. . . and it turns out I'm not as smart as I thought I was. My IQ is apparently 134. Arithmetic -129 Spatial Skill - 133 Logical - 137 Spelling - 146 Short Term Memory - 137 Rote Utilization - 139 Algebraic - 138 General Knowledge - 139 Visual Apprehension - 135 Geometric - 133 Vocabulary - 135 Intuition - 136 Computational Speed - 108 General IQ - 134 (it's still better than 98.83% of the 5.42 million who've been tested) I am not sure which is more pathetic - the fact that I spent the last few minutes copying my stats from a sheet of paper, or the fact that I am so vain and self-conscious that I even have to! USA, soms 'a (*)(*)(*)(*)(*)es!
I stay away from them myself. Have a little too much trouble counting my change I do believe that its a persons character and work ethic that defines value and future success. But if you have above average intelligence---that is certainly an added blessing.
IQs are fine, but the things people derive from them aren't. IQ is not a good predictor of how intelligent you are, or how intelligent you can become.
I'd have to respectfully disagree, SP. That is precisely what modern IQ test are designed to determine... individual level of ones cognitive potential. Anyway, regards ~~~~~ *I want to add, my first post to Kamalayka, was meant in jest.* Well, except for the "welcome" part. lol
Perhaps there was a bit of a misunderstanding. IQ doesn't limit you. With proper education in logic and training of the mind anyone can become intelligent. All I'm saying is that if a 90 IQ person decided to spend his days inside studying mathematics, logic and training his mind then he would become as capable as you or I. Many have done this.
It is the honest truth that I attended college because at the time plentiful jobs seemed to be the ones where you worked with customers and counted back their change (of course this is in the old days before the changed showed up on the register.) I wanted to open up my options lol.
I wouldn't take your scores that seriously as IQ tests have been proven to be very flawed for a number of reasons.
I'm not a big fan of IQ tests, because I don't think something as fluid and complex as intelligence can be measured by a standardized test. They have some utility, but I don't put much stock in them.
I took an IQ test in 8th grade because I was doing poorly in school. It said that I scored in the top one-tenth of one percent (.1%) of the population. When I joined the Navy they told me I had the highest scores they had ever seen on the entrance exams. You've probably heard of MENSA. But only one of of twenty of those who qualify for MENSA qualify for Triple Nine Society as I do. Now having said that I can tell you that success is not predicated on intelligence. It seems that there is a narrow range of intelligence levels that have an advantage. Just enough to be slightly ahead of the group but not so much that you leave them in the dust. MENSA members are known to be lazy because they don't have to work at anything to do well at it. And Triple Nine members often do worse than average because our education system is not set up for them. I was told I had ADHD because I couldn't slow my thinking down to the pace the class was going at. Imagine going through life being surrounded by people with IQs 50-70 points below yours. Believe me its much more of a curse than a blessing.
