I've never done an IQ test but I'd imagine it's way below normal.
I've never done an IQ test but I'd imagine it's way below normal.
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The thing about IQ testing is that only the outliers are ever tested, so most people who know their scores are going to be above average... I've never met anyone who knew they had a 100 IQ, or even lower than like 125, even though it's designed so that the average intelligence will score 100. Also: most people have it done when they're young and schools tell parents not to tell their children their scores, which is just the dumbest thing.
As for the people saying it doesn't matter because of the lack of accuracy, I tend to think IQ measures something accurately. It's just not something that has a lot of weight.
Yeah huh, the highest people in the world are like 200-210.
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I got a 202. I did one of those cool online IQ tests and I'm smarter than everyone on this planet!
Looking at the average IQ's per country, where most Asian countries have the highest score in the world with a score of around 105 on average.. you all sure must be very intelligent...
Lol, this is 2012. The only reason for someone to take an IQ test now days is if they are gifted at a young age or seem to be. I don't know a single person that has ever taken a real legitimate IQ test.
Your friend and uncle aren't anywhere close to those numbers. An IQ of 160 is simply way, way, waaaaaaay up there well beyond 99.9999999% of people. People like that don't really live just normal lives. Even if one them were that high, the odds of you knowing -another- person that high would be astronomical, virtually impossible due to simple odds.
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If you go to a real one, with a psychologist you will know the score...but it runs you about a 1000 bucks
Lowest score I've had was about 125 highest about 165. But those are online tests so who knows.
My thoughts on intelligence: intelligence generally means jack shit. I've met dumb fucks with high paying jobs and awesome lives. I've met very smart people who are depressed as hell, overweight and work in a grocery store. Whereas the first guy is achieving in life, the second guy is wasting his. Intelligence is your capacity and speed of learning, if you don't utilise it then the guy with 90 IQ is going to be more knowledgeable, more interesting, in better shape and far more self aware than the dude with 150 IQ who can't get out of his self centered emotional issues.
Wow, everyone who has said their IQ so far is in the 97th percentile or better. That seems likely.
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I don't know how valid this is, but it looks...okay: http://ngureco.hubpages.com/hub/Worl...-Ever-Recorded
I remember that Marilyn vos Savant was my neighbor once, who's generally considered in the top 5 most intelligent people alive.
They tested us at school but didn't release the results to the students because of the obvious bullying that would cause :P
So I have no idea.
IQ tests are not a reliable indicator of intelligence by the way. For a start it's almost impossible to get people to actually agree on a definition of "intelligence", it's an almost entirely subjective quality.
Er... 100% on an IQ test is population average, if your score is "VERY low" then you are very seriously mentally handicapped. In fact mental retardation is generally defined as an IQ score below 70.