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IQ Test
I took an IQ test a few minutes ago over the internet and my score was 125. I realize this is pretty good, but would it be more accurate (and higher) if I was 18+ ? I am only 15.
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Ok, I read everyone's answers more or less and I just wanted to add/ clarify a few points. First of all I think people (not just the columnists, but schools/workplaces/experts etc) are mixing the concept of practical intelligence and IQ. IQ is not supposed to measure what we term intelligence in every day language. By that definition we mix a lot more factors into it.
The problem is that some experts have decided not to agree on this. I personally much prefer those who identify IQ as a measure of intelligence, and use other terms for things like linguistic aptitude etc.
However, no proper IQ test should mix language, memory, maths etc into it. It should have NOTHING that could benefit directly from studying, it should be a measure of your raw ability to reason. For that reason, a real IQ test is primarily based on patterns in shapes and pictures.
Now onto your question. You should also know that there is more than one IQ scale. So 125 can range from good to very good. If you took an adult test as a kid your result should be even better.
Secondly, IQ tests on the net vary from pretty accurate to totally ridiculous. I havent taken one in years, but back then I tried a bunch. If the test had anything like what I mentioned earlier forget it.
A real IQ test does NOT need to take hours. Whatever you are testing in those many hours is not IQ. Take MENSA for instance. In case you dont know them they are a club for the top 2% of the population (raw IQ). Their test is 40 minutes I believe. Thats plenty because all they test is clinical IQ for lack of a better word. The way it was intended to be... your raw reasoning power and nothing else.
If you are really interested, take the official MENSA test. It will cost some money, and you will have to show up and take it under supervision. However you are in and out of there within an hour, and you will know with certainty if you have a high IQ or not. Heck you might even gain entrance to an exclusive club :)
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Not more accurate, but probably higher. I got a 132 today, but a year ago, it was like a 129.
I, too, am 15.
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It would be more accurate if it wasn't something you found on the internet. "IQ tests" on the internet are similar to crossword puzzles and other pencil games; if you can do them well, you show a certain amount of aptitude, but these things aren't a practical method of demonstrating your overall intelligence. If you want to get a meaningful number on that (assuming such a thing exists), then you need to take a series of tests, covering many methods of thinking and perceiving, and then have an expert interpret the results.
The last time I took such a test, it was a four-hour process. Somehow, I doubt that your internet quiz was more than twenty questions that you probably whipped out in a few minutes. It's just not comprehensive enough.
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Um..well and IQ test is and IQ test so if its a real IQ test it should be accurate, and just raise when you 18+ because by then you will know more. But when 11 year olds take it and score a million on it (hah) its accurate. So I'm pretty sure it is accurate but when your 18 it'll probasbly be easier and possilby higher.
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