I Did An IQ Test Earlier This Year (And Miraculously, I Have An Average IQ!)

[Greenapple968]

Earlier in the year I did an IQ Test at my hospital after I requested to do one. The reason why I requested to do an IQ Test is because I had concerns regarding my intelligence; I thought that I was of low intelligence. I do still consider myself to be of low intelligence despite the fact that the results of my IQ Test suggest that I'm of average intelligence.

The name of the specific IQ Test that I did is "WAIS-IV". It's broken down into 4 categories, and each of those categories has 2-3 rounds. Each round typically involves answering questions, explaining information or completing tasks.

The 4 categories and what they include:

Verbal Comprehension Index Scale
(Similarities)
(Vocabulary)
(Information)

Perceptual Reasoning Index Scale
(Block Design)
(Matrix Reasoning)
(Visual Puzzles)

Working Memory Index Scale
(Digit Span)
(Arithmetic)

Processing Speed Index Scale
(Symbol Search)
(Coding)

The different IQ ranges:
130+ (Very Superior)
120-129 (Superior)
110-119 (High Average)
90-109 (Average)
80-89 (Low Average)
70-79 (Borderline)
69 and below (Extremely Low)

My results from the IQ Test:
Verbal Comprehension Index Scale: 102 (Average)
Perceptual Reasoning Index Scale: 90 (Average)
Working Memory Index Scale: 133 (Very Superior)
Processing Speed Index Scale: 86 (Low Average)
Full Scale IQ: 102 (Average)

I don't know if anybody here has any interest in IQ Tests or any experience with them. If you do have anything that you'd like to say then you are welcome to speak up. If you have any questions regarding my IQ Test (or IQ Tests in general) that I haven't covered in this thread then you can ask me and I'll respond if I can be bothered to.

[deadmando9]

Way back when I was 12 or 13, I had an IQ test and I remember scoring a bit above average.

Honestly I've got to say that everyone is smart in their own way.

[Tommy123]

I agree everyone is smart in their own ways that cant be determined in a test. I think we did an IQ test in elementary school but it was so long ago i don't remember what the score was.

[Shirley_Manson]

Originally Posted by Tommy123

I agree everyone is smart in their own ways that cant be determined in a test. I think we did an IQ test in elementary school but it was so long ago i don't remember what the score was.

I did an IQ test in elementary school too, they didn't give me an exact number just told me I was smart - whatever that means.
I always thought IQ tests were a bit of a sham though, the only thing they measure is how well you can solve an IQ test and don't really translate into reality, especially if you are accustomed to the logic behind these tests and have practiced a bunch at solving them, you can game the system by a lot.
And also I'm uncomfortable assigning anyones intelligence a cold hard number.

[Greenapple968]

Originally Posted by deadmando9

Way back when I was 12 or 13, I had an IQ test and I remember scoring a bit above average.

Honestly I've got to say that everyone is smart in their own way.

I agree that all people are smart in ways. However, I also think that all people are idiotic in ways.

Originally Posted by Tommy123

I agree everyone is smart in their own ways that cant be determined in a test. I think we did an IQ test in elementary school but it was so long ago i don't remember what the score was.

My response to you is pretty much the same as my response to deadmando9.

Originally Posted by Shirley_Manson

I did an IQ test in elementary school too, they didn't give me an exact number just told me I was smart - whatever that means.
I always thought IQ tests were a bit of a sham though, the only thing they measure is how well you can solve an IQ test and don't really translate into reality, especially if you are accustomed to the logic behind these tests and have practiced a bunch at solving them, you can game the system by a lot.
And also I'm uncomfortable assigning anyones intelligence a cold hard number.

The fact that my results suggest that I'm of average intelligence does make me question to credibility and reliability of IQ Tests. I'm very confident that I'm of low intelligence; most of my life is a strong indication of this.

[deadmando9]

^ Or you're just being mean to yourself.

[xtimz]

Originally Posted by Shirley_Manson

I always thought IQ tests were a bit of a sham though, the only thing they measure is how well you can solve an IQ test and don't really translate into reality, especially if you are accustomed to the logic behind these tests and have practiced a bunch at solving them, you can game the system by a lot.
And also I'm uncomfortable assigning anyones intelligence a cold hard number.

Exactly. IQ tests have no scientific backgrounds. They were invented by dumb and greedy people to make money.

[Darkon]

Actually Tomb Raider players' IQ levels exceeds the average by default, it's been scientifically demonstrated

[Greenapple968]

Originally Posted by deadmando9

^ Or you're just being mean to yourself.

I don't think so.

Originally Posted by xtimz

Exactly. IQ tests have no scientific backgrounds. They were invented by dumb and greedy people to make money.

This is the case with a lot of things.

Originally Posted by Darkon

Actually Tomb Raider players' IQ levels exceeds the average by default, it's been scientifically demonstrated

I find this hard to believe.

To everyone on this forum who is smarter than me (which is most of you):

(Hopefully you're now of equal intelligence to me after that quality head bashing. )

[xtimz]

If two tests give different results, then at least one is wrong. A scientific thing must be able to tell which is wrong.