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IQ spinoff thread

Yes, but not by much and it isn't permanent, unless you damage your brain with drugs or a swift kick to the head.
 
if you actually knew what IQ measures and what the I and the Q stand for, you wouldn't need to ask this question
 
my I.Q. dropped like 30 points sense I was in elemenatary. I think it is from the alcohol. If so points well spent in my opinion.
 
Originally posted by: akubi
if you actually knew what IQ measures and what the I and the Q stand for, you wouldn't need to ask this question
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BAM! QFT!

Your quotient is the age you test at divided by your actual age. So obviously, over time, it would go down. If you were operating at a 16-year-old level at 12, you'd have an IQ of 133. If you were operating at a 24-year-old level at 20, you'd have an IQ of 120. See? 4 years difference, but different IQ.
 
Plus if you are a foreigner who goes to the US and you gradually learn more about the culture, then your IQ will probably increase from that.
 
Your IQ also drops as you get older because your brain 'decays' over time. Short term memory drops, overall learning ability drops.

From the age of 18 on (from what I remember) your abilities slowly erode. Sometimes not by much, but they still decrease from your abilities as a younger person.

EDIT: IQ is a horrible measure of intelligence, and it's mostly based on geographical and cultural norms. Because of the differing norms, a person taking an IQ test in Canada will score lower than if they take it in the US.
 
Originally posted by: stephenw22
Your IQ also drops as you get older because your brain 'decays' over time. Short term memory drops, overall learning ability drops.

From the age of 18 on (from what I remember) your abilities slowly erode. Sometimes not by much, but they still decrease from your abilities as a younger person.
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The erosion is applified 10000 times by reading ATOT.
 
Originally posted by: stephenw22
Your IQ also drops as you get older because your brain 'decays' over time. Short term memory drops, overall learning ability drops.

From the age of 18 on (from what I remember) your abilities slowly erode. Sometimes not by much, but they still decrease from your abilities as a younger person.

EDIT: IQ is a horrible measure of intelligence, and it's mostly based on geographical and cultural norms. Because of the differing norms, a person taking an IQ test in Canada will score lower than if they take it in the US.
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Are you sure that isn't just a side effect of them being... canadian? 😛
 
Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy
Originally posted by: stephenw22
Your IQ also drops as you get older because your brain 'decays' over time. Short term memory drops, overall learning ability drops.

From the age of 18 on (from what I remember) your abilities slowly erode. Sometimes not by much, but they still decrease from your abilities as a younger person.

EDIT: IQ is a horrible measure of intelligence, and it's mostly based on geographical and cultural norms. Because of the differing norms, a person taking an IQ test in Canada will score lower than if they take it in the US.
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Are you sure that isn't just a side effect of them being... canadian? 😛
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lol

Seriously, though, if I take an IQ test and send it in for grading, I would get a higher score if I said I was an American. I'm not sure if EVERY country has its own median scores, but Canada and the U.S. have different ones.

So now you know...
And knowing is half the battle - G.I. JOE!
 
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