I took an IQ test as a high school student, and one of the subtests involved placing a stack of shuffled pictures in chronological order. I had one series in the incorrect order, because I had no understanding of the typical behavior of snowfall. The test proctor said almost everyone she tested mixed that one up, because it doesn't snow in the area where I live.
I have no doubt that IQ tests reproducibly measure the test takers ability to pass tests, as well as to perform in a society that the tests are based on.
I think it's disingenuous to attribute IQ to intelligence as a whole though, and it is better understood as an indicator of cultural intelligence.
I would expect that, for cultures who's members score below average on IQ tests from the US, an equivalent IQ test created within that culture would show average members of that culture scoring higher than average members of US culture.
I have no doubt that IQ tests reproducibly measure the test takers ability to pass tests, as well as to perform in a society that the tests are based on.
I think it's disingenuous to attribute IQ to intelligence as a whole though, and it is better understood as an indicator of cultural intelligence.
I would expect that, for cultures who's members score below average on IQ tests from the US, an equivalent IQ test created within that culture would show average members of that culture scoring higher than average members of US culture.