Should you brag about your IQ?
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An IQ of 140 on one person's test could be a 200 for someone else. His IQ might also be only a 120 on a different IQ test.
I'm not sure why everybody seems so frightened by the prospect of some measure of intelligence, I mean, sportsmen brag about the speed at which they can run the 100m but that doesn't put other sportsmen off, it inspires them to do better - to beat the other person in sporting competition. I believe that IQ is not arbitrary (nature) but can be developed by training your brain (nurture), you know; reading books, playing games, studying etc.MontyGommo said:
I would do spectacularly badly at the 100m run at my current state of fitness but given a few weeks training I'm sure I would make a noticeable improvement. There can be such a thing as bragging whilst maintaining modesty, I mean I haven't put anyone down, I have nurtured my brain for 25 years much like an athelete will have nurtured his body. No-one can run a 4-minute mile without some kind of training.
Constructive comments pleeease.
I don't think you should boast about IQ, just like you shouldn't boast about other physical attributes, but that doesn't mean I mind when people do
My IQ is 138, and that's from a real test, given to me by an educational psychologist
My IQ is 138, and that's from a real test, given to me by an educational psychologist
Not true. The IQ test is based on patterns, deductions (ie odd one out), memory and understanding (definitions or emotions). Granted, there is a small bit of maths, but it hardly counts for anything (I did kinda badly in that bit, and I still got way above the 'average' of 100)Assassinator said:
You misunderstand me I believe, I do agree that those who high on IQ tests are often smarter than those that score lower (I mean significantly though). However, believe that there's no way to really measure intelligence, there's too many subjects, ideas, philosophies, facts, etc. to just pack into one test. A person could study for 200 years straight and still only be hitting the tip of the iceberg. Plus, there are certain things that really just can't be measured, such as common sense, creativity, problem solving, etc. Also, the brain is not always consistent, you may be considered amazing at problem solving but get stumped at the simplest of problems. Those are things you can only learn by actually getting to know a person and seeing what they're like. Besides, even if you could measure them, there's no accurate way to put a score for it and dictate that one person's smarter than the other because they received 5 more points, or even 10. Regardless, we don't even fully understand the human brain yet so to try and measure a person's intelligence with only a partial understanding of the subject is just futile in itself.Lord Azrael said:
Finally though, IQ tests are pointless even if they are reliable, because it proves nothing whatsoever. What does it show you, that you're smarter than someone else? IQ tests do nothing other than soothe the ego of people that want to prove how smart they are, which is pretty funny because one would have to be stupid to brag about a simple score they got for their intelligence. The reason being, nobody is truly smart at all, we know so little about everything around us yet insist that we're amazingly intelligent. The truly smart people realize just how little they know in the grand scheme of things, but make due with what they have and know, and keep trying to learn more.
Sorry for the long rant, came out longer than I thought it would be.
I remember someone who bragged about his IQ in high school. He did not have too many friends during his stay.
Yep, I agree that it's not an absolute scale, someone with an IQ of 150 is not necessarily cleverer than someone with 145, but they are likely to be more savvy than someone with an IQ of 110 for example. You might have missed my other post during your epic dissertation (all about sprinters!)TriggerUnhappy said:
I know I do that sometimes!
I've taken a few IQ tests and i'm around average. The problem with IQ tests are that society in general takes them as a scientifically expected, absolutely certain measure of intelligence- and sometimes the success of job applicants depend on IQ test results.
The massive problem with IQ tests are that they, and other people have pointed this out in the thread, that they only measure a certain part of intelligence. Namely how good you are at numbers and seeing patterns in phrases and at completing brain puzzles. IQ tests do not measure- how good ones intelligence is in terms of rational reasoning in a real life context, how intelligent you are at absorbing information, your emotional intelligence, practical "common sense" intelligence, making links between seemingly un-related strands of information in a real-life setting...
I could go on- but i think how we all define "intelligence" is rather vague...
My opinion is that having a high IQ score means you can only reasonably say your good at IQ tests. You have to be careful how you can apply a high IQ score to anything else- especially to say that you are, to use that vague word- "intelligent".
The massive problem with IQ tests are that they, and other people have pointed this out in the thread, that they only measure a certain part of intelligence. Namely how good you are at numbers and seeing patterns in phrases and at completing brain puzzles. IQ tests do not measure- how good ones intelligence is in terms of rational reasoning in a real life context, how intelligent you are at absorbing information, your emotional intelligence, practical "common sense" intelligence, making links between seemingly un-related strands of information in a real-life setting...
I could go on- but i think how we all define "intelligence" is rather vague...
My opinion is that having a high IQ score means you can only reasonably say your good at IQ tests. You have to be careful how you can apply a high IQ score to anything else- especially to say that you are, to use that vague word- "intelligent".
Mine's about 104, but IQ is never something to brag about. The problem is whether or not not just the tests can be trusted, but also whather or not IQ itself can be trusted as a measure of intelligence.
The entire IQ point scale is worthless.
Intelligence is something that can't be rated,talked about, or bragged about, only used and seen.
There are people with high IQs that act like assclowns, and there are people with low IQs that act like someone with half a mind.
Intelligence is something that can't be rated,talked about, or bragged about, only used and seen.
There are people with high IQs that act like assclowns, and there are people with low IQs that act like someone with half a mind.