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Quote by: Praxius We haven't learned anything from them thus far keeping them in jail, what more are we gonna learn except that they get a kick out of messing with our heads when we ask them questions? |
I'm talking about real concerted research. Not on-staff jailhouse psychologists and grad students both trying to make names for themselves by interviewing high-profile serials. I'm also talking about long term observations, and not merely interviews.
From what I've read, it wasn't that Ted Bundy was really that intelligent (an IQ of 119 or so from what I remember) but that the people attempting to research him were using basic and amateurish tests on him that he, only with a bachelors in Psychology, was more than aware of. This amused him, and he enjoyed toying with these people because he was a narcissist and viewed himself as outwitting individuals who were supposed to be intelligent. What he didn't realize was that they merely were not that intelligent to begin with. At the very least, less so than his, granted above average, but not genius level as depicted in the media, IQ. How else would you be dumb enough to use basic tests taught in introductory courses on someone with a degree in psychology and expect any other reaction than the one they received?
It's like giving a calculus student basic addition homework and be claiming seriously to be attempting to gauge their skill level.