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eddie again Wrote: Jan 29, 2013 12:18 PM
shubi i agree. but, i would add that IQ measures only certain human abiliities. you are right that just because a person's IQ is identiied as being below the average does not mean that person does not have other skills and abilities that surpass the same skills and abilities of people with above average IQs.
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