cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/28697561
Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligenztest
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I fuckin hate these types of spatial puzzles because the garbage that passes for IQ tests are very heavy on them and they are such a dogshit way of assessing intelligence
It'd be like if healthcare professionals used something called "HQ" that was only based on your height:weight ratio as some kind of general health measure.
hey wait a minute–
[edit: ah shit sorry for getting so angry at just a puzzle on a puzzle comm. i should probably bring this up with my therapist]
Agreed. This is something you can definitely get better at with practice. But that won't make you more intelligent.
Would you want to be on a problem solving team with someone who couldn't solve this?
depends on the problem
CAD or engineering? maybe not (but also maybe. depends on the person)
design or marketing? sure why not. just cuz they can't do flippy shape puzzles doesn't mean they don't have other strengths
for the record I'm above average at the flippy shape puzzles but absolutely shit at being a functioning human being. if you chose me for your problem solving group based on my shape flipping score alone, you'd be sorely disappointed lol
really depends on which problems you face.
I'm most cases, being able to solve those problems is a useless skill
hate them as a way to quantify someone's value.
but as a little game they are fun. however, some are so esoteric that are useless.
"so esoteric it's useless" tends to be said about a lot of mathematics that ends up being foundational for new tech advancements though :] never underestimate a "useless" puzzle!
that's not what I meant.
i mean some of those puzzles have arbitrary solutions, like when you get the solution explained, it just some random rule that makes no sense and other options are as justifiable.
Ah, I get what you mean now. Yeah those are frustrating because they've essentially created a "can you read the 'puzzle'-maker's mind" test instead of a valuable challenge