What's your IQ?

[dogbone]

test (http://www.highiqsociety.org/iq_tests/)

117

[Peyton]

135, for some reason that's the magic number, all IQ tests give me a 135. maybe I'm broken?:eek:

[mad jew]

Twelve. I should read more. :o

[dogbone]

135, for some reason that's the magic number, all IQ tests give me a 135. maybe I'm broken?:eek:

did you do this one before? I usually can get about 135 but this one was f***ing difficult.

[angelneo]

mine is 132, I think all the IQ test I did online all yield around 130+. How accurate are these tests?

(wait... why am I doing this test in the middle of the work day.... damm, I'm bored.)

[After G]

128. Skipped the first set completely because I didn't want to think about it.

[Ashapalan]

127.

And to really prove my worth, what does IQ actually stand for!?

edit. oh sorry, that was with a different and seemingly easier test. This one I got 126 in.

[Queso]

131, although that's before coffee. Not too shabby :)

[itcheroni]

How accurate can this possibly be? It's less than 15 minutes. All IQ tests measure is how well you do on the particular IQ test.

[Saluki Alex]

127.

And to really prove my worth, what does IQ actually stand for!?

edit. oh sorry, that was with a different and seemingly easier test. This one I got 126 in.

IQ stands for intelligence quotient. :cool:

[Ashapalan]

IQ stands for intelligence quotient. :cool:

Greatest Thanks.

I agree with ITCHERONI. All IQ tests are different, and this one seems very different and very short.

[itcheroni]

It's practically impossible to get below a 100 on this test. I guess the measure is in whether you actually give the site your money.

[BakedBeans]

these type of tests proove highly accurate

[dogbone]

these type of tests proove highly acurate

I guess that makes me as thick as two planks, compared to the other geniuses here. :)

(or is that genii?)

[BakedBeans]

I guess that makes me as thick as two planks, compared to the other geniuses here. :)

(or is that genii?)

It's most definitely geniuses.

:)

[Queso]

I guess that makes me as thick as two planks, compared to the other geniuses here. :)

(or is that genii?)

A genius is 147 or above. If you were clever, you would know that :p :p

[Airforce]

these type of tests proove highly acurate

I'll believe ya when me **** turns purple and smells like rainbow sherbet. :p

[After G]

I don't think these tests are very accurate. If it was explained how each question worked, I don't doubt that everyone could be in the top 2%.

[BakedBeans]

I'll believe ya when me **** turns purple and smells like rainbow sherbet. :p

I would class 95% confidence level as pretty accurate.

[gauchogolfer]

I got a 129 on the first 'easy' test, the second one beat me down. Stupid pattern recognition/spatial ordering. Hmphf.

[Nermal]

I've done a couple of "proper" tests and got 135 on both. All the online ones seem to vary widely for me.

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

136... but how the frell can I know mathematical terms in English...? I might have a chance in Norwegian... :rolleyes: And what the yotz is general knowledge, or even memory of patterns, doing in an IQ test...? :confused:

[BakedBeans]

your IQ has no real relevance to your intelligence in my opinion.

[dogbone]

136... but how the frell can I know mathematical terms in English...? I might have a chance in Norwegian... :rolleyes: And what the yotz is general knowledge, or even memory of patterns, doing in an IQ test...? :confused:

Spatial awareness is a legitimate criterion for IQ tests. Australian aborigines would do very well on this part.

[AppleMatt]

Skipped the first set completely because I didn't want to think about it.

:D

All IQ tests measure is how well you do on the particular IQ test.

Spot on.

AppleMatt

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

Spatial awareness is a legitimate criterion for IQ tests. Australian aborigines would do very well on this part.That might be... but Mensa doesn't use those... nor the general knowledge questions, and that was my main issue... in addition to whatever language issues I'm having (online tests like this should strive to be language independent... even if I know that might be difficult as some language skills are linked with IQ... ;)).

[commonpeople]

133 on the easy test. On the hard test- I pressed the forward button too soon without seeing the score- not that I'd want to know it.

Those general knowledge questions and remembering the patterns was impossible. I'm no rain-man.

It's true that great mathematicians, scientists and computer programmers etc. have a much higher IQ on average than the general public. However, it's also true that great basketball players tend to be much taller on average than the general public. The mistake is to think that all tall people will be good basketball players- or that there are no good short basketball players. It's the same with IQ tests. Not all great minds have large IQ's, and only a few people with large IQ's have great minds.

I'm willing to bet that Mac owners are somewhat smarter than the average population- but I'm also sure that there are plenty of clever people who buy Dells.

Uh what am I ranting on about now?

[Abstract]

A genius is 147 or above. If you were clever, you would know that :p :p

I thought it was anyone with an IQ above 125 or 130?

I've taken a regular IQ test (the "WAIS") when I was at Uni and getting an ADD test done on me, and yeah, it seems to vary a bit with these tests. Sometimes I score way higher, and sometimes I score a bit lower. I trust the WAIS, but I guess this is an ok test.

[dogbone]

That might be... but Mensa doesn't use those... nor the general knowledge questions, and that was my main issue... in addition to whatever language issues I'm having (online tests like this should strive to be language independent... even if I know that might be difficult as some language skills are linked with IQ... ;)).

Yes I agree that the general knowlege knowledge test is a bit suspect and also the very complex mathematical names for particular parameters was extremely arcane, and I do not see at all how that is relevent to general intelligence.

I suppose we all have to have at least 30 points deducted for merely shooting the breeze on internet forums. :)

[zap2]

130ish

(i'm talking real test not that online one)

[Shamus]

My IQ results vary with different online tests that I take. Somtimes I will get 110, other times I will get 130+. One time I got 188, but I think there must have been a calculation error there ;).

For this particular test I got 121.

[mad jew]

IQ scores (and the tests) were not created equally, and they have not been calibrated internationally. From my understanding (as a psychology student), IQ tests from the USA give roughly a ten point advantage over tests from other parts of the world. This isn't saying that people from the USA are either "smarter" or "more stupid", just that the tests are scaled differently. The relationship is apparently (and understandably) linear, which makes it easy to convert, yet still mildly confusing.

As many have said, IQ tests do no measure a person's intelligence. Rather, they measure a section of a person's intelligence. They have their place as a quick, easy and cost-efficient way to get an indication of how different people react to the same circumstances/problems/questions.

However, it is all too easy to take them out of context and either overrate or underrate them. I've always thought they should be renamed to imply less of an absolute measure. Unfortunately, my IQ score of twelve severely inhibits my ability to think up a good name. :(

[iGary]

I have no idea, but I have a couple of Mensa friends who are the biggest retards I know.

[skunk]

You'd have to be really stupid to think these tests had any validity, but almost everyone is apparently near to genius level. Strange.

[Jaffa Cake]

You'd have to be really stupid to think these tests had any validity, but almost everyone is apparently near to genius level. Strange.That's just MacRumors. You're in very intelligent company here, my friend. ;)

I won't bother with this one – I've done a couple of the 'Test the Nation' IQ tests that the BBC runs every so often, and have got a result in the 130s on each occasion. To be honest though, I don't put a lot of faith in the results – as others have mentioned, all that your IQ score really says about you is how good you are at taking IQ tests.

[commonpeople]

You'd have to be really stupid to think these tests had any validity, but almost everyone is apparently near to genius level. Strange.

Of course we're geniuses. We like Macs don't we?

Why is it stupid to believe that IQ tests have some validity? There has been some perfectly good research done on them over the years showing that they at least in some way correlate with 'intelligence' in a multitude of disciplines. If you think you know why all of the research is obviously wrong then you should try publishing a rebuttal in the literature.

[dogbone]

That's just MacRumors. you're in very intelligent company here, my friend. ;)


Except for me.



I won't bother with this one – I've done a couple of the 'Test the Nation' IQ tests that the BBC runs every so often, and have got a result in the 130s on each occasion.

yeah I get that on those tests easily, but try this one, it's not easy.

[UberMac]

166 - on "real" IQ tests it's usually more like 148, so I think this is a bit...like...inaccurate, or I'm on a good day *giggle*

[floriflee]

145 on a good day, but I think IQ tests are crap.

I tried to do poorly on an IQ test I was given in 3rd grade just so I wouldn't be sent away to magnet school away from my friends. I was devastated when I found out I'd passed with a 130 and would be transfered. How stupid I was then.....

[kretzy]

I got 132 for this one, and I've found that I usually get in the 130s in similar online tests. Though as many others have mentioned, I don't really think they're all that accurate or demographic specific to be a really good measure of intelligence.

[Phat Elvis]

How do you get to the test?;)

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

How do you get to the test?;)Hey, we finally got another under 100... :D

[BlizzardBomb]

126, but what a clumsy and slow interface!

[jefhatfield]

range from 112 to 136 from the ones i have taken online...some have 25 questions and are fairly hard and some have considerably more questions so i don't know how accurate these types of tests can be

but usually the longer the test, the more time one has to settle into test taking mode and the higher the score is

also taking many iq tests tends to yield better scores each time

btw...how many questions on this one?

i remember a former iq thread here and people were scoring 150s, 160s, and 170s on them...so it must have been an easier test...or today's macrumors crowd is not as smart as the previous one ;)

[RacerX]

It depends on which test... on the WAIS-III IQ test I score 136 (my performance scores were at the top of the scale while my verbal scores were above average), on the Cattell IQ test I score 154, and back when I was in grade school I was scoring between 124 and 130 on the WISC IQ test.

Beyond curiosity, the only time that my scores on an IQ test mattered was back in 1992 when I was considering joining Mensa. In the end it didn't even matter then as I quickly found out that there was (at least for me) no good reason to pay for a membership to that club (after attending a couple meetings I found it wasn't that enjoyable and that it would be a waste of money).

In all other endeavors the opinions of others in my field was the only thing that mattered. Even above things like what degrees I had (or didn't have) and what GPA I had at the time. Letters of recommendation from the right people saying the right things have always moved mountains for me. What would seem like impassible obstacles for most people have rarely slowed me down when I set my goals... and have the right support.


Besides, I've always done badly on tests. :D

[zach]

IQ tests are bunk, and I can't be arsed to take that one, but a similarly looking online one gave me a 147, a "real" IQ test i took gave me a 143.

regardless, they're garbage. maybe if you consider a plus/minus correction of like plus or minus 20 they'd give SOME indication of intelligence but they're still stupid.

[jefhatfield]

on the Cattell IQ test I score 154,


Besides, I've always done badly on tests. :D

154 ain't bad at all and it's certainly mensa quality

many test preparers (ctb mcgraw hill and ets where many locals where i live work as research scientists and research associates) doubt that any score above 160 can be measured accurately...and scores over 200 are completely hogwash but marilyn vos savant (world's smartest living person) is a very sharp cookie and it could be because she has been rated at 212 to 225 on some iq scales, but more than anything, she has a lot of wisdom

[2nyRiggz]

I'm very dumb....oh well so much for 5 years at uni..


Bless

[OutThere]

126, however I was listening to techno and prone to staring out the window at the thunderheads forming on the horizon...

That said, how the hell does this measure any sort of actual intelligence, if I might ask? Does knowing what team qualified for every World Cup ever show that I'm more intelligent? Absolutely not. Does knowing that Reagan had Alzheimer's and Ali had Parkinson's demonstrate that I'm more intelligent than other people, no, it shows that I've read briefly about them. :rolleyes:

All a load of BS as far as I'm concerned. As soon as anything about cultural awareness is brought into play it loses credibility...I mean the dumbest literate person in the world could have read those facts in a magazine 5 years ago and spit them back up on that test...how does that demonstrate basic intelligence? Do you think Albert Einstein would have known all of the 'general knowledge' questions? Bah.

[CoMpX]

120

[revenuee]

i crashed the test --- their not sure how to break it to me ... haha

[gekko513]

I got 129, but I must say it's the stupidest IQ test I've ever done.

[evoluzione]

haven't done this test yet, but i did one a few years back that was supposedly 98% accurate, and i got 154. personally i can't quite believe that it was that high...i'll see what this one says i guess.

[Diatribe]

Here goes the virtual ego boosting again.... :rolleyes:

Someone should start a thread with pics of their gfs and their salary. :p

[freeny]

My wife and I did it together and we scored 142.

[evoluzione]

Here goes the virtual ego boosting again.... :rolleyes:

Someone should start a thread with pics of their gfs and their salary. :p



hey, not why i posted, i just got 121 in this test (but i was watching the Champions League soccer game at the same time - that's my weak excuse...)


i think it's interesting to see how other people fare in various things.

[Peyton]

I'm very dumb....oh well so much for 5 years at uni..


Bless


Interesting you say that, your posts aren't 'dumb' and you consistantly give good advice, its a strange world when people consider theirselves dumb when they function at a very high level. Just because a test says you understand its concepts or not, does not measure true intelligence in my opinion. Critical thinking, relational skills, memory, and other things, not every facet of the mind can be measured and so I just caution you to think you're dumb (even if you're joking which I suspect) but any one here, seriously, these tests prove that you can take these tests, little else.

[evoluzione]

My wife and I did it together and we scored 142.



hahaha, so does that mean you're both 71iq individually? ;)

[WildCowboy]

The first time I did it, I got a score of 141. Then I did it twice more, clicking on random choices and got a 96 and a 97...the "average" range is 85-100, so according to their scale, the average person is clicking at random and below average people are actively choosing wrong answers.

Methinks the scores are a bit skewed in order to make a lot of people eligible for membership into their society.

[2nyRiggz]

Interesting you say that, your posts aren't 'dumb' and you consistantly give good advice, its a strange world when people consider theirselves dumb when they function at a very high level. Just because a test says you understand its concepts or not, does not measure true intelligence in my opinion. Critical thinking, relational skills, memory, and other things, not every facet of the mind can be measured and so I just caution you to think you're dumb (even if you're joking which I suspect) but any one here, seriously, these tests prove that you can take these tests, little else.


That brings tears to my eyes...Man up 2ny!! thanks Peyton i just couldn't be bothered with the test my mind wondered away.

Bless

[freeny]

hahaha, so does that mean you're both 71iq individually? ;)
No, we seperately scored 135 & 138.;)

[yg17]

eleventy billion
I'm too lazy to take the test

[MacNut]

117

The problem with any test is the way people are trained to study. It is a cram session of learn all the facts to ace the test not based on what do you really know. All a test does is help a school get more founding by proving that the kids are smart, It is not a natural way to learn and I want to know how taking a standardized test that you cram for 3 weeks out of a school year really help the education process. Any one can ace an IQ test if you study enough or guess the right answers, A true IQ test should be to teach everyone the same stuff then at the end of the year ask them all the same questions and see who scores the best. To ask someone a question that they might not have learned is not an accurate meter of a persons brain function.

[freeny]

I will admit this test was BS. Its all to get you to join the "International High iQ Society". Aparently the only criteria is that you score a 124 or higher, oh yea, and a one time lifetime fee of $79:eek: . The test is BOGUS! (But fun).

Of course cheating, it appears, is very easy seeing you can take the test as many times as you wish and have 90 seconds each to look up the answers on the internet.

I guess they believe they can hook you in by bestowing this "High iQ" compliment on you and suckering you to believe you are now part of the elite brainiacks known as the "International High iQ Society" and have earned the privilage to join their club.:confused:

[obeygiant]

i clicked the first option for every one and got a 102 am i smart yet

[freeny]

I did the test choosing completely random answers and got 104 which puts me in the "Average" group.:rolleyes:

thats 2 average points better then you obeygiant! HA!

[Diatribe]

hey, not why i posted, i just got 121 in this test (but i was watching the Champions League soccer game at the same time - that's my weak excuse...)


i think it's interesting to see how other people fare in various things.

Then go do sports and compete on a real lvl. This i consider ego boosting. There will always be people with less or more than you (intelligence, money, power, looks, etc.)

[Doctor Q]

What a surprise. They give you a good score and tell you you qualify to buy something!

[cslewis]

I purposely chose 'A' for every question and got a score of 107. :rolleyes:

[Jaffa Cake]

Well, I took it and got 120 – and saw the message...

A score of 124 or higher is required to qualify for membership in the Society. We encourage you to try again!

So (and I might not be understanding this correctly as I'm not bright enough to qualify for The Society :p ) you can take the test as many times as you like until you qualify? So, if I take the test again now and score 140 I'm not only eligible to join this elite club of brainboxes, but I'm also significantly more intelligent than I was 15 minutes ago?

Super-intelligent? Me? Nah, I went to art college... :D

[paleck]

121 here

[freeny]

Here are some other iQ tests that dont ask for $79 for being "smart". Some of them are closer to a real iQ test then the OP.

http://www.funeducation.com/products/iqtest/
http://web.tickle.com/tests/uiq/index-pop.jsp?sid=2005&supp=search_iq_test&z=
http://www.eskimo.com/~miyaguch/

[amateurmacfreak]

Oh, thanks, the first one has a test for people under 17. :)

EDIT: Unforunately, can't take now... have to go out to this dinner thing w/ the 'rents....

[freeny]

Oh, thanks, the first one has a test for people under 17. :)

EDIT: Unforunately, can't take now... have to go out to this dinner thing w/ the 'rents....
Consider yourself lucky. Im just about to leave to go to my sons preschool art show. Art by 3 and 4 year olds. Im going to try and be critical about it and see if I can recognise my own childs scribbling with out looking at names....

Ive been studying his color choice and technique for a few days now in preparation.

[MIDI_EVIL]

121

Missed the society membership by 3 marks. Bugger. ;)

Rich.

[After G]

You're not missing much.

(Not that I paid or anything ... you can just tell with these sorts of things)

:D :D :D

[obeygiant]

I did the test choosing completely random answers and got 104 which puts me in the "Average" group.:rolleyes:

thats 2 average points better then you obeygiant! HA!



i will concede to that. Only because ur avatar is totally hot.


btw who is that?

[WildCowboy]

i will concede to that. Only because ur avatar is totally hot.


btw who is that?

Masumi Max (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=2347263#post2347263)

[muffinman]

145

[Peyton]

That brings tears to my eyes...Man up 2ny!! thanks Peyton i just couldn't be bothered with the test my mind wondered away.

Bless

WOW did I make your sig? You may be on my top 5 of favorite macroomers :D

where/when did I say that... I don't doubt that I did.

Edit, I'm dumb, I just noticed I JUST posted the quote in your sig.

here's a Peyton original --- "Kill enough time, and it will kill you"

[Mord]

i just poped a 130 at 1:48AM, i'm dyslexic and i'm **** at geoghaphy, oh and i couldent do most of the visual questions.

it's been measured at 174 with an official dyslexic test, and usually i can do 160 or so on online tests, i'll do it again tommorow.

oh and i'm a little drunk.....

[nightdweller25]

116:o

[Mord]

i'll do this again tommorow, the hard one when i'm more sober and less sleep deprived.

[njmac]

I purposely chose 'A' for every question and got a score of 107. :rolleyes:

me too.
I hit answer "a" for every single question. I got 113 :rolleyes: I tried to get every question wrong and according to them I'm average :eek: :rolleyes:

[jsw]

My wife and I did it together and we scored 142.
What was your score when you weren't having sex?

[pknz]

I got 110 took me under 5 minutes, couldn't be bothered doing the visual questions on a screen.

[dogbone]

I just took the test again and answered each question immediately and completely randomly. I got 98.

[xsedrinam]

Emotionally? 1693, but I've never done well with math. Oh, and good one, jsw. :)

[Les Kern]

I did the first section, then got bored. For the rest of the test I just clicked randomly and got a 113. I used to be a member of Mensa, and knew pretty young that IQ scores mean mostly nothing. All you need is a good combination of trivia and a keen eye for patterns, and there you are scoring high. Most everyone I met in Mensa could hardly exist in the outside world, were all too aware of their percieved superiority, and had few friends because of it.
I "had" a 142. A useless number.
I'll keep my friends and enjoy life.

[Atlasland]

I just took the test again and answered each question immediately and completely randomly. I got 98.

Yep, I did "A" on every question, and I got 106.

They just want you to pay up & join.

I mean how many intelligence tests do you know that have a "general knowledge" section???!!?

A big pile of poo.

[stubeeef]

Well I got a 209, my wife got a 208!

Explains why we make 7 digit incomes, I took it on my treo while driving my supercar 150mph with my model wife in the passenger seat. I might score higher while riding in my jet, but don't want to interupt the lobster dinner while flying to Nova Scotia to watch the total eclipse of the sun. Some other good news, my race horse just won again!:cool:

ps how was that Diatribe?:p

[WildCowboy]

Well I got a 209, my wife got a 208!

Explains why we make 7 digit incomes, I took it on my treo while driving my supercar 150mph with my model wife in the passenger seat. I might score higher while riding in my jet, but don't want to interupt the lobster dinner while flying to Nova Scotia to watch the total eclipse of the sun. Some other good news, my race horse just won again!:cool:

ps how was that Diatribe?:p

Good thing you're smart and rich...your looks won't get you anywhere...

http://forums.macrumors.com/image.php?u=38817&dateline=1144287458

:p :D

[Doctor Q]

I'll never get over the embarrassment from when my wife scored higher on an IQ test than I did. I don't even think it was a fluke. Luckily, I beat my brother. Whew!

If I speak in Tarzan-talk, can truthfully say "I Q!"

[Diatribe]

Well I got a 209, my wife got a 208!

Explains why we make 7 digit incomes, I took it on my treo while driving my supercar 150mph with my model wife in the passenger seat. I might score higher while riding in my jet, but don't want to interupt the lobster dinner while flying to Nova Scotia to watch the total eclipse of the sun. Some other good news, my race horse just won again!:cool:

ps how was that Diatribe?:p


Hehe, thanks, that was pretty sweet. :D

[Diatribe]

Good thing you're smart and rich...your looks won't get you anywhere...

http://forums.macrumors.com/image.php?u=38817&dateline=1144287458

:p :D

:D Nice one.

[freeny]

What was your score when you weren't having sex?
Well, that wouldnt be scoring at all now would it?;)

i will concede to that. Only because ur avatar is totally hot.
btw who is that?

Here is a good site for non-porn (non-nudes) images of her-
http://shop.trashy.com/index.php?s=model_thumbs&id=88

[dogbone]

I can't believe I just got up at 4.30 am and I'm at the computer to watch the live scores for the Milan/Barca semi. I think Milan will turn Barca over. I'll predict 3-1 to Milan.

[WildCowboy]

Here is a good site for non-porn (non-nudes) images of her-
http://shop.trashy.com/index.php?s=model_thumbs&id=88

Nice...trashy.com. :D

[Applespider]

I got a 136 on this one but when at school when they administered them, I scored 152.

One of the other problems with tests of this kind is that practice makes perfect (or at least better). If you are used to solving problems, maths problems etc, then these are a lot easier than if you haven't done anything like that in years. While I was still doing maths, I'd have found it much easier to work out perimeters/areas, mini-algebraic equations than I do today since I haven't had to work out anything more complex than a circle's perimeter or a rectangular area in decades!

They're also suited to a particular genre of intelligence; problem solving. If you score highly in emotional intelligence, then it won't show up in these tests. Nor does in calculate real-life intelligence in terms of sheer common sense.

[bousozoku]

I got 111, after a lot of guessing. Math anxiety almost got me to quit during the last section.

By the way, my shoe size is 8.5 in U.S.A. sizes, which isn't quite the same as my I.Q. :p

[dogbone]

I just did another one early in the morning (5am) and it seemed much more obvious. 125 which I think is about right.

[plinden]

I tried really hard to get under 90, but no dice. I actively selected the ones I knew were wrong, but in the heat of the moment accidentally picked a couple of right answers that I found just when running out of time.

So, even if you're really dumb, you're still average.

[balamw]

So, even if you're really dumb, you're still average.
How politically correct of 'em.

Everyone wants to think they're above average, so let's just tell them they are and collect $79.

B

[dogbone]

I tried really hard to get under 90, but no dice. I actively selected the ones I knew were wrong, but in the heat of the moment accidentally picked a couple of right answers that I found just when running out of time.

So, even if you're really dumb, you're still average.

I don't know the intricacies of IQ tests but it would not surprise me. As this would not be a broad spectrum test designed to measure from say 50 - 160, it's probably only meant to measure 90-160 so I'm not surprised you couldn't get less.

[jefhatfield]

how have you guys scored on the old sat, sat 1, sat 2, lsat, gmat, asvab, mcat, or any other test?

my old sat was 1150 officially which was ok, my practice lsat was 144 which was sub-par, and somehow i avoided taking the gmat

[Cinch]

I tried really hard to get under 90, but no dice. I actively selected the ones I knew were wrong, but in the heat of the moment accidentally picked a couple of right answers that I found just when running out of time.

So, even if you're really dumb, you're still average.

To be honest I think all these online tests are designed to make you feel good and look at their ads while you are taking the test. I think IQ test are tricky and do not measure one's IQ well. Can we really measure IQ, knowing that that a credible IQ test is based on a moving average (100 is the median if not the mean)? People a generation or two ago I think score less on average than people of today (United States): does this mean that they are dumber? I think IQ test are legacies of early 20th century psychology and 19th century British snobbishness (totally unfounded of course)! I also think that the exciting field of evolutionary psychology will make IQ test pointless. Our growing understanding of the human brain via evolutionary psychology will bring about a new conscious synthesis.

Cinch

[Peyton]

To be honest I think all these online tests are designed to make you feel good and look at their ads while you are taking the test. I think IQ test are tricky and do not measure one's IQ well. Can we really measure IQ, knowing that that a credible IQ test is based on a moving average (100 is the median if not the mean)? People a generation or two ago I think score less on average than people of today (United States): does this mean that they are dumber? I think IQ test are legacies of early 20th century psychology and 19th century British snobbishness (totally unfounded of course)! I also think that the exciting field of evolutionary psychology will make IQ test pointless. Our growing understanding of the human brain via evolutionary psychology will bring about a new conscious synthesis.

Cinch

totally agree. anyone remember emode? take 3000 tests about your personality all of them saying you are funny or a good lover. :rolleyes:

[tip]

WAIS: 156 or 158, I can't remember. I'm also one of the dumbest people I know.

[SC68Cal]

Damn thing wouldn't load my result page!

[asherman13]

I took a legitimate IQ test last year, it was called the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) III and I got 146.

(hardcore ghetto gangsta style) ye-uh. :)

[Cheese]

112. I am a stupid idiot, but at least I am proud of something!

[dogbone]

Damn thing wouldn't load my result page!

Are you sure pressed the button :p