I don't need to. The director of the NIMH already agrees with me, and high-level policy changes are under way to permanently change the status of psychiatry and psychology, demote them to the status of astrology. Didn't you get the memo?
> ... anyone who cares to look will find a vast psychometric literature that supports the validity of IQ.
Yes, that works for people suffering from a bad case of confirmation bias, and who can't grasp basic scientific principles. The rest of us will continue practicing science and advocating in favor of neuroscience as psychology's obvious replacement.
IQ testing will become valid only when it is based on science rather than anecdote. Assuming that ever happens.
I don't need to. The director of the NIMH already agrees with me, and high-level policy changes are under way to permanently change the status of psychiatry and psychology, demote them to the status of astrology. Didn't you get the memo?
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2013/05/the-s...
> ... anyone who cares to look will find a vast psychometric literature that supports the validity of IQ.
Yes, that works for people suffering from a bad case of confirmation bias, and who can't grasp basic scientific principles. The rest of us will continue practicing science and advocating in favor of neuroscience as psychology's obvious replacement.
IQ testing will become valid only when it is based on science rather than anecdote. Assuming that ever happens.