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The average white person has an IQ of 100, those of Oriental tend to be smarter, but less creative - yet, they average 105. Most minorities are well below 100 (use whatever source makes you feel good, to verify).
Ashkenazi jews have an AVERAGE IQ of 128. That's the average, so is it any surprise they perform better than most of the rest of the world?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashkenazi_Jews
And the worlds highest concentration of mental illness, mostly schizophrenia.
Who invented IQ tests?
High IQ is often plagued with other disorders. Albert Einstein couldn’t drive a car. Nerds are quite often socially awkward.
IQ = Intellectual Age / Chronological Age
It’s not definitive of capabilities, but there is a strong correlation
Fine line between brilliance and madness.
Repeat a lie often enough people will believe it. your 128 is closer to 103.
And the average Korean dose better than all groups on the SAT
Sources?
https://www.healthline.com/health/average-iq#average-iq
And this is why I am skeptical of psychologists. Straight out of Psychology Wiki.
"IQ Range: Most people score between 85 and 115 (1 SD from the mean) "68.26%, falls within one standard deviation of the mean (IQ 85-115)".
https://www.davidsongifted.org/gifted-blog/iq-and-educational-needs/
This research 95 in Israel:
https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/National-IQs-calculated-and-validated-for-108-Lynn-Meisenberg/48d7843f6ce714a684a93530a0c8b7da65d185db/figure/0
This article has it marked at 113 .
https://www.amren.com/news/2008/06/richard_lynns_t/
I concur, that's a legitimate issue. With this test being used for decades, and trends going back to the mid-1900's - one has to question the target audience. For example, during WWI they found the Appalachian background troops had significantly lower IQ's. This test didn't take into account that education and nutrition were not as available to that population as other regions.
After WWII and the 8th grade graduation mandate, this disparity dropped greatly. America became more prosperous, schools became both more local as well as higher requirements both for teachers, and for students.
The fact remains, we are not all alike; despite what liberals would claim. There are reasons why 3rd world cultures are, have been, and will alway lag the rest of the world.