Does anyone is believe IQ test are not an accurate measure of intelligence?
‘I think sports are the best measure of intelligence. Call me crazy but, I am evidence to back it up. Kioumourtzoglou et al (1998) conducted a laboratory study with a group of 13 men on an elite male national team of basketball players, between the ages of 22 and 23 years; and a control group of 15 men of equal age (physical education class) to assess differences in their scores on cognitive skills (memory-retention, memory-grouping analytic ability), perceptual skills (speed of perception, prediction, selective attention, response selection), and motor skills (dynamic balance, whole body coordination, wrist-finger dexterity, rhythmic ability). Their analysis showed that elite male basketball players scored higher on hand coordination and lower on dynamic balance given their anthropometric measurements (mainly height). Elite players were better on memory-retention, selective attention, and on prediction measures than the control group. The above skills are important in basketball perfo
