When someone asks an IQ related question there a loads of my replies like "My IQ is 161 and I'm only 13", "My IQ is 138" etc. Technicall half of the people answering should have an IQ below and 100, but I haven't seen one. Is this because only the more intelligent people answer, the tests they take are inaccurate, or people just make it up?
2006-11-22 05:05:19 · 16 answers · asked by Jethro 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
There are two reasons...
1. People take faulty tests. This is mostly tickles fault. A lot of people take tickles test seriously when it should not be taken seriously. I know someone personally that was tested by a psychologist at an IQ of 96, and scored 124 on tickles test.
Tickles test is also jokingly easy. I think some people that have taken tickles test and liked their result would be absolutely devastated if they took a real test...not only because of how difficult it was, but because of how much their score dropped. It's almost unfair of tickle to propagate faulty advertisements like that, claiming to be legit when they are not.
2. People are going to lie and post scores that are higher than they actually are. Think of it like the male penis. Noones going to tell you they have something below average...
The internet population, by definition, should have an above average IQ...however, there should still be plenty of scores in the 80's and 90's.
2006-11-23 13:55:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, it could be some people are making it up or it could be that people with higher IQ's have a higher passion to help others and answer questions. Or maybe you are right. Maybe I.Q. tests are flawed. My sister tests the IQ's of autistic children often and she uses different tests all the time. And as she looked through the question's she noticed that many of the questions are extremely biased. Besides technically anyone with an IQ below 70 is considered "retarded" or "mentally handicapped". However, many of the children in her special ed classes have very high IQ's. They just have poor social skills and behaviour problems. I don't think IQ's really have anything to do with anything. My is pretty high based on some of the tests I've taken, but to me, they don't mean sh*t.
Sorry if I lost track somewhere in my answer. I'm at work and I have to answer the phone every few seconds. It's annoying. Normally, people don't call this often.
2006-11-22 05:27:56 · answer #2 · answered by Xindy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are a number of sociological problems that are thrown up by IQ testing. The main problem being with language - if English is not your first language or you're just no good at it, tests in English will yield a lower score. IQ tests also only test certain thinking processes associated with intelligence, and individuals have different mental strengths and weaknesses. A low score on an IQ test does not specifically mean you are "less intelligent". For instance, a person who is highly intelligent in a non-academic field, for instance interpersonal communications or automotive maintenance, may score poorly on an IQ test because the test is based solely on performance in traditional academic subjects. Scores on an IQ test are comparative by nature; they do not test a subject's 'true intelligence', merely their performance on the given tasks in comparison to those of the same age group. Test scores can also be affected by simple things such as a lack of sleep, or having not eaten enough that morning.
2016-05-22 16:00:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This question cracks me up. Maybe we should all take an IQ test on the spot before answering - If an IQ test were an accurate indicator of true intelligence, there is a lot more to intelligence than what is questioned on an IQ test.
2006-11-22 05:12:36 · answer #4 · answered by redeemed 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I can't tell you. My IQ is really what I was tested to have-138. Ironic you mention that number. But consider this. Is the IQ test flawed? Does it overlook an integral aspect of the person's mental functioning? I say YES!
SO a high IQ score could be given to someone who barely functions...
2006-11-22 05:10:41 · answer #5 · answered by a_delphic_oracle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since your IQ can vary greatly on any given day, and the numbers that some folks put so much store in really only indicate the level of your ability to comprehend and problem solve - I don't think it's a valid gauge of anyone's true intelligence.
Just another rusty weapon of superiority for those insecure enough to need one :-)
2006-11-22 05:11:15 · answer #6 · answered by belmyst 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I don't know my iq but i've noticed that people who seem to be more intellligeint are more inclined to answer the questions of others if they like to share their knowledge or they like knowing their smarter than other people
2006-11-22 06:22:19 · answer #7 · answered by anisah 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you had an IQ of 90 or worse, would YOU tell the world about it?
2006-11-22 05:24:49 · answer #8 · answered by SmartAlex 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People can do many harms if the making up of the IQ's has occurring. They had better be not the telling of the lies, I say! Mine's IQ is highish.
2006-11-22 05:14:44 · answer #9 · answered by Bridget L. Young 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They make it up, for sure. I doubt even half of them know their IQ.
2006-11-22 05:14:01 · answer #10 · answered by jrnwy 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋