به چه روزی میافتند بلکه متواضعانه راه خلاصی را به آنها نشان داد
حالا این ملاها که منم منم شون در همه چی منو کشته کاسه چه کنم چه کنم برداشتند که اگه آمریکا نخواد تحریم ها رو برداره با وضعی که دارند میخوان چه💩 بخورن
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پ،ن2️⃣ : شاه بهتر از هرکسی با چهره واقعی سردمداران شرق و غرب آشنا بود اگر فرصتی دست دهد ویدیویی میگذارم تا ببینید ایران اولین بار نیست که تهدید به حمله نظامی میشود
در زمان شاه نیز وقتی او شروع به عادلانه سازی قیمت نفت کرد و در این روند به خاطر شرایط دنیا موفق بود از طرف همین غرب تهدید به حمله نظامی شد اما غربی ها نمیتوانستن حمله را عملی کنند به چند علت و آن علت ها را شاه خوب میدانست
Is the Full Scale IQ score the average day of someone, when it comes to mental/intellectual functioning?
I may think my Below Average FSIQ could point me to the hidden Intellectual Disability diagnosis that i think my parents are hidding from me.
Thanks for your help.
Hello again!
Before I answer, I want to preface this with the same disclaimer as I always do; I'm not a professional, and I'm not qualified to give actual professional advice. Thank you for your trust!
FSIQ and ID
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FSIQ (Full-Scale Intelligence Quotient) is like IQ (Intelligence Quotient), but it's more comprehensive. IQ testing is quicker, and may not be as accurate as an FSIQ. FSIQ tests are longer and take more things into account.
A lot of people think that low (FS)IQ means having an intellectual disability, however this is not always the case.
An FSIQ score is used to have a picture of a person's cognitive abilities. It takes into account a person's memory, verbal and nonverbal reasoning ability and processing speed.
This means it doesn't necessarily point to an ID diagnosis, but it shows where a person's cognitive strengths and weaknesses are (such as giftedness or learning disabilities).
In a way, you're right about it showing the person's average day. However, it's more nuanced than that. A person can have good days and bad days that will influence the score, as well as other things that I'll mention a bit further down.
Below Average FSIQ (the one you have according to your papers, I'm assuming) means you have cognitive abilities that aren't as high as the average person, but doesn't inherintly point to a cognitive or intellectual disability.
A person can have low (FS)IQ without an ID, even if this can be a sign to do further testing. It could be due to a Global Developmental Delay (GDD), in which the milestones are met later during development, or to Borderline Intellectual Functioning, which means there's just enough symptoms to say it causes problems to the person, but not enough for an actual ID diagnosis (This could be another reason your parents don't tell you you have ID, if it's due to another cause).
What can affect FSIQ (or IQ) tests?
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There are other reasons than ID for an (FS)IQ test gives lower results than expected. It could be due to the circumstances or to another diagnosis (as mentioned above).
For example, autism can affect the results of testing. Due to my autism (and other diagnosises), my IQ was too complicated to calculate. It's not necessarily the same for every autistic person, but since you mentioned in a previous ask that you also are autistic, that may be a reason your score was lower, especially if you are a higher level of autism.
It doesn't mean that autistic people necessarily have low IQ, just that our difficulties interfere with some of the tests, in which we could normally have a higher score. For example, we could misunderstand a question or a concept, which leads to a bunch of inaccuracies in the result.
A lot of other things can affect an (FS)IQ test, such as the state of the person taking it. For example, if you were feeling a lot of stress or anxiety, it's possible that it made you more prone to brain fogs, decision paralysis or impulsivity, which definitely can interfere with results.
Fatigue or lack of motivation are more things to consider when thinking about an (FS)IQ test. If you weren't interested at all in the tests and gave minimal effort, it's also possible your results were affected.
Other than that, an (FS)IQ test can be affected by education, culture, language barrier or changes through time.
There are a lot of things that an (FS)IQ test doesn't take into account, such as creativity, wisom, etc.
Closing thoughts
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Do you remember doing the test at all? If you remember how you were feeling and how you were answering the questions (eg. unmotivated, anxious, uninterested...) this could point to a reason why you might have a low (FS)IQ score.
However, I'm not saying that you don't have a low FSIQ and your test was wrong. I'm only pointing out that the test itself is not absolute and can't be used as only proof for what you're saying.
The fact that you had an FSIQ test done before, however, might be interesting to bring up with your parents. They were probably aware of why you had one done. Personally, I would bring that up with the low score (instead of only the low score).
If you can read more into the details of the papers with your FSIQ score, you could find some more informations (eg. what type of professional did it, where, when, for what...). Maybe you could find something related to your concerns in there (for example, if you went to a clinic or a professional specialized in ID, that could be another thing to bring up with your parents).
I hope you get the answers you want, and I'm sorry I can't be of more help. I hope I cleared things up a little bit, at least. Thank you again for your trust!
