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Are standardized tests an accurate measure of intelligence? IMO, they're more a measure of knowledge and perseverance. Having said that, I don't know what is the best measure of intelligence.

There is certainly a genetic component to intelligence, but environmental factors have a big role to play as well.

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> Are standardized tests an accurate measure of intelligence? IMO, they're more a measure of knowledge and perseverance.

Depends on the standardized test. Some are designed to test knowledge, others are designed to test more fundamental attributes.

ACT is more knowledge, SAT is more fundamental attributes. SAT is still a significant amount of knowledge, but not as focused on it as ACT.

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