reliable online iq test?
 

hey i'm not sure if this is the right place to ask about this, but i am wondering if anyone knows of a reliable online IQ test. i've never taken a real one and have taken some random ones online though i don't know how credible those are. yeah i know there is the whole question about any IQ test being reliable, but im not really asking about that

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There are no legitimate IQ tests online as far as I know.

I'd suggest the the Mensa Workout if you are just looking for something to do.

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hey i'm not sure if this is the right place to ask about this, but i am wondering if anyone knows of a reliable online IQ test. i've never taken a real one and have taken some random ones online though i don't know how credible those are. yeah i know there is the whole question about any IQ test being reliable, but im not really asking about that



[/ QUOTE ] I'm afraid of the answer to this question. I prefer the unreliable types that give me an IQ of 165 or was it 180 ( can't remember, my brain doesn't function so well anymore).

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http://www.highiqsociety.org/iq_tests/
Supposedly anyway

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hey i'm not sure if this is the right place to ask about this, but i am wondering if anyone knows of a reliable online IQ test. i've never taken a real one and have taken some random ones online though i don't know how credible those are. yeah i know there is the whole question about any IQ test being reliable, but im not really asking about that



[/ QUOTE ] I'm afraid of the answer to this question. I prefer the unreliable types that give me an IQ of 165 or was it 180 ( can't remember, my brain doesn't function so well anymore).

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yeah, i've gotten a range of scores on the various online ones, they weren't so far apart that i think they were explicitly lying but still a decent distance apart. i actually kinda wanna take a mensa test, which is why i wanna see if its worth the time to see if im in the range

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Online IQ tests are [censored]. Mensa does have a practice test, and most online IQ tests should be sufficient to determine whether you're a possible candidate for Mensa. If you score 130 or more regularly, you probably have a reasonable chance of making it. If you consistently score below 120, you're probably hopeless. But don't use online tests as anything more than a guideline - please don't go bragging about your 150 IQ because of some online test.

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By the way, you seem to misunderstand the application process for Mensa. Check the faq, especially the question "is there a Mensa test?"

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http://www.highiqsociety.org/iq_tests/
Supposedly anyway

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http://www.mensa.org/workout2.php

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20 out of 30. I r stoopid.

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I got 27, but I wasn't keeping strict time since I was doing other stuff too. So my score doesn't necessarily mean anything. I think tests like these are pretty generic and pointless anyways though. Most of the questions are simple and are just a test of not making a meaningless mental error, and then the difference between a great score and a decent score will come down to a couple odd questions and whether or not the secret word will pop into your head in time.

I'm just bitter cause each question I got wrong was a stupid word question. I couldn't come up with 'post' or 'day' before calling it quits (which is fine, since they're common words), but #19 seems like a pointless question for this type of test. I've never even heard the word "banalities" before so what could it possibly indicate of my intelligence if I can't find it. I didn't know this was a vocabulary contest.

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I've never even heard the word "banalities" before so what could it possibly indicate of my intelligence if I can't find it.

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Vocabulary is positively correlated with IQ ldo. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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I've never even heard the word "banalities" before so what could it possibly indicate of my intelligence if I can't find it.

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Vocabulary is positively correlated with IQ ldo. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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I'm sure it is. I'm sure people who have read Shakespeare or who know certain physics equations will be more likely to have an above average IQ too. But that doesn't mean you're smarter because you've learned those things. As we all know, correlation does not equal causation. Maybe they should have asked me my race, gender, and qualifications as well because there is probably some correlation there too.

But, I'm sure Mensa knows more about intelligence testing than I do. So there is probably some reason why the question is a good one. I just don't see how involving words that some people won't know can possibly test for what it's supposed to be testing for.

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I've never even heard the word "banalities" before so what could it possibly indicate of my intelligence if I can't find it.

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Vocabulary is positively correlated with IQ ldo. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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How do they deal with people whose native language is other than english/french, etc?

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I've never even heard the word "banalities" before so what could it possibly indicate of my intelligence if I can't find it.

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Vocabulary is positively correlated with IQ ldo. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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How do they deal with people whose native language is other than english/french, etc?

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Ok.

If someone takes an IQ test in a foreign language, how reliable would be the results? Do they design tests for all languages to deal with this problem?

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Ok.

If someone takes an IQ test in a foreign language, how reliable would be the results? Do they design tests for all languages to deal with this problem?

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i've taken an online IQ test in danish and had no problem, it was all logic and pattern finding, my score was about what i have gotten on other online tests

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IQ tests online are designed to make you feel good about yourself.

Anyhow, the fatal flaw is that they're written by people who are dumber than some people taking the test, so errant patterns and the like could lead to different answers.

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IQ tests online are designed to make you feel good about yourself.

Anyhow, the fatal flaw is that they're written by people who are dumber than some people taking the test, so errant patterns and the like could lead to different answers.

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that is interesting, something i noticed was that i found conflicting patterns in one of the ones i took, i guess ill just have to go take the real thing some time, i think mensa has fairly frequent test dates