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University of Cambridge Cognitive Ability Test

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101 points indigodaddy | 3 comments | 30 Aug 25 17:20 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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geekamongus ◴[30 Aug 25 19:06 UTC] No.45077163[source]▶
"The entire test will take about an hour to complete."

Doesn't that skew things? That is a lot of time a lot of people don't have.

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kulahan ◴[30 Aug 25 19:22 UTC] No.45077264[source]▶
No, not in any way. Ability to be present for a test does not have any bearing whatsoever on cognitive ability, nor does any test on the planet account for whether or not the taker is present.
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shermantanktop ◴[30 Aug 25 19:39 UTC] No.45077407[source]▶
I’m going to guess this is an economically comfortable person with lots of free time imagining that people less well off have none. To an approximation, that trend is surely true - poor people have less free time - but almost everyone can find time to do things they want to do. Would it skew results? Hard to say.
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1. kulahan ◴[30 Aug 25 19:55 UTC] No.45077519[source]▶
Nope, I’m not thinking about their test in any way. I’m explaining that it’s explicitly unrelated to your cognitive ability. Getting a more convenient job does not boost your brain.

I’m going to guess you’re obsessed with the plight of those you perceive to be “under” you. I mean, they’re poor - there’s NO WAY they’re doing well on the test right!?

Such an obnoxious point of view. Of COURSE your job has no causative effect on your natural cognitive ability. What a ridiculous way to try and look down on the poor.

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2. shermantanktop ◴[30 Aug 25 21:41 UTC] No.45078233[source]▶
I think you took my comment the wrong way. I was suggesting the opposite.
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3. kulahan ◴[31 Aug 25 02:52 UTC] No.45079929[source]▶
You’re right, I completely misread it, thank you for correcting me