Someone involved in education or psychology who knows about intelligence testing. Last I heard IQ tests were out. We had them in school in the 1960s. "Tickle.com" has a funsy online forty question IQ test as a promotional gimmick. Even getting all 40 questions correct yields only an IQ of 144. Yet I hear people claiming IQ levels in the 160 to 180 levels.
Yes, I realize that I could use search engines to research this, but I'm interested in personal opinions out there in YA land.
2007-12-23 10:30:09 · 5 answers · asked by Spreedog 7 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
LOL "Doc" I'm not even smart enough to know what an 'IQ' is. I'm only smart enough to understand how little I do know.
I have heard people bandy about some very high numbers - - which is why I asked. Some very good, professional answers so far.
2007-12-23 11:41:03 · update #1
Yup. They're still relevant as a way of assessing overall intelligence and, when combined with achievement testing (reading, writing, math), help identify learning disabilities. We need some way to do that in order to help identify LD and guide interventions. I agree with another answerer's description of what's called standardization, or development of norms, strict administration guidelines, etc. An important point to realize is IQ is a measure that must take into account other factors like focus, comfort with the setting, etc. Regarding online tests... most are crap and are designed for marketing purposes. Regarding high IQs... most professional testing only goes up to 140 or so because you need enough people in the norming sample to warrant being able to score, and the higher you get, the fewer the sample. I strongly recommend reviewing the Bell curve. It's a statistical graph that basically shows that 2/3rds of a given sample, if normally distributed, falls within the average range. The number of whatever you're measuring diminishes greatly the further away from normal you get. It applies to the theoretical construct of IQ, but you can also think of it in terms of other measurable things that fit normal distribution criteria. I know I'm throwing some wild terms out here, but it's all relevant to the construct of IQ.
As an aside, people frequently overestimate their IQ or, consciously or not, pad it. I'm not aware of any accurate testing that can reliably measure as high as 160 or 180. There are simply not enough people who fit that criteria on which to base a norming sample.
Cheers!
2007-12-23 11:24:07 · answer #1 · answered by green_eyed_gal 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I give IQ tests for a living. Yes, they are still used, and still relevant. They are imperfect, but useful, and it is important to understand that intelligence itself is theoretical...
By the way, online IQ testing is scientifically invalid. It takes years to develop real psychological tests...
Here is what I wrote for another post if you are interested.
As a psychologist who works in this area, I can tell you that first of all, intelligence is theoretical... there is no single, universal, agreed-upon definition of intelligence. Secondly, as the poster above said... there are many different kinds of intelligence: social (or emotional), kinesthetic, musical, verbal, nonverbal, etc. IQ tests have never claimed to measure ALL different kinds, they only (attempt to) measure specific kinds. Thirdly, IQ tests are culturally biased to some degree, and can be affected by the test-taker's language and culture, anxiety level, that kind of thing.
However, while IQ tests are imperfect, they are the best we have and can be USEFUL. They can be helpful in diagnosing mental disorders and are also used in areas like school placement and traumatic brain injury.
By the way... this refers to REAL IQ tests, not online tests, which are FAKE and NOT scientifically valid. Real IQ tests (and other psychological tests) take years to develop, have to be administered in a very specific way, and should be used WITH other tests and instruments. They need to be interpreted carefully and by professionals... NOT by people who will make snap judgments based on a single score, which is completely irresponsible and a misuse of the whole notion of IQ.
2007-12-23 10:38:56 · answer #2 · answered by thedrisin 5 · 7⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-09 02:59:05 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im in a private school and when i was signing the papers to get in they told me that i needed an iq and a psycology test first for them to accept me, just to see if i have ADD or something or need help in any single way, however, the test said i tried to kill myself 3 times,wich i didnt of course
2007-12-23 11:37:44 · answer #4 · answered by jose r 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Is yours 144? Mr. Show off...don't go breaking your arm patting yourself on the back there cowboy...
2007-12-23 10:36:08 · answer #5 · answered by DWInSTL 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋