What’s your I.Q.?

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Only test I've ever done was for genius society like a decade ago, got 167, but the "proper" IQ test is so flawed it really doesn't matter. The "proper" IQ test is only shapes and recognizing patterns, basically testing your capacity of recognition and process, reason it's called "quotient" rather than just "intelligence". It simply measures one part that makes up intelligence as a whole, not whether you actually are any smart. For example, I'm ridiculously better at anything visual-related than text or sound related things to the point it's laughable, so if the test measured other things regarding intelligence as an overall I'd get somewhere around 120. But as far as EQ goes, didn't even know that was a thing, so can't comment on it:rofl2:


Accurate. I remember the first time I was tested in 2nd grade in particular, the test consisted entirely of exercises like showing me a sequence of beads of different colors and shapes on a cord for about 3 seconds, then all the beads were pulled off the cord and dumped back in a bin with hundreds of other beads, and they asked me to duplicate the sequence from before. Visual associations and memory tests like that. Does this objectively measure anything, really? Another I remember - they showed me a picture of a man standing outside next to his car, what's wrong with the picture? And then timed how long it took for me to recognize that his shadow was pointing in the wrong direction for where the sun was in the sky.

I was one of the first two in my county put into the 'gifted' program, in 2nd grade. Guinea pig. That was around 1975. Was tested a couple more times, but by 9th grade I was so disgusted with being labeled as 'different' in front of my peers I told them I quit. I'm sure my 'rebellion' was just another entry in their file on me.
 
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it was at 112 or so when i took my only official test in like 6th grade or so.
then there was some iq test show on tv a bunch of years later, where celebrities and people of various age brackets competed and you could compete with them on their website and that came down to like 118
so slightly above average or something?

pretty sure it must've went down a few points somewhat, since I haven't really been challenging myself intellectually all that much in recent years.
 

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Mine tests at 140, but if you take a more detailed test that breaks down different aspects those are usually more accurate at the various area's. I tested in the top like .01% for spacial perception and some other area's. Mind you this test was not one of those web pages "Test your IQ here!!!" it was a 3 day long 8 hours per day test....

In general I consider IQ tests bogus, unless your getting the extended version. Then there is at least some validity to it.
 

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how to test IQ? just curious...

The most commonly used test is the WAIS (Wechsler Adult Intellegence Scale). It’s a battery of 10 core subtests and 5 supplemental sub tests, and test a wide range of mental capabilities.

Another commonly used is the Ravens Progressive Matrices, and it’s used because it’s non verbal and highly G Loaded, which makes it a good estimate of the G factor.

Tests like Analogy tests have been dropped because it can be influenced by culture and education, which makes them less G loaded.

 
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IQ is a really bad test of intelligence.


That video is so wrong on so many levels.

On the book I uploaded page 40 it explains why it’s a myth that IQ tests are biased or meaningless.

A big reason is because they predict Academic and Life Success regardless of SES, age, sex, race and other reasons. They also predict cortical thickness and cerebral glucose metabolic rate. Predict also doesn’t mean it has to be 100% accurate, since nothing that exists in the world is perfect. But It means it has a high probability of something happening.

If it over predicted or under predicted then it would not be considered valued, but that not true for IQ tests.

IQ tests are also considered the greatest accomplishment in psychology, and the entire field of psychology is based on the methodology used in intelligence research. It gives one of the most consistently accurate results in psychology. Other things in psychology aren’t as accurate. If IQ tests are bullshit then then entire field of psychology that gives less accurate results is bullshit. That would mean Research on transgender people are bullshit, research on depression bullshit, on people with Down syndrome, all bullshit.
 
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Accurate. I remember the first time I was tested in 2nd grade in particular, the test consisted entirely of exercises like showing me a sequence of beads of different colors and shapes on a cord for about 3 seconds, then all the beads were pulled off the cord and dumped back in a bin with hundreds of other beads, and they asked me to duplicate the sequence from before. Visual associations and memory tests like that. Does this objectively measure anything, really? Another I remember - they showed me a picture of a man standing outside next to his car, what's wrong with the picture? And then timed how long it took for me to recognize that his shadow was pointing in the wrong direction for where the sun was in the sky.

I was one of the first two in my county put into the 'gifted' program, in 2nd grade. Guinea pig. That was around 1975. Was tested a couple more times, but by 9th grade I was so disgusted with being labeled as 'different' in front of my peers I told them I quit. I'm sure my 'rebellion' was just another entry in their file on me.
I remember a test I took when I was in 2nd grade. They just had me look at some blobs. I don’t know how that can determine ones iq but I guess they used it for everyone in my grade.
 

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That video is so wrong on so many levels.

On the book I uploaded page 40 it explains why it’s a myth that IQ tests are biased or meaningless.

A big reason is because they predict Academic and Life Success regardless of SES, age, sex, race and other reasons. They also predict cortical thickness and cerebral glucose metabolic rate. Predict also doesn’t mean it has to be 100% accurate, since nothing that exists in the world is perfect. But It means it has a high probability of something happening.

If it over predicted or under predicted then it would not be considered valued, but that not true for IQ tests.

IQ tests are also considered the greatest accomplishment in psychology, and the entire field of psychology is based on the methodology used in intelligence research. It gives one of the most consistently accurate results in psychology. Other things in psychology aren’t as accurate. If IQ tests are bullshit then then entire field of psychology that gives less accurate results is bullshit. That would mean Research on transgender people are bullshit, research on depression bullshit, on people with Down syndrome, all bullshit.
When a system is linguistically biased, for example, then a test that assesses people using those same linguistic biases is going to be a good predictor for success in the aforementioned system. That doesn't make IQ at all meaningful as an intelligence test.

And IQ tests definitely do not correct for socioeconomic and/or sociolinguistic differences. To suggest otherwise is absurd.

You should also watch the video, since it goes over in detail about how, among other things, there is no standard IQ test, and the popular IQ tests can have wildly different results. I'm not sure how that fits with what you're claiming about the efficacy of IQ tests.
 
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I've only had an aptitude test, never had one of IQ neither EQ.
But my aptitude test showed me that I could study almost everything I would like, but the recommended were Medicine or Music.
So... I don't know exactly… 100, maybe more.
As everyone above said, the IQ doesn't really matters; it's more important the EQ.
 

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A person can have an IQ of 200 and with a low EQ they will still fail miserably. I would be more concerned with ones EQ. Science is beginning to mutually agree may be more responsible for ones long term (material) success/achievements and happiness.

Marilyn Vos Savant aka Marilyn Jarvik is 228. Supposedly the highest recorded. She married the inventor of the Jarvik 7 heart and writes children's books, among other things. She was an author of Ask Marilyn a syndicated column in the newspapers for years, also wrote a book called Brain Building 101.
Emotional Quiz? Don't you mean something like personality quiz?
 

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