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Pure curiosity this. Do you know what your IQ is? Do you think it reveals anything important about you? What do you think IQ tests actually measure?
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What's your IQ?
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What's your IQ?
I voted what my online results average at, and no, I don`t think it reveals a great deal about my character. I`ve met nice people with low IQs, and complete arseholes with high, EQ is more telling, or perhaps just being a nice person, what`s in a label?
That said, I`m arrogant enough to take a smug pleasure in what I do score, which probably means that I`m not very bright at all really!
Venusxxx
That said, I`m arrogant enough to take a smug pleasure in what I do score, which probably means that I`m not very bright at all really!
Venusxxx
Warming the Bed
Quote by RSAB2
You're ability to do IQ tests! You can learn how to do it and the more you do the higher your IQ is!
Mrs RSAB2 xxx
Thats rather worrying since mine went down doing the BBC one this year compared to last year:doh:
Sexlightened
Mine went down as well on the BBC thing :shock: I wonder whether it was anything to do with the fact my wife was distracting me at the time 
Sex God
I tested my IQ on the BBC programme and it came out at 141 - honestly!. I don't believe it - has anyone had theirs tested properly?
Bugger forgot the decimal point (14.1) Is that high?
What it proves is that you can have a high IQ (alledgedly) and still be a plonker!!
Bugger forgot the decimal point (14.1) Is that high?
What it proves is that you can have a high IQ (alledgedly) and still be a plonker!!
i got like a real low score despite being cleverish and always getting good grades in things. its to do with the fact i have a fear of numbers and testing aswell as a mild form of the condition that makes it hard for certain people to read and write which i can't acually spell, how ironic lets all laugh at me 
dis-lex-e-er as you would say it
dis-lex-e-er as you would say it
Sex God
Quote by MarkIf the over 140s are distributed similarly to the rest, it could indeed be a bell curve centred on about 135, which off the top of my head is about 4% of the population. A smartass community indeed.
I was amazed at the shifted 'Bell Curve' (;)) that we have even in our small sample, until I realised on closer inspection that the last option is "Don't Know"
My what a clever bunch we are, and I won't hear a word about it being down to a biased response - we're clever and that's that! :lol2: ;)
Sex God
Quote by Mark
Someone correct me, because this really is off the top of my head, but the WAIS-R (IQ test) is mean 100 with a standard deviation 15 (I think). Given a 'normal distribution' then, anything over 130 is in the top 2.5% (if we say 95% of the population fall between 2 standard deviations of the mean).
Anything over 145 is ummm well, I think something like top % (?) :shock:
Depends on whose system you're using. I think you're quoting Weschler, where the IQ scores are fitted to the SDs with an arbitray 15 per deviation.
Terman plots the scores first by assigning an arbitrary IQ range of 75 - 125 for the central 50% and then reads off the scores wherever the SDs happen to fall, which gives a much greater range of scores in the middle, but they converge towards the far ends of the respective bell curves. IIRC, this index places the 98th percentile at IQ147, which is Mensa entry level. The third SD comes out at about 170 and Mensa defines that as genius. They may have adopted another system now, but that's what they were using when I took their test, which was about 20 years ago.
The score itself is not important because the scoring system is arbitrary, it's where you are in relation to everyone else.
Sex God
Quote by Mark
If the over 140s are distributed similarly to the rest, it could indeed be a bell curve centred on about 135, which off the top of my head is about 4% of the population. A smartass community indeed.
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The score itself is not important because the scoring system is arbitrary, it's where you are in relation to everyone else.
Sure, of course, and someone should tell that Ice Pie ;)
Nah, I was just giving a rough and ready measure and quoted the one I was using. So, nothing wrong with that :P
I'm not about to start debating IQ tests, as I imagine it'll only descend into an argument which I've never seen anyone win no matter which angle they take!
Who was arguing. I was just discussing different systems.
Sex God
Quote by Mark
I'm not about to start debating IQ tests, as I imagine it'll only descend into an argument which I've never seen anyone win no matter which angle they take!
Who was arguing. I was just discussing different systems.
I didn't say we were, I said we would be :thumbup:
I thought it would be an interesting subject for fellow anoraks, If you're going to get uppity about it delete the fucking thing. :roll:
Warming the Bed
Referring back to the recent poll on level of qualification, its interesting (to me) that while the qualifications were spread (last time I looked), most of the IQ's are at the high end.
So swingers are a more intelligent breed but you don't need qualifications to be one (except an open mind) which probably confirms what every body knew any way.
So swingers are a more intelligent breed but you don't need qualifications to be one (except an open mind) which probably confirms what every body knew any way.
Orgasminator
whats my iq?
i dont understand the question
:lol: ops: :lol: :oops: :lol: :oops: 
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i dont understand the question
:lol: ops: :lol: :oops: :lol: :oops: : As everybody else seems to agree, IQ tests can be learned, so not a lot of use to judge somebody's intelligence.
On the other hand, when children leave primary school they have a VRQ (Verbal Reasoning Quotient) which is similar, and this is a very good indication of how intelligent they are.
Coupled with another test called CATS (Cognitive Assessment Tests), it is possible to predict, and quite accurately, how well a student will do in their GCSEs. Infact it is used to judge whether a school has 'added value' to a student's learning. The two tests can also be used together to target students that need special help.
Rich
On the other hand, when children leave primary school they have a VRQ (Verbal Reasoning Quotient) which is similar, and this is a very good indication of how intelligent they are.
Coupled with another test called CATS (Cognitive Assessment Tests), it is possible to predict, and quite accurately, how well a student will do in their GCSEs. Infact it is used to judge whether a school has 'added value' to a student's learning. The two tests can also be used together to target students that need special help.
Rich
Quote by JudyTV
What do you think IQ tests actually measure?
They measure ones ability to remember certain things, such as dates and events accurately. Therefor they measure 'Memory Retention'. A good memory from birth will get you through a good percentage of tests and exams. You will find most successful people have good memory retention. This is a general rule and not exclusive of course.
Now, who am I/what am I today
?JudyTVAs I understand it, Judy, IQ test's have nothing to do with fact retention as they are generally logic and reasoning skills. So it may indicate how logical you are, rather than whether or not you know the order of Kings and Queens through the ages (There have been 8 Kings of England named Henry, the first being Henry the 1st, the last being Henry the Eighth, please name 3 more...)
I remember last year my brother and I were watching the BBC Test the Nation prog, he did the test only and told me with a smile that he had in the region of 135 and asked what mine was, he was slightly (only slightly mind, we are not competitive really) crestfallen when I came out with about 140ish.
I note that the older you are, the higher you can score (at least in the system used by the BBC on that prog) so the max for my age range was about 145, most unfair I thought.
M
Orgasminator
Well my IQ's changes depending on whether I'm aroused or not.... 
Well everyone keeps telling me I keep my brains in my dick :P
Well everyone keeps telling me I keep my brains in my dick :P
:lol: I'm with Dawn on this one too!
I haven't a clue about my IQ - and I have no interest (and never had) in knowing what it is. It won't change my life my knowing if it was high or low. (Mind you - perhaps I may think differently if I had a PhD and an IQ of 175! )
This is a bit like the qualification thread I think - high IQ and academic qualifications are no indication of a good person.
I've met some exceptionally idiotic and obnoxious people with degrees and amazing IQs. I have also met some wonderful human beings who have difficulty with things like reading and writing.
Hugs, Alex x
I haven't a clue about my IQ - and I have no interest (and never had) in knowing what it is. It won't change my life my knowing if it was high or low. (Mind you - perhaps I may think differently if I had a PhD and an IQ of 175!
)This is a bit like the qualification thread I think - high IQ and academic qualifications are no indication of a good person.
I've met some exceptionally idiotic and obnoxious people with degrees and amazing IQs. I have also met some wonderful human beings who have difficulty with things like reading and writing.
Hugs, Alex x
Sex God
Quote by Alexandra
I have also met some wonderful human beings who have difficulty with things like reading and writing.
Hugs, Alex x
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