IQ test
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That's it, I am getting thicker. From a peak of 156 I had reduced to 146. Thats 10 points! I will be an absolute moron by the time I am 50! Mrs wife got 126 which I said "Not too bad a score my dear!" then ducked as a shoe came hurtling my way. Really, I know it was patronising, but isn't she clever for recognizing it. I think I will not do this any more, it could get depressing :)
------------------------------------ "I'm going to walk around a field dangling my keys on a bit of string until I hear whistling noises. " Steve Harris 2009
Embarrisingly, I used to be a member of Mensa where, obviously, they often discussed IQ tests. The low-down is this: during your whole life your IQ doesn't drop post 18 by more than a few points (much less than 10). what does differ is your performance at any given time, if you are tested again under more favourable circumstances your IQ will be closer to your true score. The upshot is your measured IQ is always less than your true IQ and is heavily influenced by your mood/ enviroment at the time of testing.Your IQ is normally within 2ish points of the maximum score you get in your adult life, unless something degenerative happens to the brain, E.g. Dementia or trauma. Also there are different tests with non-equivalent scores, but all set the average at 100
CCC solved so far: 2 (including a Hard One!)
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Not really. The 'best' free tests have a +-15point error range. As of a few years ago there was a site selling stuff of some sort playing off of peoples intelligence that consistently gave people 15 or 20 points higher than anywhere elses tests.
The latest nation. Procrastination.
So my 129 might actualy be a 114? No wonder TV seems funnier these days.
Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning. Rick Cook
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Richard MacCutchan wrote:
So are we, so are we!
Stamford Binet tests warn that they aren't very accurate below 90.
Jon 'When once a republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.' ~ Montesquieu Soap Box 1.0: the first, the original, reborn troll-less
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Thanks for that tip. I get a similar feeling when I speak to anyone in a call centre. (Actually, an honourable mention for a lad at O2 Mobile broadband today who took my details and said rather than waste my time he would call me back...which he did and had solved my problem, emailed me the details and said to give him 10 mins to push it through the system. But this is an exception.)
------------------------------------ "I'm going to walk around a field dangling my keys on a bit of string until I hear whistling noises. " Steve Harris 2009
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He clearly won't hold that job very long.
Silver member by constant and unflinching longevity.
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Are there any real and legitimate free IQ tests out there? I am curious to know what my IQ is.
No.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Are there any real and legitimate free IQ tests out there? I am curious to know what my IQ is.
CaptainSeeSharp wrote:
I am curious to know what my IQ is
Anyone care for a guess.
Software Kinetics (requires SL3 beta) - Moving software
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So my 129 might actualy be a 114? No wonder TV seems funnier these days.
Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning. Rick Cook
Micky Finn wrote:
No wonder TV seems funnier these days.
:laugh:
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Your IQ only measures how fast you learn (possibly how well you can take IQ tests). And it decreases naturally as you age.
OSDev :)
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Your IQ only measures how fast you learn (possibly how well you can take IQ tests). And it decreases naturally as you age.
OSDev :)
Also I think it depends which test you do and your state of mind at the time. I did one to try to get into MENSA when I left university (good but didn't quite make it) One DIY test I got for Christmas (IQ went down significantly) One as part of a 5 hour interview for a company running IQ and personality tests (the interview was basically to just do every test they sold) where my IQ was better than ever The test just gives you an approximate score for your performance on that test on that day and (for me anyway) there are days when every problem is easy and days when just being concious is quite dongerous and probably a waste of time.
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CaptainSeeSharp wrote:
I am curious to know what my IQ is
Anyone care for a guess.
Software Kinetics (requires SL3 beta) - Moving software
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Embarrisingly, I used to be a member of Mensa where, obviously, they often discussed IQ tests. The low-down is this: during your whole life your IQ doesn't drop post 18 by more than a few points (much less than 10). what does differ is your performance at any given time, if you are tested again under more favourable circumstances your IQ will be closer to your true score. The upshot is your measured IQ is always less than your true IQ and is heavily influenced by your mood/ enviroment at the time of testing.Your IQ is normally within 2ish points of the maximum score you get in your adult life, unless something degenerative happens to the brain, E.g. Dementia or trauma. Also there are different tests with non-equivalent scores, but all set the average at 100
CCC solved so far: 2 (including a Hard One!)
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The movie in which the idiots think plants need water to grow? That was a funny movie. :)
“Follow your bliss.” – Joseph Campbell
Plants need water? Like from the toilet?
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That's not entirely true, Dave. Ethanol is known to attack only the weakest, slowest brain cells, much like cheetahs hunting wildebeasts. Similarly, this culling tends to strengthen the whole organ.
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
From imdb.com (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083399/quotes[^]) Cliff: Well ya see, Norm, it's like this. A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. And when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members. In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Excessive intake of alcohol, as we know, kills brain cells. But naturally, it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine. That's why you always feel smarter after a few beers.
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Embarrisingly, I used to be a member of Mensa where, obviously, they often discussed IQ tests. The low-down is this: during your whole life your IQ doesn't drop post 18 by more than a few points (much less than 10). what does differ is your performance at any given time, if you are tested again under more favourable circumstances your IQ will be closer to your true score. The upshot is your measured IQ is always less than your true IQ and is heavily influenced by your mood/ enviroment at the time of testing.Your IQ is normally within 2ish points of the maximum score you get in your adult life, unless something degenerative happens to the brain, E.g. Dementia or trauma. Also there are different tests with non-equivalent scores, but all set the average at 100
CCC solved so far: 2 (including a Hard One!)
keefb wrote:
I used to be a member of Mensa
Me too. Why'd you drop out? I quit paying dues because they're essentially a social organization and I wasn't doing any of the social activities, so I saw no reason to keep giving them money. I didn't expect to get in - I just liked all those puzzle tests that they use as "ads" to recruit members. I thought it would be fun to take an extended version of those tests. Their entrance exam wasn't anything like those tests - it was like taking two SATs (college entrance exam) back to back with a compressed time limit. And I paid for the pleasure. yee-hah.
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That's it, I am getting thicker. From a peak of 156 I had reduced to 146. Thats 10 points! I will be an absolute moron by the time I am 50! Mrs wife got 126 which I said "Not too bad a score my dear!" then ducked as a shoe came hurtling my way. Really, I know it was patronising, but isn't she clever for recognizing it. I think I will not do this any more, it could get depressing :)
------------------------------------ "I'm going to walk around a field dangling my keys on a bit of string until I hear whistling noises. " Steve Harris 2009
This article on IQ testing seems reasonable ... http://www.audiblox2000.com/dyslexia_dyslexic/dyslexia014.htm[^]
ASPX ~ Apple Simply Performs eXcellently
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Not really. The 'best' free tests have a +-15point error range. As of a few years ago there was a site selling stuff of some sort playing off of peoples intelligence that consistently gave people 15 or 20 points higher than anywhere elses tests.
The latest nation. Procrastination.
A good selling point. (Marketing hint!) And as PT Barnum said, there is a sucker born every minute.
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Not really. The 'best' free tests have a +-15point error range. As of a few years ago there was a site selling stuff of some sort playing off of peoples intelligence that consistently gave people 15 or 20 points higher than anywhere elses tests.
The latest nation. Procrastination.