i have no idea what my iq is, truth be told
i did an online test which came out at about 176, clearly wrong. then my friend who is a psychologist did a massive long test on me. came out at 86.

the truth has to be somewhere between the two, eh?
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 30 Aug 2011, 15:42, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

The trouble with these online tests is nearly everyone comes out at 120+
Despite the average being 90. It make people feel bad about having a 90 IQ and people feel its low. A lot of people with very high IQ's are freaky and have no common sense or social skills whatsoever. Also your IQ should never change and has nothing to do with your knowledge and your ability to remember things. You can get by perfectly well with knowledge and experience with a low IQ.
( Peej, Tue 30 Aug 2011, 15:57, Reply)

Your IQ changes with age
sinking as you get older
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 30 Aug 2011, 15:59, Reply)

The average should be 100 surely
since that's what it is standardised around?
(Bazongaloid, Tue 30 Aug 2011, 16:05, Reply)

the average is 100
either that or something is broken. IQ = mental age divided by physical age multiplied by 100. It's also bollocks.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 30 Aug 2011, 16:09, Reply)

You're all quite right Average is 100
What I should have said is 90 is normal and an IQ of 90 doesn't necessarily make you a massive thicko.
( Peej, Tue 30 Aug 2011, 16:22, Reply)

it fucking does.
Frankly anything below about 120 makes you barely worth talking to.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 30 Aug 2011, 16:26, Reply)

Really?
I work with a guy who quite obviously has a low IQ, he would have to read the instructions to know how to take the lid of a jam jar but he has a good memory so has learned and remembered a lot of stuff and is bloody good at his job, he has also led an interesting life so has a lot of interesting things to talk about. The fact that his ability to work things out for him self is low doesn't make him thick
( Peej, Tue 30 Aug 2011, 16:34, Reply)

Similarly
there are incredibly intelligent people out there with no idea of how to function socially or with any shred of common sense whatsoever. A friend of mine's daughter is one of these people. And I'm not talking about autists and Aspies, here.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Tue 30 Aug 2011, 16:37, Reply)

My aunt got 155 in a MENSA test
and she believes in God
( Peej, Tue 30 Aug 2011, 16:40, Reply)

I'd still rather talk to a socially incompetent clever person
than a socially adept Daily Mail reader.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 30 Aug 2011, 16:45, Reply)

yes it does, this is what thick means
whether you are OK with it or not is another matter.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 30 Aug 2011, 16:43, Reply)

There's a massive difference between Knowledge, Experience and Intelligence
You can be extremely knowledgeable about a subject with a low IQ.
( Peej, Tue 30 Aug 2011, 16:50, Reply)