[copenja]

So are we saying that cognitive ability CAN be accurately measured with a test?

I've seen people repeatedly claim IQ like tests were invalid.

[unabirra]

Well it depends, if the test is to keep attacking those undesirable antivaxxers... yes, the test is accurate.

Now if your test is to select which individuals from a minority group can go to college, of course not! How dare you?

[Tenoke]

People make all sorts of bad claims. IQ remains one of the most robust measures in Psychology.

[antegamisou]

Almost no one claims that IQ tests are invalid, they really do estimate g, very strongly correlated with IQ. What is often being questioned is the strength of correlation between scores and life outcomes. And of course there’s the incendiary nature vs nurture debate.