I took an I.Q. test back in high school. I don't know what my score was as they told us we needed permission to see it [which is really stupid] but I've been thinking of requesting it as of late. If I were to take another I.Q. test (a real one- not an online one) would my score be different than the first one I took 20 some years ago? Hopefully it would be a better score..........
2006-09-26 05:24:09 · 22 answers · asked by Coo coo achoo 6 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Most likely it would change. Tests have been conducted between college students and older adults (average age 70) and there have been noted differences. The older control group performed 34% worse then the younger group with regards to their ability to encode, remember and search for visual symbols.
The poorer performance by older adults may be characterized by a loss of efficiency in visual search. Your IQ may change by +/- 10 points (except for health problems) in your lifetime.
Not sure what my IQ was in highschool but I recently took a new one and my IQ is 152. Hopefully, I won't lose much as I get older.
WHAT ARE THE MOST FAMOUS PROFESSIONAL IQ TESTS?
For children, the WISC (Weschler Intelligence Scale for Children) is used everywhere in the USA and in Europe. For adults there are the WAIS (Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale) and the Stanford-Binet. All these tests include many different tasks as Vocabulary, General knowledge, Memory, Arithmetic, Puzzles, Picture completion, ...
Short form and well-known IQ tests are these from Raven (Advanced Progressive Matrice), from Cattell (Culture-Fair and Culture free), and from Anstay (D48, D70, D2000). All these tests are very acultural and measure g factor.
2006-09-26 05:35:35 · answer #1 · answered by I love my husband 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes it can. I've had three IQ tests done. The first test done when I was in 7th or 8th grade it was a 107, the second when I was in 10th grade, it came back as a 127, and the last was when I was in 11th grade it turned out to be a 135. I know the last two tests were the same. I cannot remember if the first test the was the same as the last two though, so there's room for argument there.
2016-03-27 10:47:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it shouldn't, it should be standard throughout your lifespan, dependent on factors such as brain-damage. Some people have argued that your IQ changes because you can perform the test better at certain ages, or because you obviously don't have the same skills as an infant as as an adult. However, IQ is not what you know, it's your capability to learn, your ability to learn etc.
The problem is that tests are not as reliable as we like to think, and in my humble opinion, test a very specific type of mental processing - logical - even the word tasks etc. I am sure there are some extremely intelligent people out there who perform abysmally on IQ tests because it is not a test suited to their particular talents.
Likewise there is a practice effect. People are quick to report their MENSA-like IQs, which are statistically impossible. The bell curve of normal distribution in intelligence makes it impossible for so many peopleto have IQs of over 130, unless we have all suddenly become a race of geniuses and the score boundaries need adjusting. The average IQ is actually around 100-110. What we are seeing is the effect of practice. Not only have many people taken many IQ tests, but they have also taken many tests and played many online games that test and train skills similar to what is assessed in an IQ test. As such they appear to be extraordinarily clever, when they are merely good at this kind of task.
So no, your IQ shouldn't have changed, but your IQ score could well be different reliant on your exposure to such tests etc throughout time, and the reliability of teh actual test you take.
2006-09-26 07:39:24 · answer #3 · answered by old_but_still_a_child 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Test-retest validity of the score a person achieves as an "intelligence quotient" from the test designed to determine such a score (not to be confused with "intelligence") is generally good, but you've had another 20 years learning about the kinds of questions this test asks. If you've not undergone any cognitive deveopment in the last 20 years (highly unlikely unless you have a cognitive deficit) you would score the same or worse.
2006-09-26 05:38:53 · answer #4 · answered by What I Say 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
According to Stephen J. Gould, the whole concept of IQ is a farce.
From my experience working with various "psychological indicators" I have learned that such "test results" tend to vary tremendously dependent upon mood, stress levels, wellness (imagine taking some test under severe flu conditions), and possibly even what direction someone farted that day. Hence, you could get variance in your results from one day to the next. The hope would be that your results appeared in some consistent range, which would then suggest some internal validity to the measure. However, Gould questions not internal validity or even external validity, but CONSTRUCT validity, which is to say that IQ might not measure what you think it measures (ex: how brilliant am I?). Instead, it was originally constructed as a mechanism to support social darwinism, which has been demonstrated as invalid almost as long ago as behavioral (learning theory) psychologists have existed.
Wikipedia does a far more extensive job of answering your question, however, and I would not look for such answers here before going there.
2006-09-26 05:51:56 · answer #5 · answered by Cheshire Cat 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Your age is figured into the score, which could alter it.
However, in some people, some areas of the brain are not fully developed at high-school age.
There is no way to tell if your score would be different.
How important is it ,anyway?
All that an IQ test measures is your ability to do well in school.
Big deal,right.
Just recently, my daughter was given an IQ test.
She is brilliant in verbal skills, yet her math and mechanical skills have not yet developed. Her IQ score totalled out as slightly below average. She was horrified and also very depressed for weeks. She is sixteen and going to start college in January. Oh well....so much for IQ tests.
2006-09-26 05:35:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes. I used to have an IQ of 135 in elementary school, now it's 122. by the time I retire I am hoping for a 90!
Actually, IQ tests are very subjective. I administer them to children and find that the ones who have more attentive parents score higher. So, these tests really do not measure native intelligence and often call for acquired knowledge rather than intelligent deduction.
2006-09-26 05:35:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Interestingly enough, I've also been thinking of obtaining my IQ score from a test I took back in grade school..some 44 years ago!
Actually, IQ scores are curved according to age as part of the normal rating system. In a properly timed test, I guess it's assumed that the older we get the slower we should be, so the score is actually adjusted upward somewhat.
I have a fairly high IQ, and I like testing it periodically myself. I recently did the Tickle one on-line while at work and basically "blew through it",. and still scored in the 130's!! I recommend you try it.
2006-09-26 05:37:53 · answer #8 · answered by MALIBU93 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes.
Because the IQ Test itself changes.
The formula of getting your IQ is Mental Age *divided by* Chronological Age *multiplied by* 100 is your IQ. So it can stay the same or change especially if you take the same test but what are the odds of that? They probably won't let you or that test may be phased out already. Anyway, there are a lot of kinds of intelligences nowadays according to Howard Gardner - interpersonal, intrapersonal, linguistic, spatial, natural (environmental), bodily-kinesthetic, musical and more are still coming.
Though it's really nice to know your IQ especially if you can boast it. Post the results here ifever. Haha. ;)
2006-09-26 05:54:07 · answer #9 · answered by Lea 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I've taken several IQ tests since I was around 12 or so and they were all within five points of each other. That includes one I took out of a magazine and one on the Internet. I keep hoping I'll get smarter but I'm apparently as smart as I'm going to get!
I suggest taking a free one on the Internet and deciding what (if anything) to do from there.
2006-09-26 05:33:21 · answer #10 · answered by pvreditor 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋