IQ test

02-09-2015 02:20PM #1

So I did an IQ test and did very well on it, I am bit sceptical of the results. I would consider my self intelligent but noting extraordinary.

Do you think IQ tests can really measure intelligence

02-09-2015 02:23PM

They are a good way of screening people.

Anyone who talks about their IQ test results, or posts them on Facebook, should be avoided at all costs.

Maximus Alexander · 02-09-2015 02:24PM

I did one and I got 85, which is an A right? So yeah I think they're very accurate because I am samrt.

02-09-2015 02:27PM

But can actual intelligence be measured allowing for cultural bias etc.?

Sheep Lover · 02-09-2015 02:28PM

I got a 9, Is the test marked out of ten?

Maximus Alexander · 02-09-2015 02:32PM

mariaalice wrote: »

But can actual intelligence be measured allowing for cultural bias etc.?

You're the smart one, you tell us!

Conall Cernach · 02-09-2015 02:32PM

I think many online IQ tests are biased so that participants score highly in order for them to pay to get their results printed out in a large certificate.

rubadub · 02-09-2015 02:33PM

If it was done on a facebook link then you are a confirmed moron for thinking it's genuine. Divide your answer by at least 3.

Sky King · 02-09-2015 02:34PM

mariaalice wrote: »

Do you think IQ tests can really measure intelligence

They are good at measuring how well you do at an extremely specific set of problems. They can't measure empathy, diplomacy, creativity, tenacity, good judgement, common sense etc etc

Plus online tests tend to tell you you did well to get money out of you.

Menas · 02-09-2015 02:36PM

rubadub wrote: »

If it was done on a facebook link then you are a confirmed moron for thinking it's genuine. Divide your answer by at least 3.

Trouble is that if you are dumb enough to believe in facebook IQ test results then you are likely unable to know how to divide by three.

02-09-2015 02:39PM

rubadub wrote: »

If it was done on a facebook link then you are a confirmed moron for thinking it's genuine. Divide your answer by at least 3.

It wasn't a Facebook link.

toptom · 02-09-2015 02:43PM

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toptom · 02-09-2015 02:44PM

Mumbo jumbo stuff really

johnayo · 02-09-2015 02:46PM

I won't bother taking the test because it would just confirm that I am thick stupid.:D

02-09-2015 02:49PM

Sky King wrote: »

They are good at measuring how well you do at an extremely specific set of problems. They can't measure empathy, diplomacy, creativity, tenacity, good judgement, common sense etc etc

Plus online tests tend to tell you you did well to get money out of you.

The civil service tries to test for diplomacy and the like with multiple choice answers eg: a minister has asked for something awkward - I decided that I would be honest with myself went for option (d) and told the minister to get lost. I didn't get the job.

biko · 02-09-2015 02:52PM

mariaalice wrote: »

Do you think IQ tests can really measure intelligence

They do somewhat but you can't take the results as gospel. And a high IQ doesn't mean you'll get money nor being happy.
But to measure how well you will do in a certain field of work/school can be good. I think there is a benefit to standardized tests.

02-09-2015 02:54PM

I also did the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator test recently and I think it was only reasonable accurst about my personality type but sort of fascinating as well.

rubadub · 02-09-2015 03:00PM

mariaalice wrote: »

It wasn't a Facebook link.

Where was it from? if you are not going to tell can you at least say if you think they had an interest in giving you a high score? many do, with good reason, but I can think of few reasons they would want to make it artificially high.

hal9000 · 02-09-2015 03:00PM

I am so smrt!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcGQpjCztgA

eamonnq · 02-09-2015 03:06PM

mariaalice wrote: »

So I did an IQ test and did very well on it,

Congratulations!!

KomradeBishop · 02-09-2015 03:06PM

IQ tests are a pretty poor measure. If you sit down to an IQ test, and take your time about it, it's pretty easy to get every question right, as it's just logical deduction - it will just take a bit of time until you hit on the right way to figure out the question - whereas if you have a time limit or get bored and say 'fúck it, good enough answer', you can end up getting a lot wrong.

Menas · 02-09-2015 03:08PM

KomradeBishop wrote: »

IQ tests are a pretty poor measure. If you sit down to an IQ test, and take your time about it, it's pretty easy to get every question right, as it's just logical deduction - it will just take a bit of time until you hit on the right way to figure out the question - whereas if you have a time limit or get bored and say 'fúck it', you can end up getting a lot wrong.

And if you practice you can get better at doing these tests....which then becomes a measure of how good you are at doing the test rather then your intelligence.

eamonnq · 02-09-2015 03:08PM

rubadub wrote: »

Where was it from? if you are not going to tell can you at least say if you think they had an interest in giving you a high score? many do, with good reason, but I can think of few reasons they would want to make it artificially high.

Can you post a link, and then we could all take it and see do we all get high scores.

KomradeBishop · 02-09-2015 03:09PM

Menas wrote: »

And if you practice you can get better at doing these tests....which then becomes a measure of how good you are at doing the test rather then your intelligence.

Ya exactly - and if you do something like e.g. programming, you will be well used to the process/way-of-thinking that goes into doing such a test, and will probably outscore others.

There are whole wide-ranging areas of intelligence that IQ tests just don't measure.

masti123 · 02-09-2015 03:12PM

There are next to no online test that can be accurate, the one on Mensa's site gives a ballpark number and is capped around 145...
And IQ is not a good way to measure how smart someone is, it's more of a showcase of ability to think logically and how fast you interpret information.

Mesrine65 · 02-09-2015 03:16PM

I did a test for Mensa & passed...

Annual membership fee €60...fúck off, I'm not that thick.

02-09-2015 03:21PM

KomradeBishop wrote: »

Ya exactly - and if you do something like e.g. programming, you will be well used to the process/way-of-thinking that goes into doing such a test, and will probably outscore others.

There are whole wide-ranging areas of intelligence that IQ tests just don't measure.

I agree with that, because the test I was given appeared to me to be biased towards those with a high level of verbal reasoning, plus if you knew the Latin routs of cetin words you would be quicker in the matching words section, what i found interesting was the fact that was set up in such a way that wrong answers were doubly penalised to counteract people guessing the answer and having a 50% chance of getting it right, in other words if you didn't know the answer it was framed to be better to skip it.

galljga1 · 02-09-2015 03:21PM

What you really need is the Oxford Capacity Analysis.
There is a great little place on Middle Abbey Street where it is available.
Someday, you may even meet Xenu.

02-09-2015 03:24PM

masti123 wrote: »

There are next to no online test that can be accurate, the one on Mensa's site gives a ballpark number and is capped around 145...
And IQ is not a good way to measure how smart someone is, it's more of a showcase of ability to think logically and how fast you interpret information.

Would the ability to think logically and how fast you interpret information not be a good measure of intelligence?

TheLastMohican · 02-09-2015 03:40PM

Menas wrote: »

Trouble is that if you are dumb enough to believe in facebook IQ test results then you are likely unable to know how to divide by three.

This is what that little yoke with numbered pressure pads is for. Idiot boy!

PizzamanIRL · 02-09-2015 03:44PM

I got an "Enter your email now and send us $5.99 to get your results sent to you!"

The fact that I didn't do what they asked tells me I'm smart enough.

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