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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: 0.473s | 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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IshKebab ◴[30 Aug 25 19:54 UTC] No.45077515[source]▶
> Ability to be present for a test does not have any bearing whatsoever on cognitive ability

The irony of making such a big mistake while discussing cognitive ability...

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kulahan ◴[30 Aug 25 19:57 UTC] No.45077537[source]▶
Please tell me how having a free period in your schedule causally makes you smarter.
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1. QuadmasterXLII ◴[31 Aug 25 00:49 UTC] No.45079353[source]▶
continues to be ironic
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3. kulahan ◴[31 Aug 25 02:59 UTC] No.45079969[source]▶
Oh man you are lost lol