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MovingPictures07 
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 Posted: July 19 2008 at 17:04 |
 Luke. J wrote:
WinterLight wrote:
A few points to be made. The test is clearly inaccurate. Approximately 1 in 5 have reported a score above 150, whereas in the general population it should be less than 1 in 1000. Overall the distribution is skewed, whereas it should be Gaussian (i.e., approximate the so-called bell curve). It's doubtful that this forum, or any forum, would exhibit such statistically significant differences. Furthermore, the more you know (and, I assume, the faster you work), the higher your score--perhaps someone could experiment a bit. If you've taken a course on Graph Theory, then you wouldn't have to think about the "mutual acquaintance" problem, for example.
We should ask "cui bono?" How does the test benefit the site owners? Would reporting unflattering scores induce people to buy whatever is being sold or attract more traffic?
Beyond this particular test, we should also inquire whether IQ or the test of which has any significant meaning. According to the most sophisticated scholarship, the answer is definitively "no". First, it is naive to expect that something inherently inductive, like human intelligence, can be quantized with a comparatively simplistic testing apparatus (and even the most developed of these exams are ultimately simplistic in approach--indeed the subject which the test intends to probe requires this simplicity!). Secondly, there's not a strong positivee correlation to IQ and UGPA, or any other similar indicators of professional or academic "success." Many well-anomalies exist: an almost randomly chosen example is Richard Feynman's tested (by the NYC school district) IQ of 115--laughable when one considers that Feynman revolutionized (and this is hardly hyperbole) physics, in terms of both research and pedagogy.
If IQ tests test anything accurately, then it tests one's ability to take an IQ test.
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The complexity of prog influences our brain so that we are subconciously able to recognize complex patterns, meaning we can think at high-speed 
To be honest, I did this just for fun. And, as aproximately most here, I do not take this very serious..
Whether I show off here with a high IQ or with a high score in a Santa Clause racing game, at least have some fun |
I agree with you there!  Though, I don't know why I didn't post it first.... Oh, wait, I think it's because your IQ is supposedly higher than mine.  
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JayDee
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Posted: July 19 2008 at 18:32 |
WinterLight wrote:
A few points to be made. The test is clearly inaccurate. Approximately 1 in 5 have reported a score above 150, whereas in the general population it should be less than 1 in 1000. Overall the distribution is skewed, whereas it should be Gaussian (i.e., approximate the so-called bell curve). It's doubtful that this forum, or any forum, would exhibit such statistically significant differences. Furthermore, the more you know (and, I assume, the faster you work), the higher your score--perhaps someone could experiment a bit. If you've taken a course on Graph Theory, then you wouldn't have to think about the "mutual acquaintance" problem, for example.
We should ask "cui bono?" How does the test benefit the site owners? Would reporting unflattering scores induce people to buy whatever is being sold or attract more traffic?
Beyond this particular test, we should also inquire whether IQ or the test of which has any significant meaning. According to the most sophisticated scholarship, the answer is definitively "no". First, it is naive to expect that something inherently inductive, like human intelligence, can be quantized with a comparatively simplistic testing apparatus (and even the most developed of these exams are ultimately simplistic in approach--indeed the subject which the test intends to probe requires this simplicity!). Secondly, there's not a strong positivee correlation to IQ and UGPA, or any other similar indicators of professional or academic "success." Many well-anomalies exist: an almost randomly chosen example is Richard Feynman's tested (by the NYC school district) IQ of 115--laughable when one considers that Feynman revolutionized (and this is hardly hyperbole) physics, in terms of both research and pedagogy.
If IQ tests test anything accurately, then it tests one's ability to take an IQ test.
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Can't understand....... too complex.... can't comprehend.... uh-oh.... brain failing....... must live...... must live........... must....... *shuts down*
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Vibrationbaby
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Posted: July 22 2008 at 11:50 |
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All you guys claiming high IQs do you realize that the majority of you have higher IQs than People like Generlal " Stormin `Norman " Schwarzkopf, Edgar Allan Poe or Sharon Stone?
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npjnpj
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Posted: July 24 2008 at 05:06 |
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Crap! How ambarasink.
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el böthy
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Posted: July 29 2008 at 00:32 |
I think it was 139, but Im not sure. I did not take the stupid internet test but a "real" on with a therapist as part of a series of tests because of my depresions... turns out I have cronic depression.  well, whatcha gonna do...? Still Im quite skeptical about this tests...
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"You want me to play what, Robert?"
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Jim Garten
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Posted: July 30 2008 at 07:26 |
It would be nice to think the internet test posted earlier is accurate... if so, I've got an IQ of 152
Yeah - right!
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Jon Lord 1941 - 2012
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Posted: July 30 2008 at 13:32 |
Vibrationbaby wrote:
All you guys claiming high IQs do you realize that the majority of you have higher IQs than People like Generlal " Stormin `Norman " Schwarzkopf, Edgar Allan Poe or Sharon Stone? |
When I think of the intellectual giants of our age, my first thought is of course of Sharon Stone.  When she developed faster-than-light travel...no wait...errrr, when she found a cure for the common cold...no that's not right...when she composed her first symphony...nope...ummmmm...oh wait, when she flashed her hooha in that one movie...brilliant, simply brilliant. 
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I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you?
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The T
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Posted: July 30 2008 at 15:19 |
The Doctor wrote:
Vibrationbaby wrote:
All you guys claiming high IQs do you realize that the majority of you have higher IQs than People like Generlal " Stormin `Norman " Schwarzkopf, Edgar Allan Poe or Sharon Stone? |
When I think of the intellectual giants of our age, my first thought is of course of Sharon Stone. When she developed faster-than-light travel...no wait...errrr, when she found a cure for the common cold...no that's not right...when she composed her first symphony...nope...ummmmm...oh wait, when she flashed her hooha in that one movie...brilliant, simply brilliant.
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Yeah,.. really... Sharon Stone? She developed the Theory of Relativity for Underwear maybe... but...
Gen. Schwarzkopf? Because he basically helped win a war where it was basically the biggest military power the world has ever seen vs.... some camels?
Edgar Allan Poe feels like a better choice.. but he's rather..... dead, loooooong time ago, you know... maybe we can pick Einstein...
Usually, the highest IQ's are to be found in mathematicians who have numbers in their heads and zero blood in their veins... 
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Pnoom!
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Posted: July 30 2008 at 15:24 |
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All I know is that it's above 120. If I had to guess I'd say above 140, but I don't know.
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Pnoom!
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Posted: July 30 2008 at 15:24 |
Vibrationbaby wrote:
All you guys claiming high IQs do you realize that the majority of you have higher IQs than People like Generlal " Stormin `Norman " Schwarzkopf, Edgar Allan Poe or Sharon Stone?
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This means nothing.
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rileydog22
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Posted: July 30 2008 at 15:56 |
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I took an IQ test in kindergarten and I came up one point shy of the genius range. And I'm still pretty smart.
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rileydog22
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Posted: July 30 2008 at 15:59 |
WinterLight wrote:
A few points to be made. The test is clearly inaccurate. Approximately 1 in 5 have reported a score above 150, whereas in the general population it should be less than 1 in 1000. Overall the distribution is skewed, whereas it should be Gaussian (i.e., approximate the so-called bell curve). It's doubtful that this forum, or any forum, would exhibit such statistically significant differences. Furthermore, the more you know (and, I assume, the faster you work), the higher your score--perhaps someone could experiment a bit. If you've taken a course on Graph Theory, then you wouldn't have to think about the "mutual acquaintance" problem, for example.
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As someone obviously fairly well-versed in statistics, you should be aware of the inherent flaws of voluntary-response surveys. It's obvious that someone whose score came back 50 would not be nearly as interested in posting their results as someone who got a 150.
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Padraic
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Posted: July 30 2008 at 16:03 |
^^ So here at progarchives we have at least one incredibly stupid yet incredibly honest individual. 
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The Doctor
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Posted: July 30 2008 at 16:29 |
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^^ So here at progarchives we have at least one incredibly stupid yet incredibly honest individual. |
You know. I was wondering about that myself. I'm pretty sure you couldn't function well enough to even use a computer if your IQ was that low. And you'd probably listen to punk or rap or country, not prog.
I won't post my IQ as some of you would be so shocked at what a high IQ I have, you would flee in panic.
Seriously, although I didn't take the test here, I did take a test about a year ago, and one when I was somewhere around 18-19. All I will say is I've gotten stupider as the years have progressed. Not by much...but a little.
Edited by The Doctor - July 30 2008 at 16:30
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I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you?
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song_of_copper
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Posted: July 30 2008 at 16:37 |
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Padraic
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Posted: July 30 2008 at 16:40 |
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Atavachron
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Posted: July 30 2008 at 16:47 |
The Doctor wrote:
I did take a test about a year ago, and one when I scored somewhere around 18-19. All I will say is I've gotten stupider as the years have progressed. Not by much...but a little. |
oh dear, I'm amazed you can form words..
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The Doctor
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Posted: July 30 2008 at 16:56 |
Ouch! Someone used my misquoting technique against me. 
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I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you?
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song_of_copper
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Posted: July 30 2008 at 17:05 |
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Pnoom!
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Posted: July 30 2008 at 17:10 |
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