Thailand and IQ

[hdkane]

There is an established relationship between IQ and behavior, most often documented in the academic arena. Higher IQ is related to higher academic achievement. Most laymen and scholars have no problem with that account. However, anyone who attempts to extend the IQ-outcome relationship to contexts beyond academia often encounters resistance. For example, the 1994 book The Bell Curve spurred considerable controversy by implying (accurately) that IQ was related to several societal outcomes in the USA (and hence many other nations that attempt to follow a meritocracy). For example, IQ is related to out of wedlock births, unemployment, health status, and child care. The average IQ of the USA is 100. In comparison, the average IQ of Blacks is 85. If one includes IQ as a contributing factor, it is easy to account for racial differences in crime, birth rate, graduation rate, job performance, etc. Richard Lynn, an eminent scholar from the UK, estimates the average IQ in Thailand to be 91. Does this explain much of what we see on an everyday basis? What does this finding foretell for the future of Thailand, given the fact that the average IQs of Japan and China are nearly 17 points higher? Lest the moderators delete this text, the Ministry of Health implemented procedures to "increase IQ" as soon as possible.

[marko kok prong]

When did you join the Nazi party?

[Soutpeel]

When did you join the Nazi party?

I think the OP should do a thesis on how lower IQ Thai ladies manage to relieve self proclaimed superior intellect farangs of large sums of money, cars and property on a regular basis

and then come back and discuss IQ

[Cypress Hill]

This sounds like a precursor to another TV forum "sterilise the poor" initiative

[TooPoopedToPop]

Much - if not all - of what you say is probably true... but it is radioactive subject matter in the USA and many other countries.

[evadgib]

This thread will have been locked by the time I log on in the morning:)

[Crossy]

Indeed, off the rails by post 2.