IntellectualPro
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ORIGINAL: RedMagic1 No. Economic status of the parents has more to do with IQ scores than any other variable. Barring some medical condition like trisomy 21, if you take a child, born to any parents, and provide it affection and personal attention, you'll get a young man or young woman who is sharp as a tack. Malnutrition, lack of access to education, and parents working and unable to afford childcare, are examples of the reasons kids grow up "dumb." Genetic makeup has almost nothing to do with this. Soo splain to me why my sister and I have far higher IQ scores than my other sister and brother? Anyways IQ tests are a rubbish way to test anyone, all it shows is how good someone is at IQ tests. You and your siblings each have a unique genetic makeup (unless twins) and experiences in life (unless attached at the hip). All of this talk of IQ tests... and as I said, its treated as subjective. I don't think its shallow for anyone to seek their (insert subjective adjective here) dream partner. In their mind, they have a representation of what that means. Red, before claiming genetics play so little a role, perform the studies yourself or look up what experts have found. Here's a nice overview of studies on the topic: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/85840.php The gist: genetics affect your predisposition to learning and then its up to you to learn, at whatever pace you are capable of, from your environment. If your environment is full of opportunities to learn (i.e., nurturing parents, education, a wolf pack ...), then you stand a better chance. At least Red picked up on the level of effort involved in raising intelligence: nurturing, nutrition, education... oh hey, all sorts of things out of a child's control! But when you get older, you can do a lot to improve your own intelligence, with effort.
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