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#120 – François Chollet: Measures of Intelligence

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Is There a Difficult Question on the IQ Test?

There's no such thing as a question that's intrinsically difficult. It has to be difficult with respect to things you already know and the things you can already do. A difficult exam is one that really probes your understanding because it forces you to improvise. The constraints of human cognition are general, but they're very limited.

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