I was tested as a 13-year-old and wonder if my results would still be the same today.
2006-08-11 15:35:51 · 10 answers · asked by writer272002 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
The tests are adjusted for age. From age 16 and up it is the same though. Different tests will also give you a different score within a range of about 10 points. Even a test you buy in a book store is surprisingly accurate. The only problem with those is that the answers are in the back of the book and many people cheat which of course defeats the whole purpose. Mensa offers a pre-test (of 100 questions, which you mail in to get it scored.) It is one of the best ones to get an accurate evaluation of your IQ. Mine is 175. I have taken 7 separate tests in my life including Mensa and was invited to join, but haven't yet. Any questions you miss should be studied to see and learn exactly why you missed them. (Learn the thinking behind the question not just the right answer.) Good luck and have fun.
2006-08-11 16:50:31 · answer #1 · answered by Smart Dude 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Someone had mentioned this to me about a year ago. This student said his teacher claims that your IQ level is what you were born with and does not increase. In the laws of mathematics/nature though there are always variables. Albert Einstein would have more than likely objected to these standardized tests. I believe the phrase;"Less is more." would be an appropriate response.
2006-08-11 17:34:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Despite your brain cells dying, I think your ability to actually use your brain increases at least until you're around 18 and I don't think it changes much at least throughout middile age. However... most proper IQ tests take the age of the candidate into consideration, so your score probably wouldn't change a great deal.
2006-08-11 15:44:11 · answer #3 · answered by Thinker 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what you are concentrating in the test. It would go up or down as you get older. But the test result should be within the band of 5 %.
2006-08-11 16:27:32 · answer #4 · answered by cjc2002 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, I've always been under the impression that your IQ goes up for as long as you use your noodle.
As an example, I'd sure think that your IQ would increase as you proceeded throughout high school and college, as you undoubtedly learn problem-solving skills and critical thinking processes. For most people, it might plateau after this point, as they're not really active in learning new things. However, careers in the sciences might be the exception, especially the theoretics of physics and perhaps engineering.
Mine, when I was 17, was 127. When I was 15, however, it was 105 - which leads me to believe that it increases, as long as your education does.
Hope this helps!
2006-08-11 17:24:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
It usually stays the same for most people, but the brain can be thought of as similar to a muscle because the more it is used the stronger it gets. good luck.
2006-08-11 15:39:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was going to answer this question, however I really have little to add here, Smart Dude has the given the best answer, I hope that you pick it, as I most certainly would have been typing the basically the same type of answer..
Regards Armand.
2006-08-14 14:30:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
The only reason the number goes down is due to statistics. Otherwise, the number would stay about the same.
2006-08-11 15:40:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Depends on whether you keep mentally active or not and how, as they change the IQ criteria, they change it.
2006-08-11 15:38:20 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
mine has gone down since childhood due to brain injury and psychotropic therapy; addiction also played a part in it; so
2016-01-29 17:09:19 · answer #10 · answered by Porfirio 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋