Why Blacks Average IQ is 15 Points Below Whites

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[–]TheJoint 4 insightful - 6 fun4 insightful - 5 fun5 insightful - 6 fun -  (2 children)

Actually it is because traditional IQ tests have partially used identifying established brands to determine IQ. Black people used generics and off brands so they didn't know the established brands. Look up why it is illegal to give black kids IQ tests in California. Radiolab did a podcast on it.

[–]Zapped 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Not that I've seen, but isn't IQ based partially on general knowledge, anyway?

[–]MagicMike[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

IQ tests are robust but only compare a person with their cohort.

Sir Francis Galton tried to remedy that (and any other problems with the test) using Reaction Time Testing. In modern terms(Galton is 19th century), a computer that calculates faster is more advanced than a slower computer. The correlation with IQ tests is weak but IS there.