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What is your I.Q.?

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Originally posted by: scorpious
Originally posted by: mugs
Originally posted by: scorpious
IQ tests are for people that think staring at a diagram somehow proves intelligence.

Smart people have tangible results to show for their efforts.
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IQ tests attempt only to measure intelligence. What one does with their abilities is irrelevant to the measurement of their abilities.
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Okay, but having a high intelligence never correlates the way you think it would.

For example, I'm sure there is someone out there with a really high IQ (way above average) that has no social skills whatsoever. If you're that intelligent, wouldn't you have figured out by now that being sociable is something to strive for?
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Of course you do, but knowing and doing are completely different things

Thats like saying you shouldnt have phobias because youre smart... its not like theres a button where you can turn them off, you know its ridiculous to be afraid of trivial things but you cant help it, its the way you are
 
Originally posted by: PottedMeat
Originally posted by: zinfamous
Well...then how house does one effectively gauge "book smart?"
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'book smart' is measured by how many textbooks one can cram in their mouth. or is it cocks?
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yes, but you have to quantify retention somehow. Simply reading x number of books is no measure of "book smart"

...and no idea how that "house" got in there. :laugh:
 
Originally posted by: scorpious
Originally posted by: mugs
Originally posted by: scorpious
IQ tests are for people that think staring at a diagram somehow proves intelligence.

Smart people have tangible results to show for their efforts.
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IQ tests attempt only to measure intelligence. What one does with their abilities is irrelevant to the measurement of their abilities.
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Okay, but having a high intelligence never correlates the way you think it would.

For example, I'm sure there is someone out there with a really high IQ (way above average) that has no social skills whatsoever. If you're that intelligent, wouldn't you have figured out by now that being sociable is something to strive for?
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People at the high ranges often find such a gap between themselves and others that general socializing is often an uninteresting experience e.g.,



Characteristics of Exceptional Giftedness:


"They are more likely to be solitary and introverted than are typical children. They like playing alone because they are stimulated by their own minds.

Often fiercely independent and nonconforming.

Intrinsically motivated to achieve mastery, they derive pleasure from work, and they often have high self-esteem about their intellectual capacities."

EG

 
Originally posted by: mugs
Originally posted by: zinfamous
Originally posted by: mugs
Originally posted by: ConstipatedVigilante
Originally posted by: mugs
Above average.

And I agree with this statement from a recent e-mail forward:
Whenever someone says "I'm not book smart, but I'm street smart", all I hear is "I'm not real smart, but I'm imaginary smart".
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I know some stupid fucking people who do very well in school.
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You can do well in school by working hard. But I didn't say anything about doing well in school.
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Well...then how house does one effectively gauge "book smart?"
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For starters you have to realize that "book smart" isn't really a term that highly intelligent people use. The quote I posted was written in the voice of a "not book smart" person, and they're the ones who came up with this "book smart" phrase.

School performance isn't a good gauge of how educated or knowledgeable a person is, nor is it a good gauge of intelligence. "Book smart" could refer to either of those things. IQ is a pretty good gauge of intelligence; there isn't really a good gauge of how educated or knowledgeable a person is - it's one of those things that you know when you see it.
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I understand and agree with the comment, I'm just saying that there is a generally accepted manner of ..."inviting one into the club," in certain circles, where individuals are accepted as being "smart," based on shared consensus.

Such as when a candidate defends their thesis, and is then accepted into the PhD club by their committee. If anything, It's a way of acknowledging 10+ years of higher education and an individual's ability to retain and apply a staggering amount of information, if but only within a narrow field (or much broader, in some cases).

I tend to think smart is smart; it's just how one chooses to apply it. I chose the school route, didn't slouch, and remain in an academic environment through employment (research).

I've some friends that skipped college altogether and I feel that some of them are smarter than me. Go figure.
 
140 as tested by mensa. Strange considering I can be such a dumbass sometimes, but I'm like rainman when it comes to math / logic type questions.
 
Originally posted by: CKent
140 as tested by mensa. Strange considering I can be such a dumbass sometimes, but I'm like rainman when it comes to math / logic type questions.
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< is envious
 
Originally posted by: zinfamous
Originally posted by: eits
Originally posted by: mugs
Originally posted by: eits
143

when i was a kid (about 12 or 13 years old) and was tested for a.d.d., it was higher.
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You're the second person who mentioned an IQ test in relation to ADD - why is an IQ test done as part of testing for ADD? Is there a relationship between high IQ and ADD? I ask because I think it's likely that I have ADD, but I was never tested because I always did well in school. I've thought about getting tested as an adult, because as you can probably guess from my postcount I have difficulty focusing on getting things done.
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i think there is a correlation, but i dunno. all i know is that they took iq as part of the two or three day long test.
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I have little doubt that had the diagnosis existed, Einstein would have been on ritalin from an early age.
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"they" actually tested einstein for a.d.d. based on his history and writings and interviews of people who knew him intimately and they're fairly certain he had a.d.d... same with thomas edison and emily dickenson.
 
I don't know if it's ADD, but intelligent people tend to comprehend stuff quickly and move on, and are often bored more easily than slower folks.
 
Originally posted by: eits
Originally posted by: mugs
Originally posted by: eits
143

when i was a kid (about 12 or 13 years old) and was tested for a.d.d., it was higher.
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You're the second person who mentioned an IQ test in relation to ADD - why is an IQ test done as part of testing for ADD? Is there a relationship between high IQ and ADD? I ask because I think it's likely that I have ADD, but I was never tested because I always did well in school. I've thought about getting tested as an adult, because as you can probably guess from my postcount I have difficulty focusing on getting things done.
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i think there is a correlation, but i dunno. all i know is that they took iq as part of the two or three day long test.
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It's funny you mention that. When I was about 12 (back in the 80's) they gave me an IQ test, too. I guess they wanted to see if I did poorly in school because it was too hard or if it was too easy for me.

I scored 143 on the long test. On those short internet IQ tests I get about 20-30 points higher which is just ridiculous and an attempt to get your money.
 
100.

I'm the average man. I envy 50% of my peers and I think worse of the other 50%. I envy the dumbasses because they don't realize their inevitable fate, and I think worse of the people who are smarter because they can't do anything to fix the world because they lack commitment.
 
depends on scale but I am right under 'genius', I was in the gifted program.

I have found people try to place a salary level one of a high IQ should be at, but for the most part I have found many either under paid or behind a major discovery/business.
 
Originally posted by: alkemyst

I have found people try to place a salary level one of a high IQ should be at, but for the most part I have found many either under paid or behind a major discovery/business.
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That's because in most social games (which includes the business world), conformity pays. It's highly enviable to be someone who tries hard and succeeds, but if you outperform the pack too easily people view you as a threat and want you removed.
 
People with depression have been found on average to have a higher IQ . The reason is that people with brains in a depressed state tend to get stuck on one problem and obsess over it, often finding solutions to problems that others who get distracted miss.
 
Originally posted by: octopus41092
147 according to IQTest.com, just took it too.
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HAHA i took the same one and got a 146 and i just took a bong rip. I'm a stoner genius according to the internet!
 
Originally posted by: BudAshes
Originally posted by: octopus41092
147 according to IQTest.com, just took it too.
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HAHA i took the same one and got a 146 and i just took a bong rip. I'm a stoner genius according to the internet!
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which means you probably have seen the questions in passing so knew or took the test multiple times.

 
Originally posted by: alkemyst
Originally posted by: BudAshes
Originally posted by: octopus41092
147 according to IQTest.com, just took it too.
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HAHA i took the same one and got a 146 and i just took a bong rip. I'm a stoner genius according to the internet!
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which means you probably have seen the questions in passing so knew or took the test multiple times.
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Or it means that it is a basic 36 question test in which 90% of the questions wouldn't be challenging for a 12 year old.
 
Originally posted by: Polish3d

Topic Title: What is your I.Q.?
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What is it? If you know..

And yes I know and agree with the idea that I.Q. isn't necessarily an accurate measure ...
And yes I know that this topic, along with penis size, income and number of sexual partners almost invariably brings exaggerations
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Zero idea; is there a "legit" on-line site to test ones' IQ Polish3d? 😕
 
all it says in my email from iqtest.com was that I got a score of 143 but uh wtf does that mean? It doesnt even tell you what a rip off. that test was hard though.
 
According to the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, I am in excess of three standard deviations above the mean. That's all you're getting.

ZV
 
Originally posted by: 91TTZ
Originally posted by: eits
Originally posted by: mugs
Originally posted by: eits
143

when i was a kid (about 12 or 13 years old) and was tested for a.d.d., it was higher.
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You're the second person who mentioned an IQ test in relation to ADD - why is an IQ test done as part of testing for ADD? Is there a relationship between high IQ and ADD? I ask because I think it's likely that I have ADD, but I was never tested because I always did well in school. I've thought about getting tested as an adult, because as you can probably guess from my postcount I have difficulty focusing on getting things done.
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i think there is a correlation, but i dunno. all i know is that they took iq as part of the two or three day long test.
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It's funny you mention that. When I was about 12 (back in the 80's) they gave me an IQ test, too. I guess they wanted to see if I did poorly in school because it was too hard or if it was too easy for me.

I scored 143 on the long test. On those short internet IQ tests I get about 20-30 points higher which is just ridiculous and an attempt to get your money.
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Results from an IQ test are used for a variety of reasons when attempting to determine a diagnosis of ADHD, one of them being whether or not the student actually is performing "as expected" (given that parents and/or teachers, while often accurate, are not infallible at assuming how well a given student should be doing in class).

As for correlations between IQ and ADHD, the most recent information I remember reading tends to find that individuals with ADHD perform roughly 1/2 standard deviation below demographically-matched peers on intelligence tests. Although at least part of the discrepancy might be based on the nature of the tests given and on the way their scores are calculated.
 
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