IQ- Intelligence quotient, or meaningless number?

Savia · Post by **Savia** » Tue Sep 09, 2003 3:29 pm

This seems to be useful 2001 site listing the rate of growth of IQ in each of various countries (known as the 'Flynn effect'), and contains a link to the average IQ of each at the time.

UncleMilo · Post by **UncleMilo** » Tue Sep 09, 2003 3:45 pm

OK...

I did a quick check...

The terms for IQs under 80 are now simply called "Mental Deficient" or "Mentally Retarded" but a few years back they had levels that have become obsolete, since the terms for the leves have become common day slang.

The old terms were

IQ of less than 20 - Idiot
IQ of 20-49 - Imbecile
IQ of 50-69 - Moron
IQ of 70-80 - Borderline Deficiency
IQ of 80-90 - Dull
IQ of 90-110 - Normal or Average Intelligence
IQ of 110-120 - Superior Intelligence
IQ of 120-140 - Very Superior Intelligence
*IQ of 130-140 was once called Sub-Genius
IQ of 140+ - Genius

-Uncle Milo

SQ · Post by SQ » Tue Sep 09, 2003 5:11 pm

I've never taken an IQ test....

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Yes... Never....

Jim Hawkings21122 · Post by **Jim Hawkings21122** » Tue Sep 09, 2003 6:35 pm

Is some ever going to post a link for an IQ test, we can all take it and compare our results.

Devolution · Post by **Devolution** » Tue Sep 09, 2003 6:44 pm

i took one when i was in Gr10(6 years ago) but since my parents were the ones that signed for it, they wouldn't tell me what the hell the results were....all they told me was that no matter what i decided to do with my life or what goals i set, i could acheive them without much mental effort on my part :\ meh

SQ · Post by SQ » Tue Sep 09, 2003 9:01 pm

Devolution wrote:i took one when i was in Gr10(6 years ago) but since my parents were the ones that signed for it, they wouldn't tell me what the hell the results were....all they told me was that no matter what i decided to do with my life or what goals i set, i could acheive them without much mental effort on my part :\ meh

It means you bombed it, Devo, and they just didn't want to let you know you were "slow"
=P

Savia · Post by **Savia** » Wed Sep 10, 2003 6:29 am

Jim Hawkings21122 wrote:Is some ever going to post a link for an IQ test, we can all take it and compare our results.

As mentioned above, the online ones aren't very accurate. If you really want to, then Here's the Mensa International Workout, which is not an IQ test but rather a test to try out to see if you might be interested in taking the Mensa test. More explanations on the site itself.

)v(ajin Koji · Post by **)v(ajin Koji** » Wed Sep 10, 2003 12:07 pm

http://www.intelligencetest.com/

let the numbers flow!

Org Profile · Post by **Otohiko** » Wed Sep 10, 2003 2:40 pm

Mah, this one was darn obscure. 123

Just shows you what happens when you don't study math or geometry for 2 years and then most of the questions are based on it... I bet you anything though that two years ago, I would've scored lots more.

Ixiel · Post by **Ixiel** » Wed Sep 10, 2003 10:17 pm

"the special interest magazines are pretty interesting."

Which ones? I didn't get much out of the ones I got. A lot of mid-level ideas dressed up in their Sunday best saying they were high-level ideas.

Ix

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