50.,.....,

wojs IQ = 50 :error

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Never taken an IQ test. Where, when, and why do people take it?

I got a 168 on the last test I took but it's online so WTF does that mean? I was interested in showing up for a Mensa test and seeing how I do on something more official like that. But like most "geniuses" I'm too lazy! =]

dont know and I hate taking tests.

Not high enough to understand how to register a vote! :upsidedow

100 to 109

Thats my range.

I wish I could have a 170 IQ like the majority of GFY :1orglaugh

I'm surprised that so many people here have actually taken the test.

I took the offical test many years ago for a psych evaluation when I got into trouble as a teenager

Most have taken internet tests, I think.

This poll is seriously flawed. Nobody has hit the majority averages and there are just to many genius level scores :1orglaugh

The results DO seem a little suspicious.

The poll isn't flawed, considering its goal. It wasn't my intent to find out the actual iq scores of GFY members, but rather to expose the lunacy of IQ claims often made by GFY members.

professors get paid fuck all..

is 90 the average IQ level?

A full professorship in business at a good university, for example, will make you up to about $100k a year, which isn't that much. However, it also opens up lots of chances for earning money on the side (writing books, giving lectures, consulting government or businesses, etc.), and looks great on a resume.

90-110 is supposed to be average

below sea level. :1orglaugh

Oh my, this cracks me up! :1orglaugh

WWW.IQ69.COM

na j/k last time i checked was closed to 140 from an online test i took.

everything above 140 will get you into MENSA! :)

around 125

160 is considered GIFTED. Over 140 is considered GENIUS or near genius. People over 160 are considered High genius(nober prize winners) like Einstein and the likes. I doubt anyone in this thread actually has anything over 130, or even 120 on that matter. Besides me of course.

138 the last time I was tested.

Hehe, it's funny how only 2.82% voted between 80 and 120, while the biggest portion is in that range :)

i think i have an iq of 15...
don't understand that stuff though...

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High scores on IQ tests just prove that you are good at taking IQ tests.

AnneT
BA (Psychology) , BSc Hons (Genetics)



LMAO!

Although we commonly refer to IQ by raw numbers, they can be confusing because there are different tests and different scales. For example, in the US the usual standard deviation applied is 15 or 16, but in Europe it is 24 or 25. Thus an IQ of 130 in the US can be equivalent to an IQ of 150 in Europe.

The minimum entry level for Mensa in the UK (placing someone in the top 2%) varies according to the test:

Cattell III B - 148
Culture Fair - 132
Ravens Advanced Matrices - 135
Ravens Standard Matrices - 131
Wechsler Scales - 132

I believe that the Wechsler (WISC III/IV) tests are most often used in the US, while Mensa uses Cattell and Culture Fair, noting that a middle-aged adult cannot score more than 161 on the Cattell test.

Mine have always run in the general area of 143-149, I guess that's not bad, right? :upsidedow

I have taken a couple IQ tests. The last one I got 129 and according to the "norm" that is above normal..... ask my friends and they will disagree too.... "Joe above average???!! Naah! " :)

Then again, in the army I took a test, dont know the result, but they put me in the bombsquad. That probably indicate a very low IQ :)

130-140 when I was tested in highschool. Above average but I never lived up to it... until the internets came around :thumbsup

Good luck with that thought. Just testing high on an IQ test does not mean that you will get in.

good thread, bump