Can your intelligence effect your speech and articulation? I found this interesting post on Reddit earlier about this topic. I really feel this post as someone with speech disorders and a intellectual disability I’ve wondered this before. Is it true tho?

  • xapr [he/him]@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I think the first thing to recognize is that there is absolutely no single measure of intelligence. IQ scores are (a) seriously flawed and discredited (and narrowly focused measure of human abilities). Human intellectual powers have many dimensions. Someone may be weak in speech and articulation but on the other hand be an absolute genius mechanically, artistically, or in some other aspect of human intellectual pursuit.

      • xapr [he/him]@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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        2 days ago

        Discredited may be an overstatement on my part, but it is a flawed measure of someone’s complete abilities and strengths.

        Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence_quotient#Validity_as_a_measure_of_intelligence

        While IQ tests are generally considered to measure some forms of intelligence, they may fail to serve as an accurate measure of broader definitions of human intelligence inclusive of, for example, creativity and social intelligence. For this reason, psychologist Wayne Weiten argues that their construct validity must be carefully qualified, and not be overstated. According to 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.” [emphasis mine]

        There are other criticisms in that section of the Wikipedia article too.

      • anarchrist@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        2 days ago

        You can study for an IQ test and raise your grade so it doesn’t really measure anything important, just test taking ability, which I suspect is where a lot of other positive correlations between IQ and college admissions/outcomes/etc factor in