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LucasdaKool Cellbit, a Notpron lover from the world of Puzzle Game Since: Sep, 2022
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#1: Sep 23rd 2023 at 10:28:23 AM

Have you ever took an IQ test (either Mensa or free test on the Internet). How much do you got?

Just for fun

Edited by LucasdaKool on Sep 23rd 2023 at 11:58:09 AM

https://enigmatics.org/puzzles/
Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
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#2: Sep 23rd 2023 at 11:13:40 AM

IQ tests dont measure intelligence,they measure ego

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Unicorndance Logic Girl from Thames, N.Z. Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
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#3: Sep 23rd 2023 at 11:57:44 AM

I got 116.

For every low there is a high.
uncertanSearcher It's always Season of the Witch from Germany Since: Oct, 2017
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#4: Sep 23rd 2023 at 2:09:37 PM

I did one once and got 125.

But yeah, these tests are not really worth much in practice.

Cutegirl920fire Player 222 from the Squid Games (Five Long Years) Relationship Status: Paris holds the key to my heart
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#5: Sep 23rd 2023 at 2:16:40 PM

How are IQ tests not worth anything? I'm legitimately curious.

Edited by Cutegirl920fire on Sep 23rd 2023 at 2:16:51 AM

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Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
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#6: Sep 23rd 2023 at 2:35:19 PM

Its surprisingly difficult to actually measure human intelligence down to a precise number.

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Twiddler (On A Trope Odyssey)
#7: Sep 23rd 2023 at 8:26:49 PM

They're not worthless, but as a measure of general intelligence, they have limited worth.

    some Wikipedia quotes 
Outside influences such as low motivation or high anxiety can occasionally lower a person's IQ test score.

While IQ tests are generally considered to measure some forms of intelligence, they may fail to serve as an accurate measure of broader definitions of human intelligence inclusive of, for example, creativity and social intelligence.
According to Weiten, "IQ tests are valid measures of the kind of intelligence necessary to do well in academic work. But if the purpose is to assess intelligence in a broader sense, the validity of IQ tests is questionable."
Some scientists have disputed the value of IQ as a measure of intelligence altogether. […] arguing that both are based on the fallacy of reification, "our tendency to convert abstract concepts into entities".

critics […] do not dispute the capacity of IQ test scores to predict some kinds of achievement, but argue that basing a concept of intelligence on IQ test scores alone neglects other important aspects of mental ability.[…] argued that reducing the concept of intelligence to the measure of g does not fully account for the different skills and knowledge types that produce success in human society.

tl;dr:

  • outside factors can influence test scores
  • there are types of intelligence that they are not made to take into account
  • attempting to concretely measure something as abstract as intelligence is inherently limited

IQ tests measure the ability to do well on IQ tests, which also has implications for other things to various degrees. But that's a common limitation of test-taking in general for you.


I've taken a few for fun. I got 148 on this one just now.

ETA: Took the one on Mensa's website, which was considerably harder. First time, by the end I was racing and randomly guessing to finish in time; scored in the 110s. Second time through, I managed to figure out a couple common patterns to some of the later ones and scored in the 120s(?). Third time, armed with the knowledge of my previous attempts, I was able to finish with a few minutes to spare and got 132(?). Still can't figure out the last few, plus question 20-something, the one with the black and white shapes on a line. Also still not sure about one of the earlier ones, the one with blacked-out/grayed-out diagonal halves of boxes.

Edited by Twiddler on Sep 24th 2023 at 1:31:04 AM

LucasdaKool Cellbit, a Notpron lover from the world of Puzzle Game Since: Sep, 2022
Cellbit, a Notpron lover
#8: Sep 24th 2023 at 2:03:00 AM

What is the highest possible IQ? Can someone have 1000+ IQ?

https://enigmatics.org/puzzles/
ShinyCottonCandy Everyone's friend Malamar from Lumiose City (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
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#9: Sep 24th 2023 at 2:30:50 AM

[up]No. While IQ isn’t strictly a limit of ranges, it’s based on standard deviations from the average person, which is by definition 100. Even 200 is implausibly high (though I haven’t looked into enough to say 200 is impossible).

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Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
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#10: Sep 24th 2023 at 5:52:15 AM

people obsessing over IQ points is why I don't generally like these 'IQ tests'

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Twiddler (On A Trope Odyssey)
#11: Sep 24th 2023 at 2:06:21 PM

I like doing the puzzles, but take the scores with a heavy grain of salt. Best to think of them as "how well did I do at this particular test"* rather than a measure of intelligence, since... like I said, that's really what it is when it comes down to it tongue

* More specifically, as [up][up] says, IQ is a measure of how well you did compared to the average, but I wouldn't trust some random online test to get that part right.

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