Why I hate standardized IQ tests
Mar. 26th, 2003 01:52 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tahnanFrom a puzzle board I read:
"John likes 400 but not 300; he likes 100 but not 99; he likes 2500 but not 2400. Which does he like? (a) 900 (b) 1000 (c) 1100 (d) 1200"
The problem, as![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
jadelennox has noted often in the past, is that there are often other paths entirely one can use to get to an answer.
So here's a test for my readers: what is the intended answer, and which incorrect answer did I come up with as my first answer after perhaps twenty seconds of thought, and why?
"John likes 400 but not 300; he likes 100 but not 99; he likes 2500 but not 2400. Which does he like? (a) 900 (b) 1000 (c) 1100 (d) 1200"
The problem, as
jadelennox has noted often in the past, is that there are often other paths entirely one can use to get to an answer.So here's a test for my readers: what is the intended answer, and which incorrect answer did I come up with as my first answer after perhaps twenty seconds of thought, and why?