IQ test results strongly predict income, education, health, and longevity, though weaker for individuals
Evidence
Is IQ A Predictor Of Success? (Forbes/Quora)
Categorization
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
- XREF: connects to: Intelligence quotient significantly influences important life outcomes; IQ predicts job performance, academic achievement, and mortality better than any known psychological factor — Research Confirms a Link between Intelligence and Life Expectancy; We find that for the one quarter of the population most deficient in iodine this intervention raised IQ by approximately one standard deviation. — The Cognitive Effects of Micronutrient Deficiency: Evidence from Salt Iodization in the United States (+2 more)
Related
- IQ predicts job performance, academic achievement, and mortality better than any known psychological factor (similarity 0.91)
- Intelligence quotient significantly influences important life outcomes (similarity 0.81)
- Education strongly predicts adult cognitive test scores in both directions (similarity 0.80)