Does having a good memory mean you have a high IQ?

[Maximum7]

TL;DR

Question about neuroscience of the brain.

So I have an excellent memory. It’s not eidetic but I remember minuscule details that other people shouldn’t. I always did pretty decent in school but I was weak in math. I am a grad student currently going for a degree in Library Sciences. My IQ was tested as a toddler and it was a little above average but I suspect I might be a savant. Does having great recall usually mean you have a high IQ as well?

 

[BillTre]

A great memory does not have to go with great intelligence.
There are many examples of both opposites:

• smart people with bad memories
• people with great memories who aren't all that smart.

A computer can have a great memory, but need not be very smart.

 

[Vanadium 50]

Does having a good memory mean you have a high IQ?

No, it means you have a good memory.

 

[Fra]

I suspect I might be a savant. Does having great recall usually mean you have a high IQ as well?

One could discuss what IQ means, is usually associated with problem solving or creativity etc, but the pragmatic answer its whatever you score on the IQ test, and that's it. This is also how you compare IQ as a general measure between most people with standardized tests.

But as you mention savants, for individuals that show extraordinary performance in special areas or tasks (beyond what most people could ever do) and sometimes at the same time may have trouble with other things(and get stuck), such as interpreting ambigous questions I suspect a regular IQ test is a blunt one-dimensional measure of a diverse topic.

/Fredrik

 

[jim mcnamara]

Normally we avoid IQ discussions. I think Fra did a good of of pointing out that IQ tests are only comparable to the same test on a different patient. Nothing else, memory included.

FWIW
High functioning Aspergers Syndrome (autistic diagnosis) patients often have better than average memories. These are case studies of patients so take them with a grain of salt:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0028393296000541

Before this thread goes into the twilight zone, I am closing the thread.