just took a IQ test..

b3rndtt0ast · May 23rd, 2004, 12:50 AM

eh, i think i should have done better.. but it wasnt to bad, concidering i never went to college... and just a squid on a boat :-P

Your IQ score is: 127
You scored 127 on Tickle's IQ test. This means that based on your answers, your IQ score is between 117 and 127. Most people's IQs are between 70 and 130.
In fact, 95% of all people have IQs within that range. 68% of people score between 80 and 120. The following chart to your right, shows these percentages and where your IQ score is on that scale.

Print your Certificate of Intellectual Achievement.

There's more to intelligence than a single number, a single score or a single label. Tickle uses four distinguishable Intelligence Scales in the IQ Test. By analyzing your individual scores on those four scales, we are able to look beyond the raw IQ score into how you process information and thereby determine your Intellectual Type. How do you relate to other IQ test takers?

Your Intellectual Type Is:
You have a strong ability to process visual-spatial and mathematical information. These skills combined with your strengths in logic are what make you a Visual Mathematician.

You're able to understand patterns visually and in numbers. That means your mind can create a mental picture for any problem. In addition to that skill, you possess an intelligence that allows you to apply math to that picture, too. That helps you manipulate multiple parts of the picture (or problem) to come up with a solution.
You have many skills that are critical to success and problem-solving. Your talents help you understand the "big picture," which is partly why people may turn to you for direction — especially in the workplace. You flourish in environments where tasks are clearly defined, and you are a whiz at improving processes and making things more efficient. Like Einstein, your ability to detect patterns and your skills in math and logic, make it natural for you to come up with ideas and theories that simplify processes for everyone.

Outside of work, Visual Mathematicians tend to do well at strategic activities like chess. It must be that ability to recognize patterns — both as they are and how they develop. Regardless of how you put your mind to use, you've got a great set of talents. You will be able to envision a clear path and calculate the risks, and more importantly, the rewards, of anything you take on. Great Jobs For You
Because of the way you process information, these are just some of the many careers in which you could excel:
Physicists
Chess player
City planner
Astronomer
Physicists
Mathematician
Researcher

Some of Your Greatest Talents
You've got tons of strengths. It wouldn't surprise us if you:
Can give practical application to abstract thought
Can predict patterns
Are resourceful & practical
Envision the "big picture"

Your 4 Intelligence Scales

Now let's look at the factors that contribute to you being a Visual Mathematician with a 127 IQ score.

Based on the results of your test, Tickle divided your scores into four distinguishable dimensions — mathematical intelligence, visual-spatial intelligence, linguistic intelligence and logic intelligence.

Here's how each of your intelligence scores break down:

Mathematical Intelligence

Your Mathematical Percentile

You scored in the 90th percentile on the mathematical intelligence scale.This means that you scored higher than 80% - 90% of people who took the test and that 10% - 20% scored higher than you did. The scale above illustrates this visually.

Your mathematical intelligence score represents your combined ability to reason and calculate. You scored relatively high, which means you're probably the one your friends look to when splitting the lunch bill or calculating your waitresses' tip. You may or may not be known as a math whiz, but number crunching might come a little easier to you than it does others.

This is the kind of question that helped to determine your mathematical intelligence score:

A boy is 4 years old and his sister is three times as old as he is. When the boy is 12 years old, how old will his sister be? 16, 20, 24, 28, 32.

answer: 20.
The sister is (3 )three times older than her (4) four-year-old brother. Three times 4 is 12, in other words, when he is four, she is 12. Twelve years old is 8 years older than 4 years old, which makes her 8 years older than him. This never changes. Therefore, when he is 12, she is still 8 years older, or 12+8=20.

Flexing Your Math Muscles
Like anything, keeping or improving your math talents requires practice. Here are some everyday mental exercises that could particularly helpful to you:
Balancing your checkbook
Figuring out your monthly budget
Predicting what the change will be the next time you buy something
Calculating your waitperson's tip in your head

Visual-Spatial Intelligence

Your Visual-Spatial Percentile

You scored in the 100th percentile on the visual-spatial intelligence scale.
This means that you scored higher than 90% - 100% of people who took the test and that 0% - 10% scored higher than you did. The scale above illustrates this visually.

The visual-spatial component of intelligence measures your ability to extract a visual pattern and from that envision what should come next in a sequence. Your score was relatively high, which could mean that you're the one navigating the map when you're on an outing with friends. You have, in some capacity, an ability to think in pictures. Maybe this strength comes out in subtle ways, like how you play chess or form metaphors.

Here's the type of question that contributed to your visual-spatial intelligence score:

is to as is to

Answer:

The answer lies in recognizing not only the visual sequence of a square and then a line, but in the recognizing the solidity of the line in the first example and the broken quality of the line in the second example.

Vision Quest
Like anything, keeping or improving visual-spatial talents requires some practice. Here are some everyday mental exercises that will be particularly helpful to you:
Playing chess, or video games like Tetris
Studying maps and become the navigator on your next trip
Sculpting or photography

Linguistic Intelligence

Your Linguistic Percentile

You scored in the 80th percentile on the linguistic intelligence scale.
This means that you scored higher than 70% - 80% of people who took the test and that 20% - 30% scored higher than you did. The scale above illustrates this visually.

Linguistic abilities include reading, writing and communicating with words. Tickle's test measures knowledge of vocabulary, ease in completing word analogies and the ability to think critically about a statement based on its semantic structure. Your score was relatively high, which could mean you know your way around a bookstore and maybe like to bandy about the occasional 25-cent word to impress friends.

Here's the type of question that contributed to your linguistic intelligence scale score:

Inept is the opposite of:

Answer: Skillful.

The answer is derived by prior knowledge that "inept" means "unskillful" (Oxford Concise Dictionary).

Word Power
Like anything, keeping or improving linguistic talents requires some practice. Here are some everyday mental exercises that will be particularly helpful to you:
Doing crossword puzzles
Start reading just for fun
Befriending your dictionary
The next time something breaks, try reading the instruction book first

Logical Intelligence

Your Logical Percentile

You scored in the 90th percentile on the logical intelligence scale.
This means that you scored higher than 80% - 90% of people who took the test and that 10% - 20% scored higher than you did. The scale above illustrates this visually.

Tickle's logical intelligence questions assess your ability to think things through. The questions determine the extent to which you use reasoning and logic to determine the best solution to a problem. Your logic score was relatively high, which could mean that when the car breaks down, your friends look to you to help figure out not only what's wrong, but how to fix it and how you're going to get to the next gas station.

Here's the kind of question that contributed to your logical intelligence score:

If some Wicks are Slicks and some Slicks are Snicks, then some Wicks are definitely Snicks.

Answer: False
The statement is false because while some Wicks might be Slicks, there is no conclusive proof that any of them might be Snicks.

Logic Lessons
Like anything, keeping or improving logical talents requires some practice. Here are some everyday mental exercises that will be particularly helpful to you:
Trying some brain teasers
Throwing away the instructions and relying on instinct to fix something
Playing chess

What do all these percentiles mean?
For each scale, Tickle determined how many people received scores above and below yours. Your "percentile" represents what percentage of people scored lower than you. In other words, 90th percentile means you scored higher than 80 to 90% of people did.

How are the percentiles determined? These percentiles were determined based on the one million users who have already taken our test. We then adjusted these percentiles based on a nationally representative IQ distribution to make sure that no level of intelligence was over- or underrepresented in the analysis. Thus, the percentiles we present reflect your score compared with people in the United States in general.

What factors helped determine my score?
If your score isn't as high as you thought it would be, remember that there are plenty of external factors that can affect your performance on the test. If you were tired, hungry or distracted, you might have scored lower than you expected because you were less able to concentrate.

Your level of formal education and your familiarity with taking these kinds of tests also influence how well you do. That's part of the reason IQ tests aren't a perfect measure of your intelligence. Your score would probably be quite different if the IQ test was designed to take into account your musical, artistic, emotional and social skills.

On their own, IQ scores can't predict someone's ultimate success or definitive potential for success. Many of the qualities that lead to great achievements are learned through culture, experience and schooling - not solely from doing well on an IQ test.

What your IQ test can help explain, however, is how your brain works best. By looking at the kinds of questions you answered correctly and the kinds of questions you answered incorrectly, we can tell you more about your intelligence type — the type that explains the kind of information that makes sense to your brain.

**AUSTIN** · May 23rd, 2004, 12:53 AM

Did you take this online? If so, do you have a link?

Mike_W · May 23rd, 2004, 12:56 AM

Give a link Dan!

Mike

b3rndtt0ast · May 23rd, 2004, 12:59 AM

its not free, but 12 bucks, i figured i would just do it. always wonderd what they where like.
http://web.tickle.com/

Mike_W · May 23rd, 2004, 01:01 AM

I am not spending 12 bucks on that.

Mike

Mike_W · May 23rd, 2004, 01:02 AM

http://giqtest.com/test/launchTestAc...iqtestfullfast

There is a free one. Do it and I will too for fun.

Mike

b3rndtt0ast · May 23rd, 2004, 01:07 AM

i will do it in the morrning. kinda tired right now.

**Confrontational** · May 23rd, 2004, 01:24 AM

"chess player" - come on.... Actually, I'll kick anyones ass on here in chess... Bring it on mofos...! [img]/images/graemlins/laughing.gif[/img]

Mike_W · May 23rd, 2004, 01:31 AM

WAIT... I just took my test and they want $10. I am going to pay it because I am a sucker... but don't take the test I posted. It costs also.

I will tell my score in a few.

Mike

Mike_W · May 23rd, 2004, 01:41 AM

GIQTest Report

Name: Mike
Your Full Scale Score: 125
Score Level Descriptive Category: Superior
Congratulations on completing the GIQTest.
To save this report go to"File" in your browser and choose "Save As".

Full Scale Score
Koko the Gorilla 80 George Washington 125
Albert Einstein 160+

George W Bush 110 Napoleon
135 Madonna 140 Bill Gates 160

You scored higher than 95.0% of the population.

Verbal Scale Score

Verbal Scale Score: 125.0

Performance Scale Score

Performance Scale Score: 123.0

Section Scores
Each section has a maximum score of 20. The average score is 10.

Picture Questions
Measures: Nonverbal reasoning, simultaneous processing, spatial visualization synthesis, visual processing
Picture Section Score
Picture Section Average 10
Your Score 16

Vocabulary Questions
Measures: verbal concept formation, semantic cognition, long-term memory, richness of early environment, intellectual curiosity
Vocabulary Section Score
Vocabulary Section Average 10
Your Score 14

Recall Questions
Measures: memory, sequential ability, symbolic content, concentration
Recall Section Score
Recall Section Average 10
Your Score 15

Relationship Questions
Measures: verbal reasoning, conceptualization, concept formation, semantic content
Relationship Section Score
Relationship Section Average 10
Your Score 16

Arithmetic Questions
Measures: memory, symbolic content, reasoning
Arithmetic Section Score
Picture Section Average 10
Your Score 17

Strengths and Weaknesses
This score is relative to your full scale score. A 'strength' is an ability in which you scored significantly higher than the mean of your Full Scale Score. A weakness is an area where you scored significantly lower. An 'in-line' ability means that this ability was consistent with your Full Scale Score.

Abstract Reasoning Ability
Measures: Nonverbal reasoning, simultaneous processing, spatial visualization synthesis, visual processing
Weakness In-Line Strength

Verbal Recall Ability
Measures: verbal concept formation, semantic cognition, long-term memory, richness of early environment, intellectual curiosity
Weakness In-Line Strength

Symbol Recall Ability
Measures: short term memory, sequential ability, symbolic content, concentration
Weakness In-Line Strength

Verbal Reasoning Ability
Measures: verbal reasoning, conceptualization, concept formation, semantic content
Weakness In-Line Strength

Mental Arithmetic Ability
Measures: working memory, symbolic content, reasoning
Weakness In-Line Strength

About The GIQTest
The GIQTest Consists of 5 sections. Each of these sections gauges a variety of factors. Together, these factors attempt to construct an over all picture of intelligence. The GIQTest is based on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Test (WAIS®-III); it has a correlation of .92 with the WAIS®-III. The WAIS®-III uses the clinical model of intelligence, which can be described as the "categorized sum of many specific abilities". Wechsler defined intelligence as "the capacity to act purposefully, to think rationally, and to deal effectively with his/her environment".
The GIQTest sections break down into two major categories, Verbal and Performance. The Verbal category attempts to measure Verbal Comprehension and Working Memory; the Performance section attempts to measure Perceptual Organization and Processing Speed. A large difference between Verbal and Performance is pyschologically significant.

Psychologists have developed many ways to measure or quantify intelligence. One theory proposes that there exists Crystallized Intelligence (Gc) and Fluid Intelligence (Gf). Gc is characterized by retrieval of retained information, while Gf focuses on processing and synthesis activities. Below is a table summarizing the attributes, by section, of the GIQTest.

Sections Attributes
Verbal Performance Crystallized Intelligence (Gc) Fluid Intelligence (Gf) Educationally Influenced Working Memory Long Term Memory

Picture Reasoning X X
Vocabulary X X X x
Recall X x
Similarities X X X X x
Arithmetic X X X x

Each of the sections in the GIQTeST has a different correlation to general ability, or g. The correlation of each corresponding WAIS®-III section to g is listed below.

WAIS®-III Subtests as a Measure of General Ability (g)
Section Measure of g

Picture Reasoning (.72)
Vocabulary (.83)
Recall (.57)
Similarities (.79)
Arithmetic (.75)

The meaning of the Full Scale Score
Obviously, since this is an online test, there is no way to verify the test was taken without cheating, so the score does not carry the weight of a proctored IQ test. However, the test score does have meaning to the test taker. The Full Scale Score correlates very closely with that of a real WAIS®-III score. In practice, this means the score on a real WAIS®-III would be within about 4% points of the Full Scale GIQTest Score.

Study Guide

This guide can be used to study for the real thing, the WAIS®-III.

How To Study For the WAIS®-III IQ Test
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About IQ

The first IQ tests were developed to evaluate army recruits during during WWI. Since then, there have been many new IQ tests created and many refinements to testing techniques. Currently, the two most popular intelligence assessments are the
Stanford-Binet and the WAIS®-III. The GIQTest Test is modeled after the WAIS (III or R) assessment. WAIS is the most popular test, with 97% of clinical psychologists utilizing it for adult intelligence assessment.

Brief history of IQ Testing

Binet & Simon - 1905 Army Alpha 1917 Wechsler-Bellevue I 1939 WAIS 1955 WAIS-R 1981 WAIS®-III 1997 GIQTest-I 2004

The average IQ is about 100, the average GIQTest score is about 110, the average WAIS®-III score is 102.9. About 66%
of the total population will score between 85 and 115, 88% between 60 and 130, and 99% between 45 and 140.

US National IQ Percentiles

Percentile Rank IQ Score
99.9 145+
95 125
75 110
50 100
25 90
5 70

IQ Descriptive Category

Score Category
130 Very Superior
120 Superior
110 Bright Normal
90 Average
80 Dull - Normal

IQ Score Comparisons

Score Category
155 WAIS-III Ceiling
139 Poetic Genius Society
131 Mensa Society
125 Average Ph.D.& M.D.
115 College grad average

For further reading about IQ tests, and IQ in general see the IQ Resources section below.

Please send us feedback about the GIQTest, thank you: The GIQTest research team.

IQ Resources

Web Sites
IQ Links: http://www.eskimo.com/~miyaguch/
IQ Testing http://www.psychologicaltesting.com/iqtest.htm
wikipedia "IQ": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iq
wikipedia "intelligence" : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence(trait)
Mensa International : http://www.mensa.org
American Mensa : http://www.us.mensa.org
Practice Effects on the WAIS®-III : http://www.utulsa.edu/tugr/wais.htm
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale--Third Edition (WAIS®-III) : http://marketplace.psychcorp.com/Psy...t/waispres.ppt (powerpoint presentation)
The International Society for Philosophical Enquiry http://www.hbci.com/~ispe/info.html

References
Wechsler, D. (1991). WAIS®-III administration and scoring manual. San Antonio, TX:The Psychological Corporation.
Gregory, R.J. (1987). Adult intellectual assessment. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
Kaufman, A.S., Lichtenberger (1999). Essentials of WAIS®-III Assessment. Danvers, MA: Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Horn, J. L. (1991). Measurement of intellectual capabilities; A review of theory. Allen, TX: DLM Teaching Resources.
Sternberg, R.J. (1991). Death, taxes, and bad intelligence tests. Intelligence 15(3):257-269.
Ree, M. J., & Earles, J. A. (1992). Intelligence is the best predictor of job performance. Current Directions in Psychological Science 1:86-89.

"Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale" and "WAIS" are registered trademarks of The Psychological Corporation. GIQTest has no affiliation with the Psychological Corporation.

Mike_W · May 23rd, 2004, 01:43 AM

It says Madonna is smarter than I am.

But in my defense, I am completely drunk right now. And I did it all in my head, no paper or pencil. I want more Vodka. I don't think Madonna is really smarter than I am. Get real.

Mike

tito · May 23rd, 2004, 01:53 AM

Buy stuff, and don't stop till you are sober.

Mike_W · May 23rd, 2004, 01:58 AM

I don't really want anything else right now... not anything I can afford.

Even things that I can't afford, I don't think I really care to have them. Yeah... I don't. I am pretending like I have em, and I just don't care about having them.

I bought a dog collar though. That makes me happy.

OH yeah, I bought a pair of pants today too. That makes me happy. I just forgot I bought them, they are still in my car. I completely forgot about them. I'll go get them and try them on. Hopefully they fit because they looked cool.

Mike

**Confrontational** · May 23rd, 2004, 03:07 AM

Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm mmmmm.....

[img]/images/graemlins/carrot[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/jackoff[/img]

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LETHAL GTS · May 23rd, 2004, 10:05 AM

131 here and you only have to pay if you want a detailed report. Your score is free.

Lucky · May 23rd, 2004, 10:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike_W

I bought a dog collar though. That makes me happy.

Mike

So you like wearing a dog collar? Confrontational has a chick over at the ls2 forum you should hook up with...likes twinkies and is a little chunky but has a pic of a woman wearing a gag ball as her avatar...if she is really a woman. [img]/images/graemlins/laughing.gif[/img] Just how drunk were you last night?

Mike_W · May 23rd, 2004, 10:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LETHAL GTS

131 here and you only have to pay if you want a detailed report. Your score is free.

It says that score qualifies you for Mensa. If you took the test I took, not the one Dan took.

Mike