my iq on wechsler test is 170.on the internet i score less than that for about 50 40 point.who do i trust?

Answer 1

You trust a trained professional giving you the test and not internet tests. They are not given in a clinical setting, according to the methods for which the tests scores are curved. Therefore, they are skewed and cannot be used as a scientific measure of intelligence.

They are kinda fun though! :o) Most people score higher on them.

Sue

Answer 2

Probably neither, but especially NEVER trust internet IQ tests. They are notoriously unreliable. IQ in general is not really a measure of intelligence, but rather a measure of how well you perform on a single test. A 170 is an absolutely outstanding score, one that would occur in less than 1 out of 10,000 people. Even 50 points lower (120 IQ) would be well above average. Average for IQ is 100, and 68% of people fall somewhere between 85 and 115. 95% are between 70 and 130, and 99.7% are between 55 and 145.

Answer 3

Internet IQ tests are not very accurate, as they can't be standardized and monitored. An "official" WAIS is administered under strict conditions and done the same way every time. With an internet test, there's no way to tell if someone cheated/whipped out a calculator/asked their mom on the way to the bathroom. So it's not really the same accuracy as one done by a psychologist.

This link may be helpful: http://www.assessmentpsychology.com/iq.htm

Or you can talk to a psychologist/psychiatrist to find out if you can have a real one administered. :]

Answer 4

I have tested from 134 to 218 depending on the test.
Who do I believe?
It makes no difference, performance counts, not scores on some silly test.

Answer 5

none of them