Outliers: The Story of Success · chapter 3 · id outliers-c3-01-above-an-iq-of-approximately-1

“Above an IQ of approximately 120, additional IQ points do not translate into measurably more real-world success -- the 'threshold theory' of intelligence.”

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In the Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth (SMPY), differences in SAT scores at age 13 within the top 1% of ability predicted different levels of creative accomplishment decades later. The threshold model is not well-supported.

Park, Lubinski & Benbow (2008/2013), Psychological ScienceFLAGGED: DOI not in registry

Even within the top 1% of cognitive ability, those in the top quartile produced significantly more patents, publications, and high-impact achievements than those in the bottom quartile.

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