Online IQ Test (This can't be right ...)

[Togakure]

I hadn't taken an IQ test since I was a kid. The Political IQ thread got me curious, so I did a quick search online and found this site:

www.IQTest.com

I took the test (which didn't take very long) and then had my results e-mailed to me. This is what I got:

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Thank you for taking the IQ Test at www.IQTest.com.

We are confirming that your IQ Test score was: 147

Please log in at http://www.iqtest.com/login.html to purchase your Complete Personal Intelligence Profile.

Your login password is: *************** (edited by Toga)

For an explanation of our Complete Personal Intelligence Profile, go to: http://www.iqtest.com/profileexplain.html

For an explanation of how a response to a test question can be analyzed in terms of the various types of intelligence being used, go to: http://www.iqtest.com/profileexplain.html?p=2

For a sample/example profile--not your profile, but a sample which shows what your Complete Personal Intelligence Profile would look like--go to: http://www.iqtest.com/profilesample.html


Compare your score:


Intelligence Interval Cognitive Designation
40 - 55 Mentally disabled (Less than 1% of test takers)
55 - 70 Learning difficulty (2.3% of test takers)
70 - 85 Below average
85 - 115 Average (68% of test takers)
115 - 130 Gifted
130 - 145 Genius (2.3% of test takers)
145 - 160 Extraordinary genius (Less than 1% of test takers)
160+ "Unmeasurable" genius

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Now I find this very difficult to believe, particularly considering the experiences I've been through over the last few years and their effect on me. I'm a smart guy, but not as smart as this result suggests. I will take the test a few more times and see what my scores average out to be. I remember as a kid I scored high, but not at the genius level (Gifted, I think, but I would remember if I'd scored at the Genius level).

If anyone else is willing to take this test and share their results and opinion of the test, I'd appreciate it. Also, if someone knows of a better, more reputable place to take an IQ test online, please post a link. Thanks.

[Beirut]

I took an IQ test once.

I failed.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Here's a better one: http://www.highiqsociety.org/noflash/home.asp

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Lol, just took the test, it's clearly messed up I had 157.

Thank you for taking the IQ Test at www.IQTest.com.

We are confirming that your IQ Test score was: 157

Please log in at http://www.iqtest.com/login.html to purchase your Complete Personal
Intelligence Profile.

Your login password is: **********
For an explanation of our Complete Personal Intelligence Profile, go to:
http://www.iqtest.com/profileexplain.html

For an explanation of how a response to a test question can be analyzed in terms of
the various types of intelligence being used, go to:
http://www.iqtest.com/profileexplain.html?p=2

For a sample/example profile--not your profile, but a sample which shows what your
Complete Personal Intelligence Profile would look like--go to:
http://www.iqtest.com/profilesample.html


Compare your score:




Intelligence Interval
Cognitive Designation


40 - 55
Mentally disabled (Less than 1% of test takers)


55 - 70
Learning difficulty (2.3% of test takers)


70 - 85
Below average


85 - 115
Average (68% of test takers)


115 - 130
Gifted


130 - 145
Genius (2.3% of test takers)


145 - 160
Extraordinary genius (Less than 1% of test takers)


160+
"Unmeasurable" genius

So close to unmeasurable

[Togakure]

Cool, thanks for the link. I'll check it out a bit later.

[Psyco]

Hmm... something *has* to be wrong. I got 147 too, and I'm only 15.

[Louis VI the Fat]

Complete Personal Intelligence Profile Explanation
You will receive a General IQ Score for free. However, should you wish to obtain an in depth report, a wide spectrum 13 part analysis of your performance is available for $9.95. With your complete profile, you will receive a graph and complete written explanations regarding your scores in each of the test's 13 individual areas of intelligence.

I guess they give unrealistically high IQ scores to sell their in depth reports. Nobody's going to have their IQ analyzed by people who just told you that your IQ is even lower than W's

I got 155, and I'm not even native English speaker.
Flattering, but unrealistic.