IQ Tests - Online?

OrangeHeat · #1 08-16-2004, 01:54 PM

One of my co-workers sent me a link to a free IQ test and being an engineer I decided to try it and two others I found on google to see if I could correlate the results.

I was surprised by the results. All three were different tests and the results were pretty close (5 point range).

Any psychologists/smart people have any comments/experience with these?

Orange

stinkypete · #2 08-16-2004, 04:29 PM

i'm under the impression that most of the online tests give inflated scores.

i know i'm smart but i dont think my IQ is in the 170-180 range... but who knows.

bwana devil · #3 08-16-2004, 05:38 PM

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Any psychologists/smart people have any comments/experience with these?

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Not w/out more info. I'm actually neither of what youre looking for. I'm not PhD level but have done some testing.

what sites/tests were you using?

bwana

OrangeHeat · #4 08-16-2004, 08:42 PM

The first three unique sites you get when you run "free IQ test" through google. I forgot to bookmark them....

Orange

RiverTheNuts · #5 08-16-2004, 09:09 PM

These commercialized IQ tests are a load o' crap...
Honestly some say Im at 190 because they dont know how to ceiling their tests, some say im 125 because their questions are too easy so the ceiling is set too low.

My IQ has been tested to be somewhere between 155 and 165 on a few different tests.

If you dont want to go into a testing center, some good, actual IQ tests can be found at: www.eskimo.com/~miyaguch/

Porcupine · #6 08-16-2004, 10:58 PM

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i'm under the impression that most of the online tests give inflated scores.

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I think the same thing. Seems that most free IQ tests try to sell you "a more detailed" analysis of your results at the end. My guess is that no one want to pay money to find out in more detail how they scored "below average", but people would pay to read more about how smart they are.