IQ and education

Christopher September 06, 2019 at 22:11 4125 views 10 comments

Thought it might be interesting to discuss measured intelligence quotients and education (degrees received, GPA, ect.). Who has taken a standardized IQ test? Which test, what was your score, and what degree(s) did you earn?

Comments (10)

Sir2u September 07, 2019 at 02:17 #325399 0 likes

Reply to Christopher Show us a good test on the web that we can all take and then compare the results.

Christopher September 07, 2019 at 02:31 #325401 0 likes

I was thinking empirically valid tests, such as WAIS or Stanford-Binet, ect. But that could be fun as well.

Sir2u September 07, 2019 at 02:52 #325406 0 likes

Quoting Christopher

I was thinking empirically valid tests, such as WAIS or Stanford-Binet, ect.

Not sure how many people here have had the opportunity to do those tests. There are quite a few that might have done them in their mother tongue, not English. Would, do you think, this make any significant difference?

Christopher September 07, 2019 at 03:04 #325407 0 likes

Reply to Sir2u It should be universal.

Terrapin Station September 07, 2019 at 11:28 #325486 0 likes

Never had an IQ test, but I don't put much stock in them at any rate.

I used to run into a lot of people online who claimed to have taken IQ tests, but that always seemed weird to me, because almost no one I know offline has taken an IQ test. So I always wondered why all these folks were taking IQ tests . . . well, or I always suspected that most of them were full of shit.

Sir2u September 08, 2019 at 01:01 #325800 0 likes

Quoting Christopher

It should be universal.

Should being the key word there, as intelligence supposedly should be able to be measured without the use of any language.

Did you find a test yet?

Hanover September 08, 2019 at 12:12 #325919 0 likes

Reply to Christopher We needn't do our own micro-study because this has all been previously done for us. E.g. http://www.unz.com/anepigone/correlation-between-iq-and-educationa/

Pattern-chaser September 08, 2019 at 13:28 #325933 0 likes

I don't care to get immersed in the arguments for or against IQ testing, but I offer the simple observation that there is a great deal more to a person than IQ. Knowing that I have an IQ of (say) 135, but knowing nothing else about me, tells you very little, IMO. Context is all. ... And remembering how narrow and focussed an IQ test is.

That was my two-pennyworth. I hope you enjoyed it. :wink:

jorgealarcon September 17, 2019 at 23:17 #329999 0 likes

You ought to consider the following tests to be sure you are not autistic!

autism spectrum quotient test
autism test 4chan

Pattern-chaser September 18, 2019 at 10:47 #330327 0 likes

Quoting jorgealarcon

You ought to consider the following tests to be sure you are not autistic!

But I am autistic! :up: :smile: