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IQ tests have something to them, but they can be lacking. I have a serious learning handicap with mathematics or math related topics. My average grade in school was 75-95. But I do not consider myself "stupid in any way". I took an IQ test, and because there were a lot of math questions I don't feel I got the grade I deserve. I think they just need to measure some different things. I am by no means stupid, I am just very poor at math. They have calculators anyway for that junk.
Humans are a very diverse animal and your background, upbringing, education quality and to an extent genetics differs with everyone. An inner-city kid with a poor education, bad upbringing etc. is not going to do as good as someone who grew up in the rich suburbs and got to take advantage of an good education and a much more nurturing environment. This does not meant the unfortunate inner-city kid is "stupid" by any means, it just means she/he hasn't had the same benefits as another person. I do think, however, that IQ tests give good "ballpark" statistics on intelligence.
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how reliable are iq tests?
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#41
24 January 2005 - 01:36 AM
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#42
28 January 2005 - 12:38 AM
yangxu
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well, IQ tests are based on logic and intepretation, but how the writer designs the question so everyone understands what is required to be answered is a whole new problem... there are people with poor English comprehension skills who completed the IQ tests and got 75 or less, but that could just be the wordings and vocab limitations in the questions.
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#43
28 January 2005 - 07:19 AM
Glider
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If items in an IQ test test knowledge (e.g. maths, history, general etc.), then it is flawed. Such items test prior learning, which is not IQ.
"The strongest knowledge (that of the total unfreedom of the human will) is nonetheless the poorest in success, for it always has the strongest opponent: Human vanity" (Nietzsche, 1879).
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#44
4 February 2005 - 06:00 PM
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<SMARMY>I can is more important than IQ</SMARMY>
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#45
4 February 2005 - 09:22 PM
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I took an IQ test on the interweb. I forgot what the name of it was, but some how i got an 88. Now normally i would laugh @ something like that. Wow they got such a nasty e-mail. Then i took what they call "the most accurate test" by MENSA or something, and it was in the higher 120's. I liked that one...
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#46
4 February 2005 - 09:39 PM
atinymonkey
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I'm trying not to be too offensive here, but isn't 120 average? Also, did they take your age? That part always seems to be missing on the tests I see on the web!
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4 February 2005 - 09:46 PM
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atinymonkey said:
I'm trying not to be too offensive here, but isn't 120 average? Also, did they take your age? That part always seems to be missing on the tests I see on the web!
Ouch my pride...
yes, i know it isn't that high,
i remember around 115 being average,
and they didn't take my name.
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#48
5 February 2005 - 12:39 AM
atinymonkey
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Well, age is part of the IQ test. So if the test didn't take your age, it would be very hard for it to judge your IQ. I'd not worry about it too much,
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#49
5 February 2005 - 02:34 AM
Mokele
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100 is average in IQ tests, always. That's how they're made: You make the test, administer it to a test group, and set the scores in the middle for 100. Makes it easier to remember.
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#50 16 February 2005 - 12:01 AM Guest_thekillers_*
Intelligence is an area that greatly interests me. I have taken a few online tests, and don't think any of them adaquetley measure intelligence. If you really want to know your iq, get in touch with mensa, who will send you a home test for a small fee. This will be a preliminary test to see if you qualify for an official, standardised, monitored test. The tests they use have been around for a long time and are regarded as a yardstick in measuring intellectual capacity.
