even with the same DNA

you can still establish an average with that

while IQ is pretty connected to genes, I don't think the differences in race are due to genetics, and that culture plays a large role there. That is because IQ scores have risen in the last 100 years by a lot which shows it's not just a race thing

if it's clear that we "don't know", then wouldn't the best thing to do is to figure out how we could possibly make that correlation?

aye here it is

finger prints are different, but the patterns are similar

yeah whorls loops etc

ha cool

i actually never knew this

personally I think human intelligence is like physical ability. everyone has varying capability, different races have different capabilities on average, some have it in good quality some don't, etc.

both your thumbs are different in finger print too

but who knows for sure until you start looking into it

even though they follow the same genetic code

Wouldn't surprise me one bit if intelligence is bred into/out of family trees.

the best thing to say without a clear method is "I don't know"

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you could predict a finger print when it comes to whorls and ridges, based off of the genetic information

not in detail though

that is enviroment

even with a clear method you can't say, its the scientific method,

You make an assumption (hypothesis)
Test it, and see what comes out
If it correlates with what you expected, and happens every time, you have scientific evidence

I think it's difficult to even tell what environmental factors are important towards that. I remember reading that whether or not a baby is breastfed by their biological mother can have an effect on their IQ, and that this difference is noticeable even if any certain child received breast milk from someone other than their mother

man everything can effect iq

age of the mom

amount of hammers to the face

siblings, quantity and age difference

kindergarden

the idea is that genes provide a maximum, and then enviroment diminished it a lil or a lot

but those are individual values

if you however take a sample of 1000 people, and take the average of their IQ scores, you get an average to work with, and can then set categories

also how do you separate IQ from simply not knowing something, being bored, etc.

you do it by taking larger samples, so you try to eliminate most outlying variables

for example, if I remember right, one of the important qualities of an IQ test is how fast you complete it

depends on the test

could be

there are people who test, who are good at taking tests or who just have that knowledge, like for example if you don't know something just skip it immediately go to the next thing, don't spend 5 years on it

Speed, Answers correct, and the age of the person

myself for example, I'll finish it until I have an answer and I might even check over it if I was unsure

but doing that would make for a lower score, ie. it's more intelligent to just skip it, come back later, then give your best guess rather than trying to figure it out then and there

if you're just there taking a test though, are you really thinking about how to absolutely crush this test into the dirt?

that's just that one aspect. there's other elements, too (which I think have their own ways of being handled). ex. those people who freeze when it comes to taking tests

the data shows that the more intelligent you are the more likely it is you will crush a test