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The discussion revolves around an online IQ test, with participants sharing their scores and opinions on the validity of such tests. The scope includes personal experiences with IQ testing, critiques of the test's design, and reflections on the implications of IQ scores.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants express skepticism about the online IQ test's validity, stating that real IQ tests are administered by professionals and are not merely speed tests.
  • Several participants share their scores, with a range from 76 to 187, indicating varied experiences and outcomes.
  • There are comments on the nature of the test, with some suggesting it includes sections that favor random knowledge rather than assessing intelligence.
  • One participant humorously notes the challenge of scoring low intentionally, while others discuss the implications of scoring poorly.
  • Some participants reflect on their educational experiences related to their IQ scores, including early testing and its impact on their schooling.
  • A participant questions how someone could finish high school without reading books, prompting further discussion about educational paths for gifted individuals.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally disagree on the validity and seriousness of the online IQ test, with some defending its entertainment value while others criticize it as a joke. There is no consensus on the implications of the scores shared.

Contextual Notes

Participants mention that the test may not accurately reflect true IQ due to its design and the nature of the questions, which could introduce biases based on general knowledge rather than cognitive ability.

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Chaos' lil bro Order said:
http://www.highiqsociety.org/iq_tests/

Do it and post results here.


I scored 119. I'll be some geniuses here post 130s and up.
Real IQ tests are administered by psychologists/psychiatrists and are not a simple speed test. While it may be fun to test yourself to see how many you get right, it is not an IQ test.
 
Evo said:
Real IQ tests are administered by psychologists/psychiatrists and are not a simple speed test. While it may be fun to test yourself to see how many you get right, it is not an IQ test.

Amen.
 
Evo said:
Real IQ tests are administered by psychologists/psychiatrists and are not a simple speed test. While it may be fun to test yourself to see how many you get right, it is not an IQ test.

Sounds like someone didn't get as high as they thought they would :wink:
 
95 with all answers randomly selected .
 
138 with none of the answers randomly selected.
 
i got 105 the first time and 127 the second.


hmm, the average maybe? :smile:
 
Flat said:
i got 105 the first time and 127 the second.


hmm, the average maybe? :smile:

I'd call it 232.
 
hehehe, i like how they offer some stupid test that's "Our most difficult IQ test!" Someones missing the point of IQ tests...
 
  • #10
I scored 187. I think it was a bit low, but I finished it while making dinner for the kids (souffle de Saint-Ange); I guess I was distracted.
 
  • #11
Chi Meson said:
I scored 187. I think it was a bit low, but I finished it while making dinner for the kids (souffle de Saint-Ange); I guess I was distracted.

wow. 18.7 that's higher than I would have guessed.
 
  • #12
Harder than seeing how high you can score is seeing how low you can score by randomly pressing things. I managed to get an 84 after 2 attempts but was in the 90's for the first 2. Apparently people with IQs lower than 90 (which they call "average") score worse than a chimp randomly pressing buttons.
 
  • #13
by missing on purpose I got a 76.
 
  • #14
qntty said:
Harder than seeing how high you can score is seeing how low you can score by randomly pressing things. I managed to get an 84 after 2 attempts but was in the 90's for the first 2. Apparently people with IQs lower than 90 (which they call "average") score worse than a chimp randomly pressing buttons.

Similarly, I got a 91 by selecting random choices. Maybe we need to try intelligently selecting wrong answers to get a low score? Or maybe random selections after waiting the full period?
 
  • #15
Evo said:
Real IQ tests are administered by psychologists/psychiatrists and are not a simple speed test.

Real IQ tests are mostly a joke. Fake IQ tests are entirely a joke. :approve:
 
  • #16
qntty said:
Harder than seeing how high you can score is seeing how low you can score by randomly pressing things. I managed to get an 84 after 2 attempts but was in the 90's for the first 2. Apparently people with IQs lower than 90 (which they call "average") score worse than a chimp randomly pressing buttons.

I was also thinking about it and if all IQ tests would give similar score if all the answers are randomly chosen.
 
  • #17
I got 124; not surprising if you read the membership details :)

From their website,

"To join, you can take one of our two IQ tests online, or you can submit proof of IQ at 124 or above by mailing in professional test scores. "
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"There is a one-time, lifetime membership fee of $79 USD."
 
  • #18
I'm pretty sure the questions on a real IQ test are specifically designed not to give preferential treatment to any particular knowledge about the world...whereas this one has a whole section dedicated to random world knowledge!
 
  • #19
junglebeast said:
I'm pretty sure the questions on a real IQ test are specifically designed not to give preferential treatment to any particular knowledge about the world...whereas this one has a whole section dedicated to random world knowledge!
Exactly! This test is bogus! As if that wasn't already obvious. :rolleyes:
 
  • #20
daveyinaz said:
Sounds like someone didn't get as high as they thought they would :wink:
I was professionally tested at age 11 with an IQ of 185, at the request of my new 6th grade teacher to find out why my books had been taken away from me since the age of 8 because as she was told by other teachers "Evo will get ahead of the rest of the class unless you take her books away". My parents were told that public school had nothing to offer me and suggested private boarding schools for the "academically able" that required a minimum professionally tested IQ of 140 to even be considered, but not guaranteed, you had to pass further assessments.

I decided to stay in public school and be jumped, I finished high school at 14.
 
  • #21
I always wondered about that... what do you do after high school when you're only 14? Go to college? illegal to get a job. I would have probably taken a 4 year holiday while waiting to be old enough to go to college :-p I mean I know you can go to college at 14, but is that really beneficial to you, to be hanging out with people mostly over 18. I enjoyed university for the parties and the work. At 14, you only get some of the experience (legally, anyway)
 
  • #22
redargon said:
I always wondered about that... what do you do after high school when you're only 14? Go to college?

No, fulfill your dream of becoming an internet moderator.
 
  • #23
neu said:
No, fulfill your dream of becoming an internet moderator.

uh oh :rolleyes: <runs far away so as not to be part of the collateral damage in the impending fish slapping>
 
  • #24
.I tried it but a lot of funny shapes came up.
 
  • #25
redargon said:
I always wondered about that... what do you do after high school when you're only 14? Go to college? illegal to get a job. I would have probably taken a 4 year holiday while waiting to be old enough to go to college :-p I mean I know you can go to college at 14, but is that really beneficial to you, to be hanging out with people mostly over 18. I enjoyed university for the parties and the work. At 14, you only get some of the experience (legally, anyway)

Evo's misrepresenting things a bit. Back when Evo and I were 14 parents pulled their kids out of school at 14 as a matter of course to help with the chores around the homestead and fight off Injuns.
 
  • #26
I'm confused here...(well, not really :smile:)
If Evo stopped reading books since she was 8, how did she finish the high school?
 
  • #27
Evo said:
I was professionally tested at age 11 with an IQ of 185, at the request of my new 6th grade teacher to find out why my books had been taken away from me since the age of 8 because as she was told by other teachers "Evo will get ahead of the rest of the class unless you take her books away". My parents were told that public school had nothing to offer me and suggested private boarding schools for the "academically able" that required a minimum professionally tested IQ of 140 to even be considered, but not guaranteed, you had to pass further assessments.

I decided to stay in public school and be jumped, I finished high school at 14.

Umm...I was poking fun...joking around...not being serious...

you'd think someone who was as gifted as you would be able to see that...:rolleyes:

[sings] somebody has a complex :-p
 
  • #28
Ah no I only got a 110. I guess I'm only slightly above average.
 
  • #29
Evo said:
I was professionally tested at age 11 with an IQ of 185, at the request of my new 6th grade teacher to find out why my books had been taken away from me since the age of 8 because as she was told by other teachers "Evo will get ahead of the rest of the class unless you take her books away". My parents were told that public school had nothing to offer me and suggested private boarding schools for the "academically able" that required a minimum professionally tested IQ of 140 to even be considered, but not guaranteed, you had to pass further assessments.

I decided to stay in public school and be jumped, I finished high school at 14.

No wonder you got past school with terrible sleep.

Uuh, anyways...

This one is 40 minutes long; and it's all pattern, Raven's Progressive Matrices:

http://www.iqtest.dk/main.swf
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daveyinaz said:
Umm...I was poking fun...joking around...not being serious...
you'd think someone who was as gifted as you would be able to see that...:rolleyes:
[sings] somebody has a complex :-p

But you never had to assume Evo was bragging or personally attacking you since all Evo did was give a quick biography to follow up with your joke. Your :rolleyes:'s and :-p's weren't needed.

Ahh... it's really confusing when text and happy faces try to stand for tone of voice, body language, and facial expressions, eh?

[sings] somebody may be jealous :-p
 
  • #30
oh, I don't know. It sounded a bit like bragging to me too.
 

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