From: zeborah@gmail.com   
      
   Gerry Quinn  wrote:   
      
   > In article ,   
   > aqua@internode.on.net says...   
   [IQ vs g]   
   > > If you want to call my use of IQ in the footnote a "typo" I'd appreciate   
   > > it if you would go through and correct everyone else's usage in this   
   debate.   
   >   
   > When did others use the expression incorrectly?  Just because you mixed   
   > up the concepts doesn't mean that others did - it may go some way to   
   > explaining why your ideas seemed so strange to some of us.   
   >   
   > In fact whether IQ is related to a single central mechanism, or multiple   
   > mechanisms, does not necessarily have anything much to do with its   
   > heritability, or how it impacts individuals in society.   
      
   If by IQ you mean only IQ, then you mean only a test result.  How is a   
   test result heritable?  How does a test result impact individuals in   
   society(1)?   
      
   If by IQ you mean something which allows its holder to achieve good IQ   
   test results, and that something is heritable and impacts individuals in   
   society -- then you're talking about g.   
      
   Zeborah   
   (1) Well, a test result let me go to the high school I went to.  But not   
   an IQ test result, and I presume you're not talking about this kind of   
   impact anyway.   
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