What is Your IQ? Share Your Experience

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This discussion centers on the subjective value and interpretation of IQ scores among participants. Various IQ scores are shared, with some members reporting results from recognized tests like the WAIS and Mensa, while others mention online tests with questionable validity. Participants express skepticism about the significance of IQ, emphasizing that practical intelligence and initiative are more important than numerical scores. The conversation highlights the emotional impact of IQ testing and the perception that high scores do not necessarily correlate with success or personal worth.

PREREQUISITES
  • Understanding of IQ testing methodologies, including WAIS and Cattell tests.
  • Familiarity with the concept of standard deviation in statistical analysis.
  • Knowledge of the implications of IQ scores in educational and professional contexts.
  • Awareness of the criticisms surrounding online IQ tests and their validity.
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  • Research the differences between various IQ tests, such as WAIS and Cattell.
  • Explore the relationship between IQ scores and real-world success metrics.
  • Investigate the psychological impact of IQ testing on individuals, particularly children.
  • Learn about alternative measures of intelligence beyond traditional IQ tests.
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This discussion is beneficial for psychologists, educators, and individuals interested in understanding the complexities of intelligence measurement and its implications in personal and professional life.

  • #31
Kazza_765 said:
Drinking is like natural selection for brain cells. If a herd of antelope is chased by a predator, the slower weaker ones fall behind and get eaten, thus the herd is stronger. So by getting drunk you are killing off the weak brain cells and making yourself smarter :smile: :smile:

At least that's my excuse :biggrin:
Sounds good to me! :biggrin:
 
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  • #32
hmmm, i am smarter when i drink! :biggrin:
 
  • #33
as my first post, i am honered to say that i agree, yo'all are awesome
 
  • #34
GCT said:
The thing about taking a test while intoxicated I think is that you kind of lose some of your important perceptions e.g. you may think that you're actually performing incredibly fast and have plenty of time left, when actually the test is almost over, this may well apply to your perception of how well you're doing also. If you want to get a 100 on a test, don't drink before
It's probably the best idea not to yes but my friend is a bit odd and is majoring in Cognitive Science, so it seemed only natural to him to test out the theory. We both enjoy getting intoxicated and seeing how well we can get our brains to preform. It's like people who buy/build high performance vehicles and then drive them in the mud, but we do it with our brains instead. :biggrin:
 
  • #35
TheStatutoryApe said:
It's probably the best idea not to yes but my friend is a bit odd and is majoring in Cognitive Science, so it seemed only natural to him to test out the theory. We both enjoy getting intoxicated and seeing how well we can get our brains to preform. It's like people who buy/build high performance vehicles and then drive them in the mud, but we do it with our brains instead. :biggrin:
there's just no clever response to this, if you don't already get the irony I can't help you!
 
  • #36
My IQ is 60.. thank god for spell check :wink:
 
  • #37
Statistically you shouldn't have gotten past 5th grade with an IQ of 60...
 
  • #38
your IQ is 60 and you've been at PF for about 3 years?
 
  • #39
yu_wing_sin said:
What is your IQ?

Mine is about .1 right now...a little over the legal limit I believe. I'm shootin' for double.
 
  • #40
Mine was 103 in 2nd grade. But what I lack in IQ, i make up for in penis length.
 
  • #41
Smurf said:
Statistically you shouldn't have gotten past 5th grade with an IQ of 60...

87 percent of people who begin sentences with "Statistically..." are full of horse poo.
 
  • #42
people who say 'horse poo' have small weiners
 
  • #43
Smurf said:
people who say 'horse poo' have small weiners

What does that say about you then Smurf? :smile:
 
  • #44
Mine is 7.5" - :P

honestly, i wasted my time taking a couple of online iq tests about 3 years ago. The second one was to verify the unbelievable score I got on the first one, but if you know iq tests they are all very similar, so i scored even higher on the second one.

I still don't believe my score, but if anything it has ruined me. I'd rather not know than have an unjustified inflated opinion of myself. It doesn't matter so much how big your gun is, as how you use it. I want to use mine to keep peace. (Movie: Schindler's List)

Potential will always be greater than what's actualized, am I write or am I write? Of course I am writing... 162 (are u f-n kidding?)... there's something defin8ly wrong with those tests.
 
  • #45
Townsend said:
What does that say about you then Smurf? :smile:
That I'm a liar :zzz: duh.

P.S. You owe me commentary on my democracy!
 
  • #46
Smurf said:
P.S. You owe me commentary on my democracy!

I know... :redface: I get lazy...

But you will get it...I promise :smile:
 
  • #47
I scored 147 on my mensa exam (top 3%)
 
  • #48
awwww such a smart cookie. You're mother must be proud.
 
  • #49
UK Mensa and the Cattell IQ test

*Kia* said:
I scored 147 on my mensa exam
How many standard deviations from the mean is that?

Since you are in the UK, maybe you were administered the Cattell. Since the Cattell has a standard deviation of 24, this would mean you scored 1.9583 standard deviations from the mean, which is just shy of the 2 standard deviations needed to qualify for Mensa. The equivalent Wechsler score would be 129.375.
 
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  • #50
Yeah my point is if my IQ is really 104, that's ok. I made 99th percentile of girls, 98th of men on the electronics portion of my ASVAB, and that stuff is practical.

The Navy won't stop sending me offers to work on nuclear reactors / aircraft carriers o-o;
 
  • #51
they sent me a bunch of nuke stuff too. they don't do it anymore, though
 
  • #52
yourdadonapogostick said:
they sent me a bunch of nuke stuff too. they don't do it anymore, though

Indeed. Took me forever to shake them off. Only to find out that the army won't leave me alone after I applied for a job. Never ends!

Now back to the thread.
 
  • #53
*sigh* you americans and your military. The Canadian Navy can't afford to send people junk mail.
 
  • #54
i shook them off by joining. i wanted to be a nuke anyway
 
  • #55
maddonna-140
William Gates-160

just something I knew from somewhere.
 
  • #56
Who believes in the theory of multiple intelligences? I have a hard time believing that William Gates is just about as smart as A. Einstein is... These little IQ test seem to be missing something that separates true genius from everyone else. For one they are a combination of different problem solving skills. That does not take into account that some people have vastly superior areas of intelligence and are sub par in other areas.

For example, men are generally better at solving geometry problems than women and women are generally better at language than men are. So how can one intelligence score accurately reflect the talents of particular people?

My point is that the number is essentially, worthless. It’s like measuring a cpu's performance in terms of mega hertz. Sure, it tells us something about performance but it hardly tells us what that machine is truly capable of doing.

Regards
 
  • #57
there seems to be a lot of iq sites, check out this one

http://www.cerebrals.org

and they have a webpage which lists whole bunch of other sites also
 
  • #58
GCT said:
The thing about taking a test while intoxicated I think is that you kind of lose some of your important perceptions e.g. you may think that you're actually performing incredibly fast and have plenty of time left, when actually the test is almost over, this may well apply to your perception of how well you're doing also. If you want to get a 100 on a test, don't drink before
I tried a different approach once. Doing an exam with a woeful hangover. :rolleyes: It actually worked very well, as knowing you're in a race to finish your paper before you throw up is a great way to concentrate the mind. :biggrin:
 
  • #59
Art said:
I tried a different approach once. Doing an exam with a woeful hangover. :rolleyes: It actually worked very well, as knowing you're in a race to finish your paper before you throw up is a great way to concentrate the mind. :biggrin:

I tried once to do my history homework after knocking back a few smirnoff drinks and a sam adams. My drawing skills are sloppy and horrible, and my writing is off the wall.

Needless the say my teacher asked me if I was drinking when i did the assignment.
 
  • #60
Ranging from the IQ tests I've taken on the internet I've scored from 90 to 220+. On the MEASA one I got 122.
 

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