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IQ Tests: Legit, or unnecessary

I had recently taken an IQ test, and scored 115, which is above average.  They had given me a chart, which shows where most people scored.

  When I was looking at it, I saw most people scored in the 99-100 percentile, however, some people did land below that.  I began to think about how they must have felt when they recieved that kind of news. I thought it was kind of unfair to just label them like that, because IQ tests dont measure musical talent, or creativity.  While those people may not be the best at ELA, or science, they may be extremely tallented in other places.

 

mabye they should alter IQ tests, and have them count musical talent, etc.

 

 

I was curious to see what you guys think.

 

 

 

Legit ways to measure IQ

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Unnecessary testing

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1 point

Your IQ test maybe was wrong or a bad one. It doesn't sound correct.

My IQ test score was 150.

I was told is is very bright but not a genius. My brother's score was 163.

Take your test again...

Side: Legit ways to measure IQ

IQ tests can be a valid check on how appropriate a candidate is for a particular task if,

1. the test is designed correctly, and

2. the task requirements are capable of being represented in a written test.

As the generally accepted 'test of intelligence' though I consider them flawed.

Side: Legit ways to measure IQ
3 points

Depending on the specifics of the IQ test, they test:

1. How well you have trained yourself to solve number or picture puzzles (the Mensa type tests that ask you to find the next picture in the sequence)

2. How familiar you are with the language the test is conducted in (the tests that involve a lot of anagrams and the like)

3. Whether or not you have taken a class in logic (the tests with lots of propositional logic questions)

4. How familiar you are with the culture that the test assumes you to know (not many modern tests are like this, but in the past many IQ tests asked "common knowledge" questions that were very culturally specific, and hence disadvantaged minorities and foreigners)

None of these, imo, have much to do with your innate intelligence or potential, which is what IQ tests are supposed to test. They largely only test your knowledge and training, and then only a small part of that (like you said, they don't account for musical creativity and loads of other important mental abilities).

Also, I don't know where you did your IQ test, but if it was a free online one, take the results with a grain of salt. Lots of freemium online tests inflate your score way high so you'd want to pay for a full report of your extraordinary intellect, or pay some exorbitant sum for software designed to further hone said extraordinary intellect. I've seen one online test that always gave you a score of 140 or above, and few online tests will tell you you're below 100.

Side: Unnecessary testing
1 point

Those things are archaic and only measure measurable things. IG test is no good

Side: Unnecessary testing