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What's your IQ according to tests?
Do you know any good online tests? by that i mean /good/ ones.

www.mensa.dk [click bliv medlem, and test din iq, when you've done the test, click send on the menu and you'll see. [the test isn't in danish]
said mine was 100 once. next time it said 145. that's a huge difference :s

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

I'd guess somewhere between 20 and 60 for me.

I did one a few months ago which said 127, though i'm not sure what that means. Is that good?

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Marsian blueberry pies are invading the earth.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
No TV or beer makes Homer go crazy.

12.......what?

>.>
<.<

I did one a few months ago which said 127, though i'm not sure what that means. Is that good?

From what I've heard, that's very good. I think you're smarter than 94% of the people of Earth. Or something like that.

I did one a few months ago which said 127, though i'm not sure what that means. Is that good?

Average is supposed to be 100, so thats pretty good.

I took one a while back (although I can't remember what the site was called) that gave me a score of 141, but I have no idea how accurate that is.

From what I've heard, that's very good. I think you're smarter than 94% of the people of Earth. Or something like that.

That can't be right.

(please note that it was only an internet test, and may not have been that reliable)

I did one a few months ago which said 127, though i'm not sure what that means. Is that good?


The average IQ is 100. That is not determind by online tests, they are usually very skewed in one direction (usually to make people look smarter). If you want a valid IQ test look somewhere other then the internet. for the average online test from seeing my friends take them I'd say take 20-30 points off depending on the test.

That can't be right.

(please note that it was only an internet test, and may not have been that reliable)

You obviously haven't met enough people. :D

Fuck if I know. Never took a real IQ test. One of the online ones put me at 140, but who knows how crappy that test is? For all I know I could be somewhere around 70. What's the difference?

I had a real IQ test in 7th grade (5 years ago) and it was 126, so they put me in the Gifted program thing.

The average IQ is 100. That is not determind by online tests, they are usually very skewed in one direction (usually to make people look smarter). If you want a valid IQ test look somewhere other then the internet. for the average online test from seeing my friends take them I'd say take 20-30 points off depending on the test.

I would look for an IQ test but since I'm only 14 years old I have to wait 4 more years untill I can take one. You have to be "different" to be allowed to take iq tests below 18 years old.
I'm not quite sure how accurate those tests are anyways. Being able to know which pattern comes next doesen't sound to intelligent. I think Intelligence is being able to think in a certain way, managing many thoughts at once and such.

Fuck if I know. Never took a real IQ test. One of the online ones put me at 140, but who knows how crappy that test is? For all I know I could be somewhere around 70. What's the difference?

Internet IQ tests are just so people can feel smug and compare intellectual wang size on internet forums.

Internet IQ tests are just so people can feel smug and compare intellectual wang size on internet forums.

That's what I figured. I don't feel like a genius.

I've honestly never taken a real one. Online ones typically place me at around 125-135.

Various tests have given me between 138 and 142.

My IQ is about pi, give or take.

My IQ is about pi, give or take.

below 4 :eek:

That's what I figured. I don't feel like a genius.

I remember the first live one the BBC did though. That was fun, I'd just moved into halls and we all put £10 with the highest taking the pot, I won by 2 points but that test was horribly flawed as well.

Depends ... how drunk am I?

Mine was 132 when I took it in kindergarten. That was quite a long time ago, but it was a "real" IQ test, not an internet one.

My IQ is 2113. Please note that this is not in a base-10 number system. :)

I did one a few months ago which said 127, though i'm not sure what that means. Is that good?

Well, I seem to remember that the average is 100 with a standard deviation of 15, which would put you at nearly 2 SDs above the mean...very good.

Honestly though, without knowing about the validity and reliability of the test - and free online tests are automatically suspect in my book - it's hard to say if we could come to any meaningful conclusions at all (not talking just about your score but scores anyone got from a free test).

Mine was 132 when I took it in kindergarten. That was quite a long time ago, but it was a "real" IQ test, not an internet one.

Jesus christ!

below 4 :eek:

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*drools*

Various (serious) tests have given me between 165 and 175.

I would look for an IQ test but since I'm only 14 years old I have to wait 4 more years untill I can take one. You have to be "different" to be allowed to take iq tests below 18 years old.
I'm not quite sure how accurate those tests are anyways. Being able to know which pattern comes next doesen't sound to intelligent. I think Intelligence is being able to think in a certain way, managing many thoughts at once and such.

Also a good point - it's not as though psychologists are even in complete agreement about what intelligence is. Depending on who you ask there are 1, 3, or possibly 7 different aspects or types of intelligence. But since we need to classify people for the purposes of optimizing education, etc., I guess we'll just have to live with whatever rough estimate of intelligence these tests give us.

Jesus christ!

What? 132's not that high. A bit gifted, but by no means genius.

A serious test I took put at 70. An online test give me 65. So between 65-70, I say it ain't bad.

I did one a few months ago which said 127, though i'm not sure what that means. Is that good?

127 is excellent well above average.

My cousin gave me one back in highschool as practice for himself he was trying to write his dysertation i cant remeber how IQ test was relevant. He is a profesor now but back then he was still trying to get his doctors title. he put me at 125 though i dont know if it was accurate conssidering he had never given an IQ test before.

Well, I seem to remember that the average is 100 with a standard deviation of 15,

I actually have never seen a person with less than 110 (and only two who said they had 110). Almost all fall between 115 and 145, most popular being respectively 115, 140, 135 and 120, often with deviation of +/-2. And numbers always end in 0, 2, 3, 5 or 7.

What? 132's not that high. A bit gifted, but by no means genius.

But in kindergarten?

A serious test I took put at 70. An online test give me 65. So between 65-70, I say it ain't bad.

You are kidding, aren't you?

You are kidding, aren't you?

no, why?

But in kindergarten?

It was at the end of kindergarten. And I think they adjust it for young children, by not giving them a paper test. I distinctly remember that yellow blocks were involved.

no, why?

Where I live anyone with an IQ of 85 or below would be advised to go to special school.
70 is bad and you really should do something about it.
Were the tests you took for your age group at all?

Various (serious) tests have given me between 165 and 175.

That's still less than God, who has an IQ of 5 billion. Jesus is somewhere around 100 thousand.

That's still less than God, who has an IQ of 5 billion. Jesus is somewhere around 100 thousand.

Jesus? No, I would estimate His IQ to something around 35.

Where I live anyone with an IQ of 85 or below would be advised to go to special school.
70 is bad and you really should do something about it.
Were the tests you took for your age group at all?

Okay, this really made me laugh. :p

Yes, an IQ of 70 and less is commonly seen as mental retardation (e.g. in many of the US death penalty laws) - so whatever test Soviestan has done either wasn't a real IQ test, or he remembers the results wrong.

Telling him "to do something about it", however, really cracked me up. :p

Where I live anyone with an IQ of 85 or below would be advised to go to special school.
I did. Because they said I was special.


70 is bad and you really should do something about it.

like what, eat more vegtables?

Were the tests you took for your age group at all?

Of course. It was a real test that I took last year.

Okay, this really made me laugh. :p

why are you laughing at me? Why does everyone laugh at me because I'm special?

Yes, an IQ of 70 and less is commonly seen as mental retardation (e.g. in many of the US death penalty laws) - so whatever test Soviestan has done either wasn't a real IQ test, or he remembers the results wrong.


Thats not true. It was real and I got a 70. They told me I did a good job.

Jesus? No, I would estimate His IQ to something around 35.

That's not correct either. I just checked it:

God has an IQ of 5 billion.

Jesus has an IQ of 2 billion.

And the Holy Ghost has an IQ of 1.5 billion.

It also seems that Peter was below 10 thousand.

Die Kassierer (http://www.lyrics.eu.org/de/text_show/6f4c3c861b8d2d1f749abb05574199c4-Kassierer,+Die_-_Gott+hat+einen+IQ+von+5+Milliarden) would never lie to us, would they?

Around 135 according to a test I did a couple of years ago.

Mine is in the Negatives.....




Sucks to be me...

What's your IQ according to tests?
Do you know any good online tests? by that i mean /good/ ones.

www.mensa.dk [click bliv medlem, and test din iq, when you've done the test, click send on the menu and you'll see. [the test isn't in danish]
said mine was 100 once. next time it said 145. that's a huge difference :s

My IQ used to be in the mid 140s and it's dropped to around 126... and yes, I've taken numerous online tests...

why are you laughing at me? Why does everyone laugh at me because I'm special?
Oh honey, I wasn't laughing at you, I was laughing at East of Eden. There, there. *pats*

Thats not true. It was real and I got a 70. They told me I did a good job. Yes. Yes, you did. Here, have a very special cookie (http://www.logodesignweb.com/stockphoto/food/general/cucumber.jpg). :)

I got 119 on the test in the first post, but that might be partially because it's designed for people older than me. (I'm under 18)

123. I clicked through the last five questions because my dad was calling me away. From what I can tell the highest score on this scale is 140. I'd say I did pretty good.

Oh honey, I wasn't laughing at you, I was laughing at East of Eden. There, there. *pats*
oh. ok good.

Yes. Yes, you did. Here, have a very special cookie (http://www.logodesignweb.com/stockphoto/food/general/cucumber.jpg). :)
yay!! thank you cookie:fluffle:

I actually took a real IQ test in the fifth grade and got a 138.

133 on the bbc iq test

On a real, professionally administered IQ test I was only 105... Stupid ADHD lowered my score from the 120's (the different parts of the test are averaged together, and in a couple I got some pretty good scores, but in one category I only got like a 90)

Those online tests are not accurate in any way, I advise no one to bother with them.

The IQ test at the International High IQ society website is supposed to be rather reliable. Although they will ask for money to join and have your profile sent over, should your score be sufficient enough to join. I forget what score I actually got, but it wasn't as inflated as other online tests though.

www.mensa.dk

111 for me.

These people (http://www.highiqsociety.org/iq_tests/) peg me at 120 for their normal test and 115 for the "difficult" test.

But then I figure IQ is similar in nature to the Body Mass Index (BMI) measurement. If one is anorexic or morbidly obese, a BMI measurement is really useless as the state of health is obvious to the naked eye; an exact measurement doesn't really say anything that isn't already known, and everyone else is just some slight variation of "normal." Likewise, at the extremes (retardation or pioneering advances in neurosurgery at age nine) the IQ test is pointless as the level of intelligence is obvious to the naked eye; an exact measurement doesn't really say anything that isn't already known, and everyone else is just some slight variation of "normal."

Nevermind that there are far more factors to "intelligence" than being able to recognize a visual pattern of circles, triangles, and squares.

Although they will ask for money to join ...

This, of course, is what these IQ tests are really all about.

50,000

and that's AFTER my frontal lobotomy.

Like I was gonna tell here.

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e193/johnmcook/NotThisShitAgain.jpg

This, of course, is what these IQ tests are really all about.

Yeah, but if you do decide to pay they take 20 points off your final score...at least that's the way it should be

According to one at the psychologists office, 134, online I tend to score between 128 and 140.

111 for me.

These people (http://www.highiqsociety.org/iq_tests/) peg me at 120 for their normal test and 115 for the "difficult" test.

But then I figure IQ is similar in nature to the Body Mass Index (BMI) measurement. If one is anorexic or morbidly obese, a BMI measurement is really useless as the state of health is obvious to the naked eye; an exact measurement doesn't really say anything that isn't already known, and everyone else is just some slight variation of "normal." Likewise, at the extremes (retardation or pioneering advances in neurosurgery at age nine) the IQ test is pointless as the level of intelligence is obvious to the naked eye; an exact measurement doesn't really say anything that isn't already known, and everyone else is just some slight variation of "normal."

Nevermind that there are far more factors to "intelligence" than being able to recognize a visual pattern of circles, triangles, and squares.

I feel so stupid. I only got 113 on that one.:(

But, then, it's only an online test. I think I trust the one I took in kindergarten better.

last time i did an iq test i got 114 i think or 119, can't remember, it was about 4 or 5 years ago. i'm not doing that test now when i'm hung over so that figure will have to do. i'm not sure i believe iq tests though, one of the smartest people i know got below 100 when she did hers at school and i know people who got scores of over 150.

my actual number is useless because I took a test that's graded on a weird scale.... but I am in the top 1.5%

which is hard to believe lately I know, but I have been without sleep and under stress so long that my brain is broke.

Mine's high enough to know that IQ tests are meaningless. ;)

High.

About 145 a couple of years back, which is the last time I did one.

Which is quite good, although IQ tests aren't really very accurate.

can't be arsed to do a new test now when i've done loads in the past, including mensa ones (when i was 12 or so). then i got 135, and recently i scored 136 on an internet test.
the lowest i've ever scored was 112, and that was a self-conducted test we did during a lecture at college... sadly i got the lowest out of all my friends and didn't hear the end of it for a couple of days :mad:

Internet tests have given me a range of 135-160. Something tells me that doesn't give us much of a good range there.

Is there any rough relationship between IQ and basic college standardized testing? I don't really feel like taking a random internet IQ test right now and I figure the SAT or ACT cannot be that much worse of a measure of intelligence than some of the crappy tests out there.

Is there any rough relationship between IQ and basic college standardized testing? I don't really feel like taking a random internet IQ test right now and I figure the SAT or ACT cannot be that much worse of a measure of intelligence than some of the crappy tests out there.
If you do well, you are smart.

There is the relationship.

If you do well, you are smart.

There is the relationship.
Oh, wow, thank you for the insight! :D I suppose that is more honest than assigning a random meaningless number like many internet tests do.

I had to be thoroughly tested, along with a actual IQ test to be able to go into a special education thing for high school. The test said that on paper I am 130, but due to the nature of my needing special education and my medications or something, it could be anywhere from 5-10 points higher.

I just say 130, though, because I figure whatever you can test is whatever really counts. :)


edit: And the internet ones are bullshit because I've had ones tell me that I had an IQ of 168 before. And now I know for certain that it is definitely not the case.

... but due to the nature of my needing special education and my medications or something, it could be anywhere from 5-10 points higher.

anyone know if being dyslexic has any effect on the test results?

Internet IQ tests are just so people can feel smug and compare intellectual wang size on internet forums.

Those are nearly the only things which any IQ test is useful for. Regrettably there is one other thing they are used for. Schools use IQ scores to segregate some children into "special" classes which literally relegates most of these kids to outcast status. This is done if children score an IQ number that is outside of the "normal" range whether the number is too low or too high.

anyone know if being dyslexic has any effect on the test results?
You'll probably do worse due to some of the questions being related to letters of words etc.

This website tells me my IQ is 125.

Which is probably bullshit. Either way, I definitely didn't enjoy taking it. I can't take the pressure!

215.




And no, I refuse to take anything regarding IQ tests seriously. Farcical.

130-140 is the range I tend to score in.

I got a 130 on this one.

i just did that danish mensa test and got 119 while hungover, drunk, tired and listening to music so it's either a stupid test or i have actually got more intelligent over the four to five years of substance abuse and sleep deprivation since i last took an iq test.

This website tells me my IQ is 125.

Which is probably bullshit. Either way, I definitely didn't enjoy taking it. I can't take the pressure!

Okay, here's how to break the pressure!


Take two pep pills. Eat a double fudge brownie (large), then take two muscle relaxers. After that, take a sleeping pill, then another pep pill five minutes later. Once that's done, do some acid.

Your mind will be totally screwed for hours, but the pressure will be gone... I think.

Depends ... how drunk am I?
Depends... are we black?
My IQ is 2113. Please note that this is not in a base-10 number system. :)
Hexadecimal? That would put you at 8467. That is a fantastic score.
anyone know if being dyslexic has any effect on the test results?
Probably artificially low score.
Okay, here's how to break the pressure!


Take two pep pills. Eat a double fudge brownie (large), then take two muscle relaxers. After that, take a sleeping pill, then another pep pill five minutes later. Once that's done, do some acid.

Your mind will be totally screwed for hours, but the pressure will be gone... I think.
*attemps*

Those are nearly the only things which any IQ test is useful for.
Not only. Polls show a strong correlation between IQ and penis length.

Not only. Polls show a strong correlation between IQ and penis length.

or claimed iq and claimed penis length. what about women's iqs?

I personally didn't like the test (from the OP's link). It was all basically visual pattern problems, which aren't my forte. I have real strengths in language, analogies, etc, but those areas weren't adressed at all. This one gave me 108, which puts me in the normal range, but in middle school, I took one that put me in the 99 percentile of all kids my age. Maybe I've dumbed down since then...

I personally didn't like the test (from the OP's link). It was all basically visual pattern problems, which aren't my forte. I have real strengths in language, analogies, etc, but those areas weren't adressed at all. This one gave me 108, which puts me in the normal range, but in middle school, I took one that put me in the 99 percentile of all kids my age. Maybe I've dumbed down since then...
Did you or didn't you take the test? You say you didn't but you also say it gave you 108?:confused:

Did you or didn't you take the test? You say you didn't but you also say it gave you 108?:confused:

I said "I didn't like it", not "I didn't take it".

I said "I didn't like it", not "I didn't take it".
Ah, so I'm illiterate.

Mine is 111, but I'm under 18, so it may be different or something.

or claimed iq and claimed penis length. what about women's iqs?
Of course. What else can polls show?

Though in internet tests it is hard to score low; and I really haven't yet heard from anyone that he scored less than 110, except for jokes.

About the women, I don't know; haven't seen many of them talking about their IQ.

I generally score between 155 and 165, but other than bragging rights, I don't think it counts for much. :p I certainly don't claim myself to be a particularly bright girl by any means.

I got a 130 on this one.
Me too.

Aren't you my party leader?

123 on the OP's test.

I took an IQ test once and failed.

Oh honey, I wasn't laughing at you, I was laughing at East of Eden. There, there. *pats*

Yes. Yes, you did. Here, have a very special cookie (http://www.logodesignweb.com/stockphoto/food/general/cucumber.jpg). :)

*snort* :p

Right now?

Probably about three.

148, I think hovering around genial levels :P

I think that anybody who actually believes in these "IQ tests" should automatically lose 50 points to their IQ.

I think that anybody who actually believes in these "IQ tests" should automatically lose 50 points to their IQ.

Agreed I think they're BS

I think that anybody who actually believes in these "IQ tests" should automatically lose 50 points to their IQ.

Especially since most, if not all, of these online tests are only good if you already have some experience in the kind of questions they ask... Even the so-called "spacial" mathematics questions.

I think that anybody who actually believes in these "IQ tests" should automatically lose 50 points to their IQ.
I just took one and got a 48. I believed in it too...... what does that say about me?

I just took one and got a 48. I believed in it too...... what does that say about me?

That you are in debt by two IQ points. Pay up!:D :p

That you are in debt by two IQ points. Pay up!:D :p

Can I have two? The beer took away all but three of mine!

Can I have two? The beer took away all but three of mine!
Being that I am in debt, I think I need them more. After all, -2 is a crappy number for an IQ. I envy your 3, and would be glad if you lent me 2 for a while.

I loan you booth the great big book of IQ, which gives anyone who reads it, a one-time permanente IQ boost of 60

Being that I am in debt, I think I need them more. After all, -2 is a crappy number for an IQ. I envy your 3, and would be glad if you lent me 2 for a while.

You can have one, I need those two remaining ones.

I got 111, but I only seriously did 2/3 of the questions and guessed the rest. So I claim 194. *nods*

Pretty much every test I ever taken has my IQ around 140, so I guess that's what it is.
This is a pretty good fun test, btw:
http://simple-iq.com/

I finished with 6:36 minutes left and was estimated to have an IQ of 137 (as usual).

Here's a challenging one:

http://intelligence-test.net/part1/

I got to 27/33

When I was 17, for reasons I don't want to get into, I had a full psychiatric evaluation including a 400 question official IQ test (that I finished in under 40 minutes). I got a 152. Now granted, this is now more than 10 years ago, but I don't think IQ is something that changes a whole lot right? In those last 10 years I've taken several online tests, and they range everywhere from 120 to 185 so I would very much suggest getting a real one if you're actually curious cause the other one really aren't accurate. Fun, sure, but not right :D

I'll tell ya! Nine fucking inches!

Especially since most, if not all, of these online tests are only good if you already have some experience in the kind of questions they ask... Even the so-called "spacial" mathematics questions.

With experience in online tests even a monkey would get 190, a mouse 150, a bug 120, and even a tree or a bush would get over 100.

With experience in online tests even a monkey would get 190, a mouse 150, a bug 120, and even a tree or a bush would get over 100.

Bush would get over 100?

I've taken tests a few times, with a median score of ~143, upper extreme of 151, and lower extreme of 136. I believe 145+ is genius level for the tests I took, so I'm happy.

Did it at school many years ago. I think I was at about 136, not great but not too bad either.

i dont understand why mensa is highly regarded. i dont think intelligence is something that can be messured.i know alot of people who are really good at maths and things like that are still very stupid people.
i few years ago i got over 120

Last time I took an IQ test I got 129, though my therapist was of the opinion that it was likely higher than that. >>

When I looked on the internet once I saw that the average in America was around 115-119 so I was pretty happy. I wish I could find the average for my country though... :(

Pretty much every test I ever taken has my IQ around 140, so I guess that's what it is.
This is a pretty good fun test, btw:
http://simple-iq.com/

That gave me 135, pretty accurate. Usually fallin between 130 and 150, depending on the test.

So around genius. But nowhere near Goethe.

Last time I took an IQ test I got 129, though my therapist was of the opinion that it was likely higher than that. >>

When I looked on the internet once I saw that the average in America was around 115-119 so I was pretty happy. I wish I could find the average for my country though... :(


By definition, the average is 100, with a standard distrubtion (i.e. a bell curve).

There should be as many people under 70 as over 130 (i.e. as many retards as geniuses).

It says:
Din IQ er beregnet til at vaere:
111

Berenget ved brug af spredningen 15
omregn til spredning: 15 16 24


Whats that all mean?

It says:
Din IQ er beregnet til at vaere:
111

Berenget ved brug af spredningen 15
omregn til spredning: 15 16 24


Whats that all mean?

it means you scored 111 and then some kind of breakdown of your score i guess

it means you scored 111 and then some kind of breakdown of your score i guess

Yeah, I figured that I was wondering what the breakdown thing meant.

Hey, I just noticed that if you click the circled numbers on the results page your results change.
For example when I click the 15 I get a 111
When I click the 16 I get a 112
And when I click the 24 I get a 118

This also shifts the graph at the bottom of the page.

Hey, I just noticed that if you click the circled numbers on the results page your results change.
For example when I click the 15 I get a 111
When I click the 16 I get a 112
And when I click the 24 I get a 118

This also shifts the graph at the bottom of the page.

maybe they're to do with age or something. damn, wish i had investigated further when i did it.

I got 134 on this 'simple-iq.com' thing.


Since we're on IQ. I need to talk to someone who is a member of mensa since I don't understand something about the organization.

last time i checked(when i was 14 i think) it was 129 that was an online test so i doubt it its that accurate. IQ test were the "In thing" at my school at the time and people would do half the test, get bored and tell everyone they were at 160 or something like that

Online IQ tests are generally a load of rubbish, and even written ones are poor at accurately guaging one's intelligence.

Having said that, I score 173 on Mensa's official written test, so I can't complain.

Online IQ tests are generally a load of rubbish, and even written ones are poor at accurately guaging one's intelligence.

Having said that, I score 173 on Mensa's official written test, so I can't complain.

Are you in mensa? If so, need to talk to you.

Are you in mensa? If so, need to talk to you.

Sorry, no. Never bothered with it as the nearest meeting place is miles from me. I belong to the RI, though.

Due to a concern about a possible reading issue, I had a full analysis when I was 16. I got 146. :) I've tried online tests. They suck. One actually claimed that I was 127. This is quite off.

For anyone who was wondering, for what is supposed to be the official test (at least in the US) under 16 is a different test and scale than 16 and older. (16+ is adult, <16 is child). Although child is supposed to give you a rough idea, the adult one is much more accurate, and is not supposed to change throughout your life. 95-105 is average, 120+ is gifted, 140+ is genius. Albert Einstein is estimated to have been between 160 and 200. The scale, oddly enough, is not linear but exponential, so 120 is closer to 100 than 140. Odd, no? And yes, results follow a bell-shaped curve, with the peak at 100.

The scale, oddly enough, is not linear but exponential, so 120 is closer to 100 than 140. Odd, no? And yes, results follow a bell-shaped curve, with the peak at 100.

That's not the case. Being exponential just means that the number of people with a certain IQ (above 100) decreases exponentially as one goes up. Ideally a person with an IQ of 140 would be cleverer than someone with an IQ of 120 to the extent that a 120 is cleverer than a 100. But with no such clear distinction, it's all a tad meaningless.

That's not the case. Being exponential just means that the number of people with a certain IQ (above 100) decreases exponentially as one goes up. Ideally a person with an IQ of 140 would be cleverer than someone with an IQ of 120 to the extent that a 120 is cleverer than a 100. But with no such clear distinction, it's all a tad meaningless.

No, that's how they explained it to me. The bell curve means that the number of people who have a certain IQ decreases, but the scale itself is exponential as well. Which I find rather odd, personally, and would like to know how that works.

And I don't buy into IQ so much, anyway. There are too many types of intelligence, and IQ only measures certain types.

I've taken sevral IQ tests in days past.

I score between 140-145, everytime.

I wouldnt join mensa if they paid me.

A group of elitist geeks, who sit around and talk about how mentally superior they are?

No thanks.

I've taken sevral IQ tests in days past.

I score between 140-145, everytime.

I wouldnt join mensa if they paid me.

A group of elitist geeks, who sit around and talk about how mentally superior they are?

No thanks.

True that.

I would look for an IQ test but since I'm only 14 years old I have to wait 4 more years untill I can take one. You have to be "different" to be allowed to take iq tests below 18 years old.
I'm not quite sure how accurate those tests are anyways. Being able to know which pattern comes next doesen't sound to intelligent. I think Intelligence is being able to think in a certain way, managing many thoughts at once and such.

According to the adult test then, I've got an IQ of 129. Before that I took a different test and got 134. :eek: How did I LOSE IQ points?

Anyway, I'm taking it to mean I'm very highly intelligent, even though some of those scores might have been skewed.

And the kids IQ tests are for kindergarteners. :rolleyes:

I got 126 on the 15 setting,
128 on the 16 setting, and
140-something on the 24 setting.

What exactly are those different settings, anyway?

Neither I nor babelfish speak Danish...

:p
IQ-tests only measure your aptness at IQ-tests. Mine's 143 by very "serious", psychologist controlled test. I still tend to make stupid mistakes. My neighbour can hardly write his own name and sometimes he teaches me things. Sic transit gloria mundi.

Sorry, no. Never bothered with it as the nearest meeting place is miles from me. I belong to the RI, though.

Royal Institution? ooh me too! :D
they were closed last time i was in London and wanted to stop by :(

Around 130 on a mensa test, but IQ doesn't mean much IMHO.

about 130

Lol there is no way that test can be right. I scored 167.

anywhere between 135 and 155, but I also agree that IQ tests only measure how good you are at doing IQ tests so IMHO its all kinda meaningless :) .

Various tests.
133 the lowest 151 the highest and an average of 147

I took one several months ago....I can't remember exactly but it was 3 digits...12_. I'm thinking it was 121 or something. I'll check my email to see if I saved the results.

So what's the top two percent that you need to get into mensa? Even if these internet tests mark up people don't seem that far away. I think it's not that hard to bump up the score with training.

online ones seem to put me at between 125 and 149. never over 150 though. I doubt im really that smart, although they at least seem to be consistent; a guy whos slightly smarter than me always seems to score exactly 4 more, and some people who I know to be average usually get around 112. although this is a rough average from various online tests.

There are many people here criticizing the validity of online tests. Just because a test is online doesn't mean it isn't credible. As was mentioned earlier, intelligence is a multi-faceted entity that can be very difficult to measure or quantify. Not all tests measure all aspects; some measure reaction time, others spacial awareness, others cause and effect, or mathematical, or word problems.
The fact that different tests offer different results has for the most part to do with the fact that they are testing different aspects of intelligence. If you want a good round figure of what your IQ is, take several credible DIFFERENT tests and take the average score.

granted if it's a .com site that is trying to sell you the results, then chances are they're just trying to make a buck off of you. And could skew the results either way...

RL test in highschool : 130
Mensa test : 130~142
www.iqtest.com :162 BABY!!! .1% of pop.
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One of the most reliable IQ tests for an adult is the Stanford-Binet test. Took it when I was 21 and scored a 139. This is not an online test and takes hours. As for the question of IQ changing, it does but only marginally. Yes, online IQ tests are crap.

I was given an IQ test by a school psychologist two years ago and resulted in a 179. Go figure. *shrugs* So I just like to tell myself that it was a reliable test. Lol.

One of the most reliable IQ tests for an adult is the Stanford-Binet test. Took it when I was 21 and scored a 139. This is not an online test and takes hours. As for the question of IQ changing, it does but only marginally. Yes, online IQ tests are crap.

That indeed was the one I took. Forgot the name after all these years ...

I love these IQ threads. Notice how the average poster is quite sure they have above average IQ. Not that they really believe in such things, mind you, they're just saying is all. ;)

I love these IQ threads. Notice how the average poster is quite sure they have above average IQ. Not that they really believe in such things, mind you, they're just saying is all. ;)

I always thought that people who took IQ tests "out of curiosity" or belonged to Mensa were engaged in mental masturbation, and dickwaving.

I love these IQ threads. Notice how the average poster is quite sure they have above average IQ. Not that they really believe in such things, mind you, they're just saying is all. ;)Considering that we're all spending our time on the internet instead of coping with real life proves that we have above average intelligence! :D
(No, I never took an IQ test)

I love these IQ threads. Notice how the average poster is quite sure they have above average IQ. Not that they really believe in such things, mind you, they're just saying is all. ;)

Nah, we're all just uber-intelligent, duh. ^_^

Postulating that ADnD is The Reality (of course it is obviously true, any unbeliever will be hanged)...

1.Intelligence can be rated by how many extra proficiency slots for learning languages you get.
2.I'm not a priest, nor a wizard, so I guess Read\Write costs double to me.
3.You have to pay proficiency slots for every single language you can speak or read\write (one for speaking english, two for read\write english).
4.IQ is your intelligence score * 10 (10 INT means 100 IQ).

...

I can speak: Italian (native, doesn't count), Milanese, English, German, Russian, Latin, and bits of Czech, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Croat. Let's say it's 1 proficiency for the languages I know and 1/3 for the bits. That is 6 and 2/3, round down to 6.
I can read\write: Italian, Milanese, English, German, Russian, Latin, Ancient Greek, bits of Czech, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Croat. That means 8*2=16 proficiency slots.
So, 6+16 is 24. This means my INT score is about 40.

Ergo, my IQ is about 400.

YEAH!

I love these IQ threads. Notice how the average poster is quite sure they have above average IQ. Not that they really believe in such things, mind you, they're just saying is all. ;)

Well, to be fair...at least in the older age bracket, we have a higher proportion of tertiary educated people than the general population. That, and considering the politically based nature of the forum (not usually a key interest of those of middle-to-low intelligence), i'd say that your typical generalite is at least a bit smarter than your average bear.

Postulating that ADnD is The Reality (of course it is obviously true, any unbeliever will be hanged)...

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1st you did not say wich edition...
2nd the bits of Czech do not sound so right to me...

I don't know what my IQ is, and unless it's reasonably high, I don't want to know. :p

Well, to be fair...at least in the older age bracket, we have a higher proportion of tertiary educated people than the general population. That, and considering the politically based nature of the forum (not usually a key interest of those of middle-to-low intelligence), i'd say that your typical generalite is at least a bit smarter than your average bear.

quite true. this place is a whole load smarter than a lot of other forums out there...

quite true. this place is a whole load smarter than a lot of other forums out there...

That's why i've stuck around. :)

the Nazz:
Mine's high enough to know that IQ tests are meaningless.

Kind of, IQ is just an arbitrary value stamped on a small part of our psyche. Kind of a like a left-hemisphere test. It evaluates our higher reasoning potential and plops a number next to it.

It is entirely possible however for a bookworm with an IQ of 90 to amass more knowledge and wisdom than the MuchMusic/MTV Junkie with an IQ of 110. An individual with high IQ is not nessecarily more capable than thier lesser-scoring brethren.

To account for some of the IQ test's shortcomings and anomalies, the EQ (Emotional Quotient) test (http://www.psychtests.com/tests/iq/emotional_iq_r2_access.html) was developped. This test basically measures emotional aptitude, how one deals with frustration, tricky situations, and other people. It is possible to have wildly differing EQ and IQ scores. I find this rather interesting.

Here's my EQ score: 108 (normal,hmm thought I'd be lower.)
compared to my avg. IQ: 145.3 (sub-genius)

German Nightmare:
What exactly are those different settings, anyway?

I believe they may have something to do with standard deviation or margins of certainty. Note how the mensa acceptance requirement increases as you select the higher rates..

Lol, my EQ is 82... (low)