Poll: Do you think you're more intelligent than the average person? (Be honest)
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i would say that im above average for where i live probably average overall compared to the rest of the world im smart ut not that smart
I was in the gifted program in most of my schools, frequently also on the academic team or in debate club as well. I pick up concepts quickly, and am generally good at anything I put my mind to. I have no problem believing I am smarter than average.
Me ? I'm thick. I know a LOT of stuff, but its almost all things i was taught, I probably wouldn't have been able to work the majority of them out by myself. Why exactly does E=mc squared, (see i don't even know how to put a little number two above and to the right of the c ) I can't even remember if its supposed to be a subscript or a superscript so einstein can go self harm for all i care... oh wait its superscript because its above isn't it...
Yeah i'll stick with I'm dumb
Yeah i'll stick with I'm dumb
I am knowledgeable in my areas of interest in study, but take me outside of my places of interest and I consider myself pretty useless. I can pick things up reasonably fast, I think very fast if I'm interested, but my problem is I'm very picky.
I'd say I'm below average intelligent in that way. I can formulate a good argument, read people pretty well, and I know a lot about animals - take me outside of those areas and try to ask me what makes a battery work or how to stop my shower leaking and I'll curl into a corner and start screaming for a real man to help.
EDIT - Actually, last time I did an IQ test I scored about average - so I'll go for that. I'm average, just particular. =D
I'd say I'm below average intelligent in that way. I can formulate a good argument, read people pretty well, and I know a lot about animals - take me outside of those areas and try to ask me what makes a battery work or how to stop my shower leaking and I'll curl into a corner and start screaming for a real man to help.
EDIT - Actually, last time I did an IQ test I scored about average - so I'll go for that. I'm average, just particular. =D
I'm above average but i'm to apathetic and understimulated to be able to utilize it and slowly but surely over the last half a decade i've noticed a decline in my applied intelligence.
I'm pretty sure though if I spent a month doing brain teasers and sudodu I would polish up a bit and get some of that retaining, problem solving and learning back up to where they use to be. I've still got my intensely analytical mind to maintain good pattern recognition and reasoning and all the other good stuff that comes from observation.
I'm pretty sure though if I spent a month doing brain teasers and sudodu I would polish up a bit and get some of that retaining, problem solving and learning back up to where they use to be. I've still got my intensely analytical mind to maintain good pattern recognition and reasoning and all the other good stuff that comes from observation.
This is for the general population...the escapist could be more intelligent on average or less intelligent on average. It'd be interesting to see what percentages thought they were amongst the intelligent members of this community, and which think they're below the 50% mark.OlasDAlmighty said:
OT: Probably, but it certainly doesn't feel like it most of the time.
This is only true if you assume that average means the arithmetic mean.Yellowbeard said:
In this particular case I meant median. Both are perfectly acceptable methods of measuring the average of a dataset. Sorry about not being perfectly clear on that though.
It's just that unintelligent people are less likely to spend their time answering polls like this, because they wouldn't come to a site like this. So the poll checks out fine I guess.
Jesus, he asked a simple question. Why are there so many goddamn posts with big blocks of text?
exactally..and even more reliable IQ tests..what do they really tell us?pwned123456 said:
Im a little unsre on the IQ thing..if the average is 100 then does that mean having an IQ of 100 makes you rather dumb? (kind of like gamescores..now a 7/10 is considered terrible?) then again has the average gone up or down?
I also read an article on the Idea of child geniouses...having IQ's of 130+ who got to go to special schools...yet most of them didnt go on to be brilliant minds that changed the world
mabye IQ alone isnt going to spell sucess or failure?...I dont know
This. I think it's entirely feasible that pretty much everyone who would contribute to this website by posting is in the top 50% intelligence wise.John the Gamer said:
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Edit: Read more posts and saw we're going for a range of averages, not above or below a median average person. (So there really should be an average option, but I see the point of that being overwhelmed)
I think I'm above average. I may not have much book learning. I have quite decent common sense. I like to learn new things. If I don't know how to do something I can usually figure it out. I'm pretty good at solving problems. I enjoy reading (granted I'm not sure if that makes me intelligent.) I also think I'm creative.
Really I have no way of telling if I'm above or below average. The only way I could see doing to that is by coming up with a list of questions and asking people to detail what they would do in said situation and comparing my answer with every one (else's I genuinely cant seem to find a word that looks and sounds good here.). Barring that I see no way to actually figuring out if I'm above or below. Frankly that's too much work for me to even think about doing.
I also learn from mistakes, both mine and other peoples. If I see someone do something I'm going to try to do, and fail. I will look at what they did, and either change it so I think it might work or completely avoid it.
Really I have no way of telling if I'm above or below average. The only way I could see doing to that is by coming up with a list of questions and asking people to detail what they would do in said situation and comparing my answer with every one (else's I genuinely cant seem to find a word that looks and sounds good here.). Barring that I see no way to actually figuring out if I'm above or below. Frankly that's too much work for me to even think about doing.
I also learn from mistakes, both mine and other peoples. If I see someone do something I'm going to try to do, and fail. I will look at what they did, and either change it so I think it might work or completely avoid it.
Remember that the poll doesn't necessarily give an accurate value for personal bias. It may also be that the Escapist mainly attracts people who are above average, or that below average people aren't voting for some reason. Also, saying that you're doing this to test personal bias is likely to skew results.
I'm above average. At GCSE level I received close to maximum marks in almost every subject without so much as glancing at a textbook to revise. I also beat my entire year group (in the school, not at national level) in an IQ/problem solving test.
My current college grades kind of suck. But that's more because I spend every second of college dying to get home and write music than because the work is particularly difficult. I'm even feeling a lack of motivation in the subjects I usually enjoy. Things have naturally gone downhill.
So overall I'd say I'm above average in everything but don't put the effort in. Also, I suck at team sports.
I'm above average. At GCSE level I received close to maximum marks in almost every subject without so much as glancing at a textbook to revise. I also beat my entire year group (in the school, not at national level) in an IQ/problem solving test.
My current college grades kind of suck. But that's more because I spend every second of college dying to get home and write music than because the work is particularly difficult. I'm even feeling a lack of motivation in the subjects I usually enjoy. Things have naturally gone downhill.
So overall I'd say I'm above average in everything but don't put the effort in. Also, I suck at team sports.