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To see how good you are at taking IQ tests :-) They can also be used to brag, if one would like to do that.

 

Ah, seriously though it does measure some parts of a person's intelligence. The question is if it's possible to make tests that are fair for everyone from any culture... probably not. It does reflect some culture in that how the educational system is built, for example. Or am I wrong?

 

Anyway, is it true that employers look at IQ tests? I've never seen it myself but heard about it.

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Ah, seriously though it does measure some parts of a person's intelligence. The question is if it's possible to make tests that are fair for everyone from any culture... probably not. It does reflect some culture in that how the educational system is built, for example. Or am I wrong?

 

Anyway, is it true that employers look at IQ tests? I've never seen it myself but heard about it.

 

The test is supposed to measure youre cognitive abilities, how well you can think and spacial perception. How close do they get to that? i dont kno. considering the type of questions and also adding in cultural and educational differences, i couldnt imagine it being completely unbiased. :)

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What are IQ test results used for?
for my university application and also to gain membership into MENSA. I took the MENSA IQ test a while ago. Hate it. They give boxes with different patterns and asks you to predict the next logical pattern. All 20 questions of it! Nothing else. So I don't think there is any bias, or cultural disadvantages.
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I've taken several IQ tests, mostly just out of curiosity. I always score well but that's because I'm so accustomed to taking tests, by virtue of some 10 years of higher education, mostly post graduate. No one has ever asked me the score. I think the spacial relations tests only determine how well you can visualize spacial relationships. It's also possible to practice and get better.

 

There is no such thing as an unbiased test of any kind to date. A person's actual inteligence is determined genetically. From the time of conception, environmental factors affect how the intelligence develops. That's about all there is to it. If identical twins are raised in the same exact conditions, then their "IQs" will be identical.

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I get so different results on the IQ tests I've taken, in the range 130-160. These tests have been different too, some focus on all these weird drawings and patterns while some are focused on verbal skills or math/logic. But still, these measure only some parts of the intelligence?

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I get so different results on the IQ tests I've taken, in the range 130-160. These tests have been different too, some focus on all these weird drawings and patterns while some are focused on verbal skills or math/logic. But still, these measure only some parts of the intelligence?

what is the range and what do they<higher and lower> indicate?

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I know the average IQ is a little over 100 and geniuses are in the 180-190 range. I've only taken an IQ test once. That was when I was five to see if I was smart enough to be in the girted and talented program at my school. I know hat people generally score predictably on IQ tests but some people seem to score higher or lower than they should.

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I know the average IQ is a little over 100 and geniuses are in the 180-190 range. I've only taken an IQ test once. That was when I was five to see if I was smart enough to be in the girted and talented program at my school. I know hat people generally score predictably on IQ tests but some people seem to score higher or lower than they should.

phew... i guess i am doin o.k!

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One of the things to remember about an IQ score is to be aware of the standard deviation of the test. Standard deviation is a statistical measure of how much your score is likely to vary if you take the test multiple times. (I'm no statistician.) So, for instance, I have take four IQ tests in my life that I know the results from, all over 35 years ago. When I was in the NYC scool system, I took a Stanford Binet test, and scored 154. When I joined Mensa, I took a Stanford Binet (score 153) and two different forms (A and :( of a Cattell (scored 162) on each.

However, the standard deviation for a Stanford Binet is 14, but a Cattell is 20. My score on the Cattell was 3 SD's from the mean, but on the Stanford Binet it was 3.8 SD, which is therefore a much higher score.

The Cattells had a cultural bias, BTW, in that some of the questions involved handling money. Cattells are English tests, and this was before decimalization, so I had to handle old-fashioned pounds, shillings, and pence.

To read an interesting account of the abuses of IQ tests, read Stephen Jay Gould, The Mismeasure of Man.

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