How Smart are you really?...

Kinetic II · Post by **Kinetic II** » Mon Nov 10, 2003 11:13 am

I'll retake it when I'm not at work and trying to rush through it in 6 1/2 minutes....or doing all those shots.

III · Post by **III** » Mon Nov 10, 2003 11:37 am

i've gone through a buttload of online iq tests, as well as some more academic ones offline. most iq tests seem to test some combination of education, memory, and puzzle solving/complex pattern recognition ability, some of which can be very culturally/education specific.

quite a few of the online tests seem to report unusually high scores, to a point - they all seem to top out somewhere around 145. scores around 140 are much more common than scores around 100. that's probably good for self esteem, but it's not really good for doing a proper evaluation of whatever it is that you call i.q.

140 is close to two standard deviations from the mean, and should probably be evaluated with a specialized test aimed at that particular area of the distribution than relying on metrics developed around the median.

blyslv · Post by **blyslv** » Mon Nov 10, 2003 12:57 pm

I got a 136, stone cold sober, yet feeling kind of fragile. Also I took the "intuitive" approach to all the math questions (wild ass guess).

So, how much money do they want to join their precious Society?

Badger · Post by **Badger** » Mon Nov 10, 2003 12:58 pm

I got a 30.

Lydia Love · Post by **Lydia Love** » Mon Nov 10, 2003 3:31 pm

So, how much money do they want to join their precious Society?

something like 60 bucks...

I'm just assuming you lose three or four points for shelling out the dough.

Don Muerto · Post by **Don Muerto** » Mon Nov 10, 2003 3:37 pm

*snort!*

Yeah, but that still leaves you +12 or 11 from their ego padding.

Kinetic II · Post by **Kinetic II** » Mon Nov 10, 2003 7:21 pm

Speaking of IQ tests and their ilk, here's a related story that I found on msn.com:
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/ ... cle=IQMain

technopatra · Post by **technopatra** » Mon Nov 10, 2003 11:31 pm

I had bad online IQ test habit a while back. I loved the wildly differing assessments. They were anywhere from 108 to 147. I knew that i had to find just the right one to call me a genius. Then I found the one that scored me at 152. I was happy, and stopped there.

I found that I did poorly on th ones that are based on integer patterns, and did way better on word problems.

Either way, they're all skewed towards mathematics, and none of them test creative problem solving, comprehension of new ideas, or my incomparable cooking abilities, so I say they're all claptrap.

Das Bus · Post by **Das Bus** » Tue Nov 11, 2003 8:33 pm

Flux wrote:
Do tell!

(Doesn't using WebTV or AOL pretty much answer the "how smart are you" question without the need for further testing? <runs for cover>)

You fuckhead! I am sooooooooooo going to kick your ass when I see you!

Hey wait a minute! YOU couldn't figure out webtv on your last visit OR how to change the tv channels without the remote! So nah nah nah nah nah!

Das Bus · Post by **Das Bus** » Tue Nov 11, 2003 8:35 pm

And BTW: A woodchuck could chuck, as much wood as a woodchuck could chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood!

So There!

Raheer · Post by **Raheer** » Tue Nov 11, 2003 9:32 pm

Flux wrote:
Lydia Love wrote:And how could you be considered dense Mr. 138?
Oh, I'm good enough at the kinds of things that test measures, but I'm dense as hell when it comes to actual useful skills like taking hints, reading body language, and understanding women ... you know, all that intangible stuff that comes in handy outside of school and work (neither of which interest me in the slightest). Believe me, raw intelligence is profoundly overrated.

A distinct possiblity of something to explain this is Asperger's Syndrome, a high-functioning form of autism. Those are almost ALL of the classic symptoms... (I should know; I have it, too...).

Raheer

ps: 194. Which, if this test is to be belived, puts me at number four on the list of the highest IQ scores ever recorded. I'm smart, but I'm not THAT smart!!!

Lydia Love · Post by **Lydia Love** » Tue Nov 11, 2003 9:44 pm

Raheer wrote:
Flux wrote:
Lydia Love wrote:And how could you be considered dense Mr. 138?
Oh, I'm good enough at the kinds of things that test measures, but I'm dense as hell when it comes to actual useful skills like taking hints, reading body language, and understanding women ... you know, all that intangible stuff that comes in handy outside of school and work (neither of which interest me in the slightest). Believe me, raw intelligence is profoundly overrated.
A distinct possiblity of something to explain this is Asperger's Syndrome, a high-functioning form of autism. Those are almost ALL of the classic symptoms... (I should know; I have it, too...).

Raheer

ps: 194. Which, if this test is to be belived, puts me at number four on the list of the highest IQ scores ever recorded. I'm smart, but I'm not THAT smart!!!

194 - Fuckin A Raheer... (BTW I find it hilarious that the higher scored among us want to post it in a teeny tiny font)

I'm guessing it's nothing quite like Asperger's syndrome in Flux's case... and more symptomatic of just being a *guy*.

lolitadelagorgonzola · Post by **lolitadelagorgonzola** » Tue Nov 11, 2003 11:56 pm

It's just a little number that reflects your test taking abilities and classroom aquired knowledge. I stared at the screen as the seconds ticked by and breathed a sigh of relief that my humble score did not send me into fits of low self esteem. Darn, I'll never be a member of that special mighty big IQ club.

Don Muerto · Post by **Don Muerto** » Wed Nov 12, 2003 7:23 am

Why does it smell like sock in here?

Cocaine_Nosejob · Post by **Cocaine_Nosejob** » Wed Nov 12, 2003 7:53 am

Don Muerto wrote:Why does it smell like sock in here?

*sniff-sniff*... I don't smell nuttin'

Don Muerto · Post by **Don Muerto** » Wed Nov 12, 2003 7:55 am

I don't smell nuttin' either, I smell Lambchop.

Flux · Post by **Flux** » Wed Nov 12, 2003 11:50 am

Das Bus wrote:Hey wait a minute! YOU couldn't figure out webtv on your last visit OR how to change the tv channels without the remote! So nah nah nah nah nah!

Touche!

Flux · Post by **Flux** » Wed Nov 12, 2003 12:59 pm

Raheer wrote:A distinct possiblity of something to explain this is Asperger's Syndrome, a high-functioning form of autism. Those are almost ALL of the classic symptoms... (I should know; I have it, too...).

Thanks, Raheer, I had almost forgotten about that!

I read an interesting article about adults with Asperger's Syndrome several years ago, and the description fit me perfectly. (I was hoping to post a link to it, but I can't find it now.)

When I was a child, I fit the description much more closely. As I have gotten older, the symptoms (for lack of a better word) have diminished to some extent. My social skills have improved somewhat, but I think I'm still below the norm in that area.

I'd be interested to hear more about your experience with Asperger's if you're so inclined.

III · Post by **III** » Wed Nov 12, 2003 2:01 pm

i'm quite sure that aspbergers syndrome is the adult version of adhd: something for which there exists no definitive test aside from a loosely collected set of behaviors that could apply to well over half of the population, and as a result of which over diagnosis is extremely common.

that doesn't mean that it's not a real problem i just suspect that the people who really have it exhibit the symptoms to a degree which those only claiming to have it can't even imagine.

J · Post by J » Wed Nov 12, 2003 3:16 pm

asperger's syndrome is a form of high level autism, that, unfortunately, is usually not diagnosed until the subject reaches somewhere around the teens. It is usually diagnosed as other learning disabilities, which is quite often why it is hard to diagnose. Although some people with it have, or at least misdiagnosed with, ADHD, they are not directly related.

My younger brother has Asperger's, I know a bit about it.

J

Flux · Post by **Flux** » Wed Nov 12, 2003 3:36 pm

III wrote:the people who really have it exhibit the symptoms to a degree which those only claiming to have it can't even imagine.

That happens a lot with depression, too.

diane o'thirst · Post by **diane o'thirst** » Wed Nov 12, 2003 10:31 pm

I got 126, so I'm borderline Gifted. And I beat my sister, ha ha!

I took the Verbal and got 126, too. Expected to do better with that but a couple of the questions totally blindsided me and one positively made my head spin. Still, top five percentile is nothing to sneeze at

Wish one could go over and see the correct answers because in a couple places I wasn't sure whether I'd guessed correctly or missed completely. I'd like to try out their "liquid intelligence" test, I've never heard of that before. Never stop learning, I guess

DE FACTO · Post by **DE FACTO** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 4:54 am

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/hoaxes/presiq.htm

stuart · Post by **stuart** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 1:52 pm

142

bucking the trend in the inverse relationship between size and score

stuart · Post by **stuart** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 1:53 pm

I cheated and used a calculator though

Concept2w · Post by **Concept2w** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 2:21 pm

Significantly above average.

I consider this good since English isn't my native tongue. I believe i wased all the expressions and words questions. Got the math and figures tough

drowned_saved · Post by **drowned_saved** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 4:36 pm

okay, i'm "gifted."
now what?
serve society?
or retire to the hills?

Zona · Post by **Zona** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 6:56 pm

Not smart at all really....so sue me!
I would rather be loved for my looks than my brains anyway.
This is because some days I might want to be someone else....
Or just plain dumb.

alice · Post by **alice** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 9:24 pm

i love you for your looks, zona.

i'd love you for your brains, too, if you bothered to use them once in a while.

btw, i'm in the bay area for a few days.

time to get smart, boyo!

Zona · Post by **Zona** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 9:54 pm

No brains, no effect. Yup, that is me alright.
Guess you will have to find someone else, as I can't keep up very well.
They don't call me "Zona" for fun ya know. Remember, I'm the guy driving around with an anchor in the back of his car, never know when you might need one.

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