Hi All;) ..Is it possible to have a low IQ score and actually have a high IQ?;) ..?

Question

..Thanks for answering ..in advance!!:) ..

Answer 1

Wisdom, knowledge and intelligence are three different things.

Answer 2

Well, anybody can have an off day: you could be overtired, hungover, inebriated, anxious (ocd can get in the way of answering questions quickly and spending exam time wisely), depressed, feverish, distracted by pain, etc. It is also possible that you took an exam that lacked reliability and/or validity. Some tests might be better indicators of IQ for one some groups than others. Some tests (like some on the internet) are psychometrically flawed.
Even if you find that you consistently get low IQ scores, and have taken a wide range of tests, remember that there are many dimensions of intelligence. Some people can be very high in one or more areas and low in others - a single IQ score masks this.

Answer 3

Absolutely. There are so many factors that work into how the test scores come out, and even more factors that need to be considered when looking at IQ as a true measure of intelligence. If you look at the history of intelligence testing it isn't pretty. Going back to the early 20th century and the Ellis Island tests, where the government was testing immigrants, you can easily see how biased the tests can be (over 60% of Eastern & Southern European immigrants and most of the Asian immigrants scored into the retarded range). Other factors like mood, gender bias, stereotype threat, and self-fulfilling prohecies can affect how a person does on the test. There is a lot more but much more than can be put into this answer. It is a fascinating topic. Good question!

Answer 4

As a matter and fact its very possible. It always depends of how you feel when you take the test. An IQ test tries to determine how
smart you are not how attentive. You can be smart but tired:)
Anyway, if you have problems with such a test, try taking it when you are fresh, or try more times and determine after-wards the result. And if your IQ level is less than you aspect, don't worry! The purpose of life is not intelligence but happiness. You can have a high level of emotional intelligence if not intellectual. The answer to your quest. is yes, of course. Anyway at first, the IQ tests were used to determine how stupid people are :) to find Down syndrome suffering people, and after was use like in our days. So, if you got 50 (points) or under you are an idiot:).50-90 is low. 95-125 is average. 130-145 is high. 0ver 145- genius! So if you are average, like I am:), fell lucky cause you are not of those 25% people who are idiots. And to be a genius is hard too, I heard, you would have more chances to go mad.

Answer 5

I have taken a few IQ tests, and actually (as a kid) scored as a low border genius (I appear to have lost 15-20 points since then) and I will say YES. Why? The CTMM, California Test of Mental Maturity (widely used) is a prime example.The test is entirely about these tiny little pictures the size of Yahoo avatars for Answers. The thing is so difficult and stupid its ridiculous. If anyone ever finds out what the hell the problem in the lady by the fireplace picture is they should get one hundred points just for that.

Answer 6

Yes I think it's possible .One can be very confused sometimes, although he/she has a high IQ. For your fun try this:

Einstein's test for IQ
Einstein wrote this riddle this century. He said 98% of the world could not solve it.

The RULES:

1. There are 5 houses in five different colors
2. In each house lives a different nationality.
3. These 5 owners drink a certain beverage, smoke a certain brand of cigar and keep a certain pet.
4. No owners have the same pet, smoke the same brand of cigar, or drink the same beverage.

The CLUES:

* The Brit lives in the Red house.
* The Swede keeps dogs as pets.
* The Dane Drinks tea.
* The Green House is on the left of the White House.
* The Green House's owner drinks coffee.
* The person who smokes Pall Mall rears birds.
* The owner of the yellow house smokes Dunhill.
* The man in the center house drinks milk.
* The Norwegian lives in the first house.
* The man who smokes Blends lives next to the one who keeps cats
* The man who keeps horses lives next to the man who smokes Dunhill.
* The man who smokes Blue Master drinks beer.
* The German smokes Prince.
* The Norwegian lives next to the Blue House.
* The man who smokes Blends has a neighbor who drinks water.

The QUESTION:

Who owns the fish?



The ANSWER:

The German

Answer 7

I remember reading about a guy, or a girl, that was a genius, but sucked at tests. Scored really low on the test, but had a really high IQ. So I have to say its possible

Answer 8

It is not only possible, but has actually been happening since IQ tests have been in existence, and on which academics have commented ad nauseam.

If you take and IQ test, designed for say, those in the northern hemisphere, and try to apply it to those in the southern hemisphere, that's EXACTLY what you'll get.

Imagine asking anyone anywhere, about flora or fauna, norms or values, or anything at all about things alien to their psyche, traditions and culture, that's exactly the type of inconsistency that would emerge.

Peace,
Gondarite

Answer 9

IQ seems to test not just how much we know, but how quickly we can apply what we know (similar to "how many tools we have in our toolbox" and "how quickly we can figure out what tools to use, AND how they could be used in a new situation").

It's possible to flub a test simply because one is tired, preoccupied, inebriated (well, hopefully not!), or distracted by the environment in which the test is being taken.

It also depends on the tests. Some tests that claim to test IQ are poorly written, or the questions do not actually test what the creators thought they would.

[I'm probably going beyond what you wanted to know here, but hey I'm on a roll... :) Ignore the rest if you want.]

For example, IQ tests actually hinge somewhat on culture. No test examines brain power directly; they use language and cultural context (things you learn growing up) as examples for your brain to try to solve, and your speed and accuracy determines IQ.

The problem is that there's at least three reasons you might botch a test: Either your mental engine is a little lacking (low IQ), OR you don't quite understand what is being asked because you grew up in a different environment, OR you grew up in a culture that actually has different "rules of logic."

As an example of the second scenario, psychologists found that some of the questions appearing on standardized tests such as the SAT catered unexpectedly to certain parts of the population (namely, the white middle or upper class). Black inner-city students who had just as much brain power in essence did not "speak the language" that was being used on the test; but if you quizzed them about things they were familiar with, in order to test how fast they could infer and put things together, they could then apply their mental horsepower and show their "real" IQ.

In terms of the third scenario, it's a given that eastern and western culture reinforces different attitudes and mental processes about people and society, and the things that are valued in a society impact how well one does on a particular test.

As an example, westerns do well at analytical thought -- breaking down things into their components, then manipulating the components as needed to come up with answers. Those IQ tests involving visual patterns changes and trying to guess what comes next? Those are great for the western mind.

Eastern minds tend to excel at holistic perception and seeing everything at once. An easterner is much more apt than a westerner to notice a particular detail in the overall image. The focus is on the unity of what exists, not deconstruction. Again, questions that focus on holistic concepts will do better with easterners.

So, anyway, the test themselves are difficult to construct in a way that applies to everyone who might take them. You would do well in taking a number of tests and figuring out the average of what you seem to get... discounting any "weird" scores that you can blame on something outside your control.

(Most online tests, especially free ones, are not as valid. If you pay for a test and it says "certified," it at least has some credibility. However, the most accurate tests are supposedly the monitored ones; I think Mensa requires that you take a certified monitored IQ test in order to be recognized for membership.)

Answer 10

By definition no. A persons IQ is based solely on the score of an IQ test.

An IQ test is not a guarantee of how smart a person is however. It merely tests certain subjects and determines a persons ability to think through them. It neither guarantees a person to be smart nor does it guarantee them to be stupid.

Answer 11

It depends on test.Sometimes you get a high IQ score and you actualy have a low IQ... as for me I got a 144 score and I think my real IQ must be something arund 70 :P