Editing Human intelligence (section)

=== Relevance of IQ tests ===
{{Further|#Insufficiency of measurement via IQ}}
In [[psychology]], human intelligence is commonly assessed by [[Intelligence quotient|IQ scores]] that are determined by IQ tests. In general, higher IQ scores are associated with better outcomes in life.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Brown |first1=M.I. |last2=Wai |first2=J. |year=2021 |title=Can You Ever Be Too Smart for Your Own Good? Comparing Linear and Nonlinear Effects of Cognitive Ability on Life Outcomes |url=https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1745691620964122 |journal=Perspectives on Psychological Science |volume=16 |issue=6 |pages=1337–1359 |doi=10.1177/1745691620964122 |pmid=33682520 |s2cid=232142799}}</ref> However, while IQ test scores show a high degree of inter-test [[Reliability (statistics)|reliability]], and predict certain forms of achievement effectively, their [[construct validity]] as a holistic measure of human intelligence is considered dubious.<ref>{{multiref2
|1={{Cite journal|last1=Borsboom|first1=D.|last2=Mellenbergh|first2=G. J.|last3=van Heerden|first3=J.|date=2004|title=The Concept of Validity|url=https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2F0033-295X.111.4.1061|journal=Psychological Review|volume=111|issue=4|pages=1061–1071|doi=10.1037/0033-295X.111.4.1061|pmid=15482073|s2cid=7189833 }}
|2={{Cite book|last=Macintosh|first=Nicholas|title=IQ and Human Intelligence|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2011|isbn=978-0199585595|pages=190–191}} }}</ref><ref name="Weiten">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ALkaCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT331|title=Psychology: Themes and Variations|vauthors=Weiten W|publisher=[[Cengage Learning]]|year=2016|isbn=978-1305856127|page=281}}</ref> While IQ tests are generally understood to measure some forms of intelligence, they may fail to serve as an accurate measure of broader definitions of human intelligence inclusive of [[creativity]] and [[social intelligence]].<ref name="Weiten" /> According to psychologist Wayne Weiten, "IQ tests are valid measures of the kind of intelligence necessary to do well in academic work. But if the purpose is to assess intelligence in a broader sense, the validity of IQ tests is questionable."<ref name="Weiten" />