Why do I not feel as smart as the rest of the bunch that got 134 on the first try??? I guess my mother was correct. I am smarter than I thought!!! She always said I should have been a lawyer. I would tell her you do not have to be smart to be a lawyer, to which she would reply, "yea, I know"!!
Ive administered and calculated IQ tests in the past. This is a fun parlor game BTU there are too few options. It is not a good test, BTU I'm sure you guys already know that. Many of the questions do follow real IQ test questions, but it takes a much larger sample to make any inference. The fact you hang out on a microcontroller forum is probably a better indicator of your intelligence.
Ive administered and calculated IQ tests in the past. This is a fun parlor game BTU there are too few options. It is not a good test, BTU I'm sure you guys already know that. Many of the questions do follow real IQ test questions, but it takes a much larger sample to make any inference. The fact you hang out on a microcontroller forum is probably a better indicator of your intelligence.
Spoiling the fun, but since all IQ tests are base on a median of 100 and standard deviations up and down... it should be about 50 questions to get a reasonable minimum for statistical calculations.
I got 134 in 10 questions, and suspect that there are only 10 questions maximum... maybe less if you start missing a few.
I lied about my score, I never clicked on the link... I have no idea what questions are asked during the test.
Now I am wondering what this says about my IQ?, Do I have an Intelligence Quotient if I don't take the test? Can I get an IQ without taking a test?
Is there an easier test? I know I haven't tried this test, but I am sure it will be hard, because it is a test...
Questions like: "Describe the Universe, and give two examples" rattle me. So I tend to hide behind hastily built walls to hide my ignorance. Is this normal?
Never mind that, I'm not taking the test. I don't want to fail, and I won't, if only I don't click the link...
I lied about my score, I never clicked on the link... I have no idea what questions are asked during the test.
Now I am wondering what this says about my IQ?, Do I have an Intelligence Quotient if I don't take the test? Can I get an IQ without taking a test?
Is there an easier test? I know I haven't tried this test, but I am sure it will be hard, because it is a test...
Questions like: "Describe the Universe, and give two examples" rattle me. So I tend to hide behind hastily built walls to hide my ignorance. Is this normal?
Never mind that, I'm not taking the test. I don't want to fail, and I won't, if only I don't click the link...
-Tommy
Hmmm... could indicate a lower score.
"The American Psychological Association's 1995 report Intelligence: Knowns and Unknowns stated that the correlation between IQ and crime was −0.2. It was −0.19 between IQ scores and number of juvenile offenses in a large Danish sample; with social class controlled, the correlation dropped to −0.17. A correlation of 0.20 means that the explained variance is 4%. It is important to realize that the causal links between psychometric ability and social outcomes may be indirect. Children with poor scholastic performance may feel alienated. Consequently, they may be more likely to engage in delinquent behavior, compared to other children who do well.[35]
In his book The g Factor (1998), Arthur Jensen cited data which showed that, regardless of race, people with IQs between 70 and 90 have higher crime rates than people with IQs below or above this range, with the peak range being between 80 and 90." from Wikipeda, IQ - Crime.
That may not be the answer you are looking for. If you do want your IQ, take a real IQ test.
Nonetheless, I suspect there is a strong correlation between IQ and who is in jail.
In his book The g Factor (1998), Arthur Jensen cited data which showed that, regardless of race, people with IQs between 70 and 90 have higher crime rates than people with IQs below or above this range, with the peak range being between 80 and 90." from Wikipeda, IQ - Crime.
Perhaps those with higher IQs are less likely to get caught and convicted?
I wonder what the highest score possible is? I didn't see where anyone here was higher than 134. I scored 132 and it said I was in the top 2%. There was only one where I wasn't sure of the answer and one where I might have clicked the wrong one by mistake.
Hmmm...I got 134 while a friend was talking my ear off via phone. This proves the test is fake. Any test that has me scoring higher than Dr. Acula isn't worth warm spit.
Hmmm...I got 134 while a friend was talking my ear off via phone. ...
Yes, but were you driving a car at the same time?
Loopy, I think it depends on which Jail you are surveying, and which Ward for that matter.
I hate to say it, but the majority of the U.S. prison population is made from a slice of Everybody Pie.
Another way of saying "The only difference between Prison Guards and the Prisoners?, the Guards go home at night."
Having worked a short stint Inside a maximum security Mental Health Treatment facility, I have sat next to 'Hannibal Lecter'(name changed to protect the innocent)
Who could speak seven different languages, and give 'Big Blue' a run for its money, Very High intelligence.
I have also got to sit next to 'Hatchet Hillbilly', He could not speak seven languages...
That was the two extremes but, Most definitely it is a cross section of all cultures.
Well, you don't have to be smart to get caught... maybe just unlucky. And regarding the criminally insane, there may be a separate correlation of intelligence. One really can't depend on Wikipedia to tell the whole story. And you don't have to be honest to be a jailer. There are a lot of awkward implications to how society structures itself according to intelligence.
This web-based IQ test is merely a farce, intended to generate hits on the internet. I does seem that 134 is the highest one can get. I just happen to know how high I scored when I qualified for Mensa back in 1983. I found the test very easy, almost too easy.
Of course, cheating a farce is not an indication of criminality. We keep building on a very poor foundation.
I'd be more interested in a case study that demonstrated that lawyers with higher IQs are more ethical than lawyers with lower IQs. Or one that demonstrated that teachers with higher IQs achieved better outcomes in education.
And then there is the question of the median IQ of an institution; such as convicts versus jailers. Scary stuff. From what I have been led to believe, the majority of America's jail population never finished high school.
There are a lot of awkward implications to how society structures itself according to intelligence.
Agreed, and that is how, and why, many of those souls are locked up,... Forget it.
It's a Bummer of a Topic. and likely to drift into a bigger Bummer, so I'm going to ditch it, before it Bums me out...:)
This web-based IQ test is merely a farce, intended to generate hits on the internet. I does seem that 134 is the highest one can get. I just happen to know how high I scored when I qualified for Mensa back in 1983. I found the test very easy, almost too easy.
I know it's a farce, It makes us Human when we can laugh at ourselves. Yes?
My Mother would say yes, and She was a Mensa member for as long as i can remember, She liked all the puzzles they would send to Her.
She was forever giving us IQ tests just for fun.
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"BTU"? Can't find this one in my InterWeb lexicon.
Pray tell.
British Thermal Units
-Phil
I think you lose points for doing that! :0)
Amanda
Spoiling the fun, but since all IQ tests are base on a median of 100 and standard deviations up and down... it should be about 50 questions to get a reasonable minimum for statistical calculations.
I got 134 in 10 questions, and suspect that there are only 10 questions maximum... maybe less if you start missing a few.
BTU? He meant BTW....
Now I am wondering what this says about my IQ?, Do I have an Intelligence Quotient if I don't take the test? Can I get an IQ without taking a test?
Is there an easier test? I know I haven't tried this test, but I am sure it will be hard, because it is a test...
Questions like: "Describe the Universe, and give two examples" rattle me. So I tend to hide behind hastily built walls to hide my ignorance. Is this normal?
Never mind that, I'm not taking the test. I don't want to fail, and I won't, if only I don't click the link...
-Tommy
Looky there, I got a score of 134.
Hmmm... could indicate a lower score.
"The American Psychological Association's 1995 report Intelligence: Knowns and Unknowns stated that the correlation between IQ and crime was −0.2. It was −0.19 between IQ scores and number of juvenile offenses in a large Danish sample; with social class controlled, the correlation dropped to −0.17. A correlation of 0.20 means that the explained variance is 4%. It is important to realize that the causal links between psychometric ability and social outcomes may be indirect. Children with poor scholastic performance may feel alienated. Consequently, they may be more likely to engage in delinquent behavior, compared to other children who do well.[35]
In his book The g Factor (1998), Arthur Jensen cited data which showed that, regardless of race, people with IQs between 70 and 90 have higher crime rates than people with IQs below or above this range, with the peak range being between 80 and 90." from Wikipeda, IQ - Crime.
That may not be the answer you are looking for. If you do want your IQ, take a real IQ test.
Nonetheless, I suspect there is a strong correlation between IQ and who is in jail.
And speaking of dishonesty....
http://www.themarysue.com/iq-tests-how-do-they-work/
Perhaps those with higher IQs are less likely to get caught and convicted?
Loopy, I think it depends on which Jail you are surveying, and which Ward for that matter.
I hate to say it, but the majority of the U.S. prison population is made from a slice of Everybody Pie.
Another way of saying "The only difference between Prison Guards and the Prisoners?, the Guards go home at night."
Having worked a short stint Inside a maximum security Mental Health Treatment facility, I have sat next to 'Hannibal Lecter'(name changed to protect the innocent)
Who could speak seven different languages, and give 'Big Blue' a run for its money, Very High intelligence.
I have also got to sit next to 'Hatchet Hillbilly', He could not speak seven languages...
That was the two extremes but, Most definitely it is a cross section of all cultures.
-Tommy
This web-based IQ test is merely a farce, intended to generate hits on the internet. I does seem that 134 is the highest one can get. I just happen to know how high I scored when I qualified for Mensa back in 1983. I found the test very easy, almost too easy.
Of course, cheating a farce is not an indication of criminality. We keep building on a very poor foundation.
I'd be more interested in a case study that demonstrated that lawyers with higher IQs are more ethical than lawyers with lower IQs. Or one that demonstrated that teachers with higher IQs achieved better outcomes in education.
And then there is the question of the median IQ of an institution; such as convicts versus jailers. Scary stuff. From what I have been led to believe, the majority of America's jail population never finished high school.
It's a Bummer of a Topic. and likely to drift into a bigger Bummer, so I'm going to ditch it, before it Bums me out...:)
I know it's a farce, It makes us Human when we can laugh at ourselves. Yes?
My Mother would say yes,
She was forever giving us IQ tests just for fun.
-Tommy