Hello. As someone who is about to take the real SAT, I have done over six months of research out of curiosity. I have heard that the pre-1994 SAT used to correlate strongly with IQ, particularly the Verbal Section. The SAT Verbal also had sections relating to antonyms and analogies, often with complex vocabulary. I looked at a sample analogy section (from pre-2005) and had no idea what any of the words meant, rendering the completion of any analogies useless. However, after looking up the words, the analogies made perfect sense to me.
If this vocabulary can be studied, why does the old section correlate with IQ? Most of the words would not be commonly encountered in real life, so how is anyone supposed to even score above average with unknown vocabulary? Would people with a higher IQ easily derive the meaning of this vocabulary on the spot (i.e. cacophonous, equanimity, harried)?
Regards,
Adan
