[foilman8805]

Originally Posted by Kilroy_x

Most commonly used IQ tests seem to be good representations of general intelligence.

What are you trying to say? There are any number of reasons for this perceived relationship. An IQ gap of 30 points or more between teacher and student (in either form) tends to result in rather severe drama. There is a supposed correlation between high intelligence and mental illness, although that could easily be meaningless. You could just have gotten a really weird picture since the way you came into contact with the people you did probably wasn't through representative sampling. Any of these could explain the perceived correlation. I tend to think that social outcasts of this form aren't to blame for their social status.

Well, take for instance current FFR user 'damanwithdaskillz'. In any thread where he feels he's become a target for flames, or feels he's cornered he resorts to saying that his IQ is higher than everyone else's; like this is a valid excuse for not following the rules, or just doing something completely unacceptable.

Also, I tend to think of IQ as your capacity to learn, not what you already know. Because someone has a high IQ, a high potential to learn, does not mean they know how to use those faculties for their own benefit. Therefore, I feel that it isn't a concrete representation.

Upon further review though, I would have to say that these people are probably the exceptions. Because the truth of the matter really is that someone with a high IQ is likely to be intelligent, and the same can be said with GPA. I wasn't trying to say that everyone with a high IQ doesn't know how to behave in a social environment, just that it's not the sole attribute of intelligence, and it is not a full and complete measurement of said intelligence.