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**FelikTen** · 02-17-2010, 05:31 AM

an extrinsic correlation between height and intelligence produced by Mechanisms 1 and 2....Consistent with our suggestion, we show that men may have higher IQs than women because they are taller

Maybe I am riding the short bus, but if the basic mechanism is an extrinsic correlation, why then introduce causation? Surely the statement that men are taller because they are more intelligent would be equally valid based on the stated premise. (I assume it comes out of #4, but it's unclear due to lack of comment on the number of sons intelligent parents have)

02-17-2010, 05:31 AM	#10
FelikTen Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 441 Senior Member	an extrinsic correlation between height and intelligence produced by Mechanisms 1 and 2....Consistent with our suggestion, we show that men may have higher IQs than women because they are taller Maybe I am riding the short bus, but if the basic mechanism is an extrinsic correlation, why then introduce causation? Surely the statement that men are taller because they are more intelligent would be equally valid based on the stated premise. (I assume it comes out of #4, but it's unclear due to lack of comment on the number of sons intelligent parents have)
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