peterr@utcsrgv.UUCP (Peter Rowley) (09/26/83)
I find myself wondering more and more what the general problem-solving
abilities of the population at large are. Such information would be
useful when designing interfaces for the masses and as background for
discussion of a variety of subjects such as politics. In particular,
I'm NOT interested in a survey of the abilities of first-year undergrads,
as they are most definitely a non-random sample of society.
Any hints as to such information would be appreciated, or even an answer
to a very crude form of the same question-- what can a person with an
IQ of 100 do? To ward off possible flames, I might add that I am very
sensitive to the sorts of dichotomies ("dumbs" vs "smarts") raised by the
very notion of IQ tests and am well aware that it is pretty ridiculous
to measure intelligence on a single numerical scale. It's just that I
think it possible that IQ tests might be the only context in which info.
of the sort I'm looking for has been generated.
peter rowley, University of Toronto Department of C.S., Ontario Canada M5S 1A4
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