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- From: roberts@gaul.csd.uwo.ca (Eric Roberts)
- Subject: Re: Branding kids, IQ tests, smart vs dumb
- Organization: Computer Science Dept., Univ. of Western Ontario, London, Canada
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 19:30:24 GMT
- Message-ID: <1993Jan21.193024.12586@julian.uwo.ca>
- References: <1993Jan18.163436.12313@news.cs.indiana.edu> <1993Jan20.215406.18366@clpd.kodak.com> <1993Jan21.092151.24113W@lumina.edb.tih.no>
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- In article <1993Jan21.092151.24113W@lumina.edb.tih.no> ketil@edb.tih.no writes:
- >In article <1993Jan20.215406.18366@clpd.kodak.com>, staffan@ca.serum.kodak.com
- >European cultures tend to be much more aware of other aspects than the
- >pure numeric IQ/SAT figure. Sure, this is a very personal opinion, but
- >it is supported by the fact that eg. in Norway, the psychologist or
- >whoever administers the IQ test - in the rare cases when it is used -
- >won't tell you the result; it is treated as confidential.
-
- This is one aspect of your post that I don't agree with. My scores belong
- to me, and I have the right to know them, regardless of the fact that
- they may or may not be meaningfull. Had my school ever refused to show
- me my scores (not that I had any, I refused to take any tests), I would
- take them to court.
-