Ronald K. Hoeflin

Ronald K. Hoeflin
BornFebruary 23, 1944 (1944-02-23) (age 80)
Ochlocknee, Georgia, U.S.
Alma materThe New School[citation needed]
OccupationPhilosopher[citation needed]
Parent(s)William Eugene Hoeflin
Mary Elizabeth Dell

Ronald K. Hoeflin (born February 23, 1944)[1] is an American philosopher by profession, creator of the Mega[2][3][4] and Titan[5] intelligence tests. In 1988, Hoeflin won the American Philosophical Association's Rockefeller Prize for his article, "Theories of Truth: A Comprehensive Synthesis.[6] His article argues for the interrelated nature of seven leading theories of truth.[7]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Noesis was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Morris, Scot. "The one-in-a-million I.Q. test". Omni magazine, April 1985, pp 128-132.
  3. ^ Republic Magazine, November 1985, "Beyond Mensa," by Catherine Seipp
  4. ^ Carlson, Roger D. (1991). "The Mega Test". In Keyser, Daniel; Sweetland, Richard (eds.). Test Critiques. Vol. VIII. Kansas City (MO): Test Corporation of America. pp. 431–435. ISBN 0-89079-254-2. ISSN 1553-9121. Although the approach that Hoeflin takes is interesting, inventive, intellectually stimulating, and internally consistent, it violates many good psychometric principles by overinterpreting the weak data of a self-selected sample.
  5. ^ "Mind Games: the hardest IQ test you'll ever love suffering through", Omni magazine, pp 90 ff, April 1990
  6. ^ Prizes and Awards (American Philosophical Association
  7. ^ Proceedings, "News from the National Office". Proceedings and Addresses of the American Philosophical Association, Vol. 62, No. 4. (Mar., 1989), pp. 691.