My opinion is the IQ and processing speed tests are biased toward primarily leaf related skills. Those who do extremely well on these tests will often do quite well academically, but have limited potential to deal see the trees and to a greater extent the forest.
I don't think it is quite as simple as this.
I hope not. I don't know what my scores would be, but my processing speed is fast (eg my son's DS brain game for math facts can't really keep up with me and I feel like the world moves in slow motion sometimes). But I like to think I'm pretty good at integrating details into a whole.
Does that make sense? Did I misunderstand something?
On a related note, there are disadvantages with fast processing speed, too. They just aren't as obvious. For example, sometimes I may confuse people when I use keyboard shortcuts and everything on the screen changes in a flash without explanation, or I may come across as being impatient or rude when in reality I've just made a decision and started acting on it quickly/too quickly. Doesn't mean I'm always right. It just means that I move quickly.
Anyone else?
Val
