I'm 16 and i took an IQ test and i'm 133, It says that I'm Gifted, Which is one step below Genius, And my question is, Even though it's 133, Is that only for that specific IQ test? Or do some test's go to 200 or possibly 300? Because i've never looked into IQ test's until now, And i got gifted, So i though i'd take some more tests if i could get more points.
2007-11-16 18:21:22 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Standards & Testing
The IQ test i took is from, www.funeducation.com, And it has 43 Questions, I got 5 or 6 incorrect.
2007-11-16 18:27:08 · update #1
If you took an IQ test online, and it wasn't super long, I would hazard a wild guess that it probably maxes out somewhere around 150-170. IQ tests are usually designed so the mean is 100 for adults, and the standard deviation is 15 or 16.
Here's another one that you can try:
http://www.mensa.org/workout2.php
2007-11-16 18:29:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try a PhD. certified IQ test. They are more accurate if you're that concerned. 100 is the average and below 90 is mentally disabled. REAL IQ tests score from 0-160. Anything above that used to be considered crazy. When you hear of someone with an IQ of 200 they are either lying or clinically insane because of how much their brain works. I'm not kidding. And yes they thought Einstein was insane.
2007-11-16 18:34:59 · answer #2 · answered by unknown 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Online tests are unreliable and invalid for truly testing intelligence. If it's that important to you, talk to your parents about finding a psychologist who can give you a genuine IQ test that has been proven reliable and valid over time. Or else, wait until you take the SAT's or ACT's. Though they aren't meant to measure IQ and you won't get an IQ score, you'll at least know where you stand compared to your peers and it's at least partially correlated to IQ unlike any online test you'll find. I did once take a practice IQ test that MENSA can mail to, and you send back for scoring (http://www.us.mensa.org). That one gave me a score that I thought fit me better. Real IQ tests use the same scoring method. 100 being average. So, no you can't increase your score unless you take the same test more than once; your IQ isn't actually going up but you may score a few points higher because of retesting. If you want to see the distribution for IQ in the population go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence_quotient
2007-11-17 01:03:48 · answer #3 · answered by Kristen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You seem to be a bit naive. First of all, online IQ tests are garbage; don't put any faith in them.
Secondly, it is possible for IQ scores for a single person to vary by a signifigant degree. Say you take a IQ test and get a raw score of x out of y.
A raw score of x can be an IQ of 120, or 135, or 170; it's completely arbitrary. You could get 133 on one test and get something completely different on another, even though your mental abilities have not changed. Say someone designs a 30 question IQ test and creates the following table:
Raw IQ
Score
5 right = IQ 60
10 right = IQ 80
15 right = IQ 100
20 right = IQ 120
25 right = IQ 140
30 right = IQ 160
Do you see why the corelation between IQ and raw score is competely arbitrary? If someone was so inclined, they could make it such that 30 right was an IQ of 120, or 200. It's arbitrary.
Third, no adult IQ test goes to 300, although there may be a few that go to 200. Also, adult IQs are vastly different than child IQs. Child IQ is a ratio of mental age to chronolgical age. Adult IQ is a correlation between percentile (or, equvalently, raw score) and a arbitrary IQ.
2007-11-16 20:18:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
IQ is supposed to be a standard measure. But I'm not so sure about the reliability of an Internet test. If you are really interested in knowing your true IQ you can have yourself tested by a psychologist. (But in actuality, IQ is not a valid construct, so I wouldn't worry about it too much.)
2007-11-16 19:15:47 · answer #5 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
umm, where do you go to take these iq tests i keep hearing about on answers.yahoo.com...?
thats good i guess if you got a 133, thats not bad, thats above average i think...
2007-11-16 18:24:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Differing tests having different scoring methodologies, but it boils down to relative intelligence- what percentile rank you fall into. Taking different tests may give you more or fewer points, but won't make any difference in your percentile rank.
2007-11-16 18:25:39 · answer #7 · answered by jbean444 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, most go by the same point system, but some are more accurate than other. Say, one that has one hundred questions would be more accurate than one with like, twenty-five questions.
2007-11-16 18:24:40 · answer #8 · answered by gamergoman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i took several of them test and they all come up with the same thing so i would say that there the same test graded by different people
2007-11-16 18:25:51 · answer #9 · answered by Neil G 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are many different tests. Go and look them up on the Internet, you should know how.
Congratulations.
2007-11-16 18:24:01 · answer #10 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋