Is there any such thing as IQ really? I've taken a ton of tests and they all range from 95 to 142. Does anyone have a definate number or do I just have smart days and dumb days?
2007-01-19 03:55:36 · 15 answers · asked by c'est moi 3 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
If you are taking an online IQ test (as said many times above), then you are receiving invalid and inaccurate results, which is why your IQ is varying so much. Real IQ tests that are administered by psychologists are empirically validated and correlated with other empirically validated IQ tests. When you get an actual IQ score, it will come with what is called a confidence interval. In most cases, this is where your IQ will fall 95 out of 100 times you take that particular test (if hypothetically, you were to take it 100 times, but you NEVER would). So, if your IQ was 116, then 95% of the time, your IQ should fall between 112 and 120. A range of more than 15 points is suspect.
2007-01-19 07:48:06 · answer #1 · answered by psychgrad 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Intelligence measured by IQ tests is related to the ability to understand complex ideas. There are different types of intelligence, not all are easily measured. A brilliant composer may not fare well on an IQ test but that doesn't mean s/he isn't brilliant.
2007-01-19 13:00:08 · answer #2 · answered by orderly logic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes there is variation in between different tests of sites, every time i had this test on a different site , i found a different score
but the most accurate site is
www.tickle.com on which i took IQ and super IQ tests
2007-01-20 15:46:37 · answer #3 · answered by ♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but I think the real scale may have been corrupted over time. And as others said, many IQ tests aren't accurate. Actually, most are crap.
Besides, intelligence cannot be defined. You can be smart in chess, but dumb in politics. You can be smart with women, but dumb with military tactics. You can be smart on how to raise your kids, but dumb on realising your hubby's been cheating on you.
2007-01-19 12:07:51 · answer #4 · answered by Buchyex 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is the IQ tests that may be to blame that you score differently on various tests. Your experiences and knowledge may not match the info on the test. Therefore, your result may be invalid.
An example is how black Americans score on such tests.
2007-01-19 12:07:35 · answer #5 · answered by srnandan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Online IQ tests are notoriously bad. If you go to a professional testing place, the results will be closer to the truth.
Really, though, IQ tests aren't necessarily a measure of pure intellegence. They tend to be very math/science/memory oriented. So educational backround and interests have huge effects on the tests.
2007-01-19 12:05:04 · answer #6 · answered by wax 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neither. My understanding is that an IQ test is merely an estimation of your intelligence. There's no possible way to pin point exactly how intelligent you are.
Also IQ tests are highly influenced by your culture and your background. It is possible that, on certain tests, you interpreted the questions differently than the creators of the test because of your background, hence your lower score.
2007-01-19 12:04:08 · answer #7 · answered by nshirk13 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Online IQ tests are not accurate at all. Take an actual IQ test, which you can find on the mensa website, i think its mensa.com
2007-01-19 12:03:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only accurate IQ test is the one proctored by a psychologist. The online tests are extremely flawed.
2007-01-19 12:05:58 · answer #9 · answered by starry_nite@sbcglobal.net 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is hardly an exact science here. Sure there are some people smarter than others. Sure there are periods of time when you are sharper than other times. A high IQ does not, itself, make you a better person though.
2007-01-19 12:05:29 · answer #10 · answered by Do What 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋