Super IQ

I do surveys and tests and crap online when I find them. I'm a sucker, I admit it.

I just took this "Super IQ Test" over at Tickle and got 147, which is pretty much in line with every other IQ test I've taken since grade school. Apparently, I'm also a "Visual Linguist." Here's the longer description:
The way you think about things makes you a Visual Linguist. This means you are highly intelligent and have many diverse talents. You have especially strong linguistic talents and are very good at interpreting visual information. You've got your feet on the ground, but your mind is capable of very complex, abstract thought. Compared to others, you are easily able to see situations from many different angles. You also understand how things work in a very practical way.
The real kicker came in an email later, though:
Visual Linguists know what they know and don't particularly enjoy having to explain why or how.
That's probably the most accurate statement any test ever has come up with. It's exactly how I function. I know what I know, just trust me and don't make me explain it to you. All it's doing is wasting your time and mine.

posted on Tuesday, March 30, 2004 8:42 PM | Filed Under [ General Ramblings ]

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by Tanya at 3/31/2004 1:50 PM
WOW! I did a few tests that brought me out at about 135, give or take 3 points, and I was pretty happy about that! Ok, so I don't know if you or any of your readers understand IQ or what the scores mean so I'm gonna take a minute to explain why that's a PHENOMENAL score (but only trust a score a true pyschologist gives you from a true test btw, not to say that's not what you'd score there).

OK, so you need to know a bit of stats, but it' easy. IQ is based on scores that are normed across hundreds of thousands of people. Most people (64% of the population) will score between 84 and 116 with 50th percentile being 100. That means the the standard deviation is 16 points, so for every 16 points, you move further away from the norm. Another 13.5% will score between 116-132 or 68-84. You are deemed developmentally handicapped if you fall below 70ish. Now, only 2% of the entire population will score between 130 and 145. 2%. 0.13% will fall above 145!!!

you can see it graphically here: http://www.psy.pdx.edu/PsiCafe/Overheads/BellCurve.htm

Enough said. And you know what? It makes total sense cus smart people do usually get it and because others aren't as smart, they CAN'T explain it to others BECAUSE they see things differently than the general populus. But the test is culturally biased, so be careful.

K, I geeked out on there as a pych major and a statistician of sorts. I'm gonna take that test when I get a chance.
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by Travis at 3/31/2004 2:59 PM
I've taken a couple of the professional psych tests and got between 140 and 150 on them (I don't remember the exact numbers; I think one was 141), so this test isn't entirely off. It didn't hurt that it showed up in the upper section of that range.

I was mostly just impressed with the summary statement about how I hate explaining how or why I know what I know - I just know, I don't know how I know. I had a really tough time in math classes showing my work on the problems because I would just know what the answer was, but not know how I got there.
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by Tanya at 3/31/2004 3:08 PM
that's funny. I had a hard time with math word problems cuz I'd know how to solve but not which of the 8 formulas was right to attain taht solution. very frustrating.

I did it in a fit of procrastiantion and got 141. I kept thinking "this test is too easy to be an IQ test" but then I realized taht if you do well adn are smart, of course it's easy. Hmmmm. I'm a Creative Theorist. This means I am "able to process information of nearly every kind with ease, using both creativity and analysis to make sense of the world. Compared to others [I] also have a very rich imagination." oh ya and "Only 6 out of 1,000 people have this rare combination of abilities." Sure. Whatever.

In my email it said "Creative Theorists are highly imaginative and excel at being innovative and conjuring up notions of what could be." that's very true. I get frustrated when people think I'm attacking them becaseu I lke to think out other possibilites or am fascinated with what COULD happen if... or why we do the things we do.

It is fun though and I suppose it's pretty true. Hurray for us, we're smart! (or something like that). thanks for that bit of procrastination.

Oh and btw, I did the "right job for you" I'm not gonna pay to see, but apparently I'm good where I can be a Analytical and Creative. No shock there.
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by Travis at 3/31/2004 3:31 PM
I got "Analytical and Creative" on the job test, too. So did Greg. Makes me wonder if that one's rigged or if smart people all get the "Analytical and Creative" result (G got a 141 on the IQ test, too, but he's a "Complex Intellectual").
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by Lost at 3/31/2004 7:39 PM
I am not as smart as the master - 131. I am unworthy.
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by Pitzzy at 5/6/2005 3:05 AM
What's the difference between Super IQ Test and IQ Test at Tickle cuz I took them both and the result weren't the same.
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by Travis at 5/6/2005 8:11 AM
Not sure, to be honest, what the difference is. Obviously different questions, but I'd wager the one with more questions (Super IQ Test, I believe) would be more accurate, since there's more data to analyze.
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by ALEX at 5/31/2005 2:11 AM
I scored a 147 on the test as well. It was a suprisingly easy test; I've tkane some tests offered by the High IQ society, and while my results were always in the 140-150 range, those tests are a bit more difficult. http://www.highiqsociety.org/flash/nonmembers/iqtests.htm

I was also told I'm a "creative theorist" which is pretty accurate considering I teach myself most things, and my hobbies include writing, photography and singing.
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by bee deceased at 6/18/2005 7:17 AM
I got yee ole 147 too.
Visual linguistic,so the gods say.
Quite happy with myself I am.
I never did well at school because I just wasn't interested in anything the teachers had to say,so it's nice to know I'm not thick,although I never thought I was,I'm sure some of my class mates did.
I'm a professional musician though and have been playing music all my life.
I definitly think that learning complex forms of music is great for exercising many different areas of the the old noodle.
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by ALEX at 6/18/2005 10:44 AM
Music is considered food for the brain. Seems like you have been feeding yourself quite well then ;)
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by D-Technic2000 at 12/30/2005 6:03 AM
Derron, your Super IQ score is 147

Your overall intelligence quotient is the result of a scientifically-tested formula based on how many questions you answered correctly. But it's only part of what we learned about you from your answers on the test. We also determined the way you process information.

The way you think about things makes you a Visual Linguist. This means you are highly intelligent and have many diverse talents. You have especially strong linguistic talents and are very good at interpreting visual information. You've got your feet on the ground, but your mind is capable of very complex, abstract thought. Compared to others, you are easily able to see situations from many different angles. You also understand how things work in a very practical way.

How did we determine that your thinking style is that of a Visual Linguist? When we examined your test results further, we analyzed how you scored on 8 dimensions of intelligence: spatial, organizational, abstract reasoning, logical, mechanical, verbal, visual and numerical. The 3 dimensions you scored highest on combine to make you a Visual Linguist. Only 6 out of 1,000 people have this rare combination of abilities.

Hoorayyyyy for me!!! :o)-~
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by Imtiaz at 8/12/2007 2:27 AM
My score is 152.
I am also a creative theorist. Can anyone suggest me about other free online IQ tests?
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by herbert at 12/19/2007 2:24 AM
got a 134, and it proclaimed me a visual linguist, which i don't think even exists as an official psychological classification. A problem I had was that many questions were too vague. example instead of saying 50% in one question, it said one-half. 'one-half' can be misinterpreted. obviously, its not a serious test. Boring, yes, fun, no. <---organize that in a logical way.
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by lalit at 4/22/2008 5:47 AM
got a 147 on the tickle IQ test...and i know that i am dumb..i mean a smart person doesnt take such IQ tests...he knows he is smart...lolz
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by lalit at 4/22/2008 6:02 AM
Lalit, your IQ score is 147

Your overall intelligence quotient is the result of a scientifically-tested formula based on how many questions you answered correctly. But it's only part of what we learned about you from your answers on the test. We also determined the way you process information.

The way you think about things makes you a Complex Intellectual. This means you are highly intelligent and have extraordinarily strong verbal and math skills. Compared to others you are a highly conceptual and complex thinker and are able to understand information in an abstract form. You also show great attention to detail. In fact, it's hard to find something you're not good at.

How did we determine that your thinking style is that of a Complex Intellectual? When we examined your test results further, we analyzed how you scored on 8 dimensions of intelligence: spatial, organizational, abstract reasoning, logical, mechanical, verbal, visual and numerical. The 3 dimensions you scored highest on combine to make you a Complex Intellectual. Only 6 out of 1,000 people have this rare combination of abilities.

Find out which intelligence dimensions you scored highest on and how your IQ score compares to others in your personalized, 31-page Super IQ
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by Landon Bennett at 5/4/2008 12:14 AM
Oh funny thing, I got 168. HiGhEsT!
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by Hamxi at 1/10/2009 1:31 AM
i donno my score bt the iq tests i've given all they show is this '>200' and the title is intellectual and imaginative genius.
..P.S on the contrary i wud like to suggest tht evy1 is equal..blessed wid equal minds...it just depends on us on how to use it:)...b confident in urself:)..as far as u dream, is as far as u can reach:)..don't forget;)
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