opinion polls attached to IQ tests
Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2025 1:01 am
I realize this is a pipe dream, but I would love to see a few questions at the end of IQ tests that poll opinions on common controversies, such as:
Is this earth flat?
Was the moon landing a hoax?
Does animal agriculture harm the environment?
Should Covid vaccines be mandated?
Do you think Donald Trump is a good president?
The results could be presented as follows?
X percent of people inside the 80-90 IQ range believe the moon landing was a hoax.
X percent of people inside the 90-100 IQ range believe the moon landing was a hoax.
X percent of people inside the 100-110 IQ range believe the moon landing was a hoax.
X percent of people inside the 110-120 IQ range believe the moon landing was a hoax.
And so on.
Given a large enough sample size, I believe we would see a perfect linear correlation between IQ and opinions.
Although many idiots would dismiss the results,( i.e. someone who believes the moon landing was a hoax is likely to believe IQ tests are a hoax as well), I think in many cases it would motivate people to rethink their opinions.
No one wants to be part of the stupid team.
A number of years ago, I realized I was on the stupid team regarding the abortion issue. This motivated me to examine the issue closer. Was I missing something?
A similar, more easy study would be to ask for level of education (grade school, high school/GED, bachelor, postgraduate) before the opinion questions. These results would likely also show perfect linearity.
Is this earth flat?
Was the moon landing a hoax?
Does animal agriculture harm the environment?
Should Covid vaccines be mandated?
Do you think Donald Trump is a good president?
The results could be presented as follows?
X percent of people inside the 80-90 IQ range believe the moon landing was a hoax.
X percent of people inside the 90-100 IQ range believe the moon landing was a hoax.
X percent of people inside the 100-110 IQ range believe the moon landing was a hoax.
X percent of people inside the 110-120 IQ range believe the moon landing was a hoax.
And so on.
Given a large enough sample size, I believe we would see a perfect linear correlation between IQ and opinions.
Although many idiots would dismiss the results,( i.e. someone who believes the moon landing was a hoax is likely to believe IQ tests are a hoax as well), I think in many cases it would motivate people to rethink their opinions.
No one wants to be part of the stupid team.
A number of years ago, I realized I was on the stupid team regarding the abortion issue. This motivated me to examine the issue closer. Was I missing something?
A similar, more easy study would be to ask for level of education (grade school, high school/GED, bachelor, postgraduate) before the opinion questions. These results would likely also show perfect linearity.