Re: Test your I.Q and post your results :)
Apr 20, 2010
I fail to understand why an IQ test result is dignified with the word 'intelligence’.
The whole concept of a 'general intelligence' is flawed.
I have qualified to be mensa member by taking their test in the States but never bothered to be an active member.
I speak from the perspective of someone who happens to do very well at IQ tests, because my brain happens to work that way.
But I can think of literally dozens of other mental faculties which could equally well be included in the term 'general intelligence' but usually aren't, many of which I happen not to have - an ability with languages, memory for names and faces, social intuition (the ability to understand people's motivations, something my wife's particularly good at), financial acuity, observation, hand-eye coordination, management ability, organization and many others I do to some extent but still don't count for anything - musical appreciation, acting, storytelling, etc. Why should logical reasoning, verbal dexterity and one or two others take precedence? For that matter, why should the ability to use these skills under time pressures also be so important? Of course you can 'measure' IQ - make up some tests and fire away. But does it actually have any real meaning? I doubt it