IQ check....whats yours and do you believe its correct?

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which shows that IQ is a joke!

I'm willing to bet that you can boost your score by way more than 10 points just by taking some math classes, as it forces you to visualize geometrical forms. Also the analogies and word games always fall into certain patterns which, if you're prepared for them, become much easier. So I really don't think that IQ tests measure very much except how much you like math. I took a couple online tests and scored 125 and 145, but I consider those scores to be very inaccurate.

Besides, talent only gets you so far and IQ is supposed to be a measure of talent, as far as I can tell. The only way to excel in something is to work very hard, and that's true no matter what your IQ is. Which is a comforting thought in my mind since no matter who you are, there's always somebody out there with a higher IQ, but with enough focus you can still be the best at what you love to do.

125 on one test, 140 on another; both were on the internet.

I think the IQ test is pretty close to meaningless; my generation (gen Xers), for instance, tends to score 10-20 points higher than the generation before: probably because we grew up taking standardized exams in school and have learned test-taking skills that our parents didn't have. Gen Ys will probably score higher yet, but I doubt that the average intelligence level is actually increasing.

Also, it's been shown that some forms of the test are biased towards white male experience: questions about baseball stats, etc. If you throw in inner-city specific questions, inner-city kids start scoring higher. If you throw in woman-focused questions, women start scoring higher (those being, of course, generalizations).

I dunno. The near-lack of hunger or real danger allows for lower cortisol levels. With less cortisol in there to destroy our brains, some of us are apt to grow to be remarkably intelligent. Prosperity breeds advancement, I'm thinking. Of course, it also kills the selective factor and allows for really weird disorders to start manifesting, but still...

What about people with excessive levels of anxiety, as many ASD people have? Wouldn't they have higher levels of cortisol? The sources of worry may be different in modern society, but they can be just as potent, neurologically speaking.

I know exactly what you mean...I can remember taking a state test back when I was a junior in high school and placing in the top percentile in the state while finishing the class with a C-
I think both laziness and anxiety tend to shape my academic outcome

70% of people believe that their IQ is above the average, which mean that 20% of people are sadly mistaken.

Mine is 138 (top 1%), MENSA 1995. It is better to express your IQ in % terms, as there are so many different IQ scales.

IQ is a poor measure of achievement. Richard Feynman had an IQ of 124. Also, I think Aspies can have average IQ but still achieve a gifted level of achievement in their special area of interest, where all their time and thoughts are concentrated. NTs interests are more spread out, Aspies have concentrated splinter skills. A bit like this graphic.

I just took a couple--one I scored 131, and another 132. I don't really know what these numbers mean--I guess that I am reasonably intelligent, but not a super-genius.

Perceiving that the standard IQ test is completely constructed and geared towards the conforming intellectual standards of society I see no point in taking it; however, I feel that I would be above 150.

Yeah I had a thread on the subject.

http://www.wrongplanet.net/modules.php? ... ghlight=iq

No. Absolutely not, at least not necessarily. Most auties and Aspies tend to have much lower levels of cortisol than most people. There are different forms of anxiety, and not all of them are caused by high cortisol levels. I'm sure that some Aspies have high cortisol levels, but it's doubtful that this is the trend. The only cases in which I can conceive of high cortisol levels would be those in which a great deal of nerve damage is occuring due to excitoxicity. Even that wouldn't necessarily mean high cortisol levels overall, just a greater vulnerability of the brain to its degenerative, anxiety-inducing effects.

Yes and no. Although there may be a lot of sources of stress in modern society, the stress-inducing, fat-storing effects of cortisol are not as likely to provide a survival advantage. I could be wrong, though. This is still mysterious turf for me.

I haven't been tested since my school years. But I tested at 165 on the Stanford-Binet.

99.9th percentile then.

i took just an online IQ test and i kept getting around 140 but this is off certain meds i was taking. on the meds i was quite low
scary!?

another related topic is Mensa members. My sister in law scored high enough to join mensa; but she is taken in by so many scams its strange, however she is bipolar so im sure this could have some negative effect-- uh is that a DUH? or is "bipolarism" not related to gullibility? and/or is IQ not related to gullibility? so how much does IQ have a positive effect on individuals? what if you suffered financial setbacks related to medical problems yet your IQ causes you to be bored at your job?is medication in order in that situation?

I have scored 98, 109, and 139 in three different types of IQ tests. I score higher when there is less emphasis on mathematics, my Achilles' Heel, my Kryptonite.

Well, when I was 10, I took a test and tested 154. Frankly, I didn't even care enough to do my best. I keep meaning to ask my mother if she still has records from the time I saw that psychiatrist, when I was 6, because of my social deficiencies. That would be interesting, as they tested me a lot.

At the time, I certainly wasn't surprised. I never studied, and I STILL did very well. I got As and later only some Bs.

TODAY, I don't feel nearly as smart, although I still test well, but a LOT of people seem pretty stupid, so it still kind of balances out.