Comment by ranyume
9 hours ago
I don't think IQ is a good measure for intelligence at all. Neither dolphins or octopuses can solve IQ tests.
9 hours ago
I don't think IQ is a good measure for intelligence at all. Neither dolphins or octopuses can solve IQ tests.
Their input and output interfaces are too different from human's and they're not nearly as smart to take our IQ tests, but both dolphins and octopuses can solve complex puzzles tailored for their environment. Those puzzles are the whole reason scientists know that dolphins and octopuses are more intelligent than other animals.
But we do know they're "intelligent" and also smart in an important capacity. So how gives we don't measure them by IQ? Because the IQ is not a good measure of intelligence or smarts.
> Because the IQ is
No, it is just because they have difficulties at the bench.
> how gives we don't measure them by
We'd measure them by all the tests available. Not all test are usable in all circumstances.
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