Are IQ Tests Rigged/Biased?

[Jinn-Gon Qui]

I always wondered if such tests are reliable and worth taking, and what are they to prove.

[Cassidy]

From what I can gather, the tests are often memory-based and logic-based. And for logic... well, some of us arrive at answers with different lines of thought, and sometimes that means we don't get the same answers.

[tmwfte]

Yes. They are completely rigged to people with good memories, puzzle-solving skills, and high vocabularies.

[saranacX]

引用自 Sasha：

From what I can gather, the tests are often memory-based and logic-based. And for logic... well, some of us arrive at answers with different lines of thought, and sometimes that means we don't get the same answers.

As in some people get correct answers and others get wrong answers =P

[alicerinz]

I found some tests on wikipedia,here is how it went :

First Test - Many questions,got annoyed and gave random answers to a solid half of the test.120IQ

Second Test - 15 questions,all of them were like " Here is a ball and a cube.How to construct a fusion reactor?~110IQ

Those arent logic questions,those are idiotic questions.

[Cassidy]

引用自 Polybius：

引用自 Sasha：

From what I can gather, the tests are often memory-based and logic-based. And for logic... well, some of us arrive at answers with different lines of thought, and sometimes that means we don't get the same answers.

As in some people get correct answers and others get wrong answers =P

Though in life, sometimes there are more than one correct answer, but society tends to be like "This is the correct way to do things, anything else is the wrong method" and "only our answer is right".

[Radene]

I dunno. Are athletic contests rigged for people with better physical form?

[Jinn-Gon Qui]

I recently found an online IQ test that gave me a result of 78, while in the past I found another one that gave me I think 110 or above 90. I just hope that people know that these tests are merely for "fun".

[Cassidy]

引用自 KING_THATCHA'：

I recently found an online IQ test that gave me a result of 78, while in the past I found another one that gave me I think 110 or above 90. I just hope that people know that these tests are merely for "fun".

Most of the ones I did always put it ridiculously high like 130-140. Are they trying to bamboozle people into thinking we're all special geniuses when most of us are probably just average?

[Friggatrisk]

My professor talked about this in psychology the short answer is yes IQ tests are biased because when you get older you forget more often.

[Jinn-Gon Qui]

引用自 Sasha：

引用自 KING_THATCHA'：

I recently found an online IQ test that gave me a result of 78, while in the past I found another one that gave me I think 110 or above 90. I just hope that people know that these tests are merely for "fun".

Most of the ones I did always put it ridiculously high like 130-140. Are they trying to bamboozle people into thinking we're all special geniuses when most of us are probably just average?

Looks like it, just by the sound of it. If we all really had that high IQ we would've probably came up with a lot of helpful ♥♥♥♥ for humanity.

[Cassidy]

引用自 KING_THATCHA'：

引用自 Sasha：

Most of the ones I did always put it ridiculously high like 130-140. Are they trying to bamboozle people into thinking we're all special geniuses when most of us are probably just average?

Looks like it, just by the sound of it. If we all really had that high IQ we would've probably came up with a lot of helpful ♥♥♥♥ for humanity.

Then again, dolphins are the smartest creatures in the ocean, and dolphins are known for being ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ who attack smaller porpoises "for the lolz", sometimes killing them. There is definitely a link between higher intelligence and finding new ways to screw over others.

[Jinn-Gon Qui]

引用自 Sasha：

引用自 KING_THATCHA'：

Looks like it, just by the sound of it. If we all really had that high IQ we would've probably came up with a lot of helpful ♥♥♥♥ for humanity.

Then again, dolphins are the smartest creatures in the ocean, and dolphins are known for being ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ who attack smaller porpoises "for the lolz", sometimes killing them. There is definitely a link between higher intelligence and finding new ways to screw over others.

Totally!

[Martin Harris]

引用自 Riedy：

You mean online ones? They're complete ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ and just puzzle tests. Real ones test you based on your age and education, maybe also your area, but it's never going to be incredibly accurate.

IQ pretty much stays the same through all ages.

[Devious]

IQ testing is far from perfect, but it's the best method currently available to measure a person's intellectual potential. Obviously, online testing is unreliable, and so is the word of people on their IQ (much like every dude claims to have an 8 inch penis, you wouldn't think less than 1% of the population scores higher than 140 given how often these numbers are thrown around)

Contrary to popular belief, IQ testing does measure a lot more than your skill with words and math. Spatial intelligence, memorization, basic reasoning, speed and sometimes general knowledge are also taken into account. The problem is that you're trying measure multiple abilities on a one-dimensional scale. A person with an attention deficit (or just nervous from taking a test) might score much lower than someone with lesser logical reasoning skills. This absolutely does limit its usefulness. I would say that while someone capable of scoring high is almost certainly very intelligent, a lower score doesn't necessarily mean the opposite.

As flawed as IQ is though, the alternatives are utter garbage. Gardner's multiple intelligence for example include aptitudes totally unrelated to intellectual skills, divides those skills awkwardly and arbitrarily (naturalistic intelligence is either a subset of logic, being related to Earth sciences, or simply an appreciation of nature, which isn't even a skill) and worst of all, lets you decide your own scores based on your personal tastes. Hate to break it to you, but watching sports on TV doesn't make you an athlete.

[ROFLpl0x]

Real IQ tests aren't rigged but some are better than others. That's why when you take one you should always take several and average the scores. Legit IQ tests were and remain the standard that every govt uses to gauge the intelligence of employees who need high intelligence... like spies.

The problem with IQ tests and their public credibility is that they consistently fail to demonstrate certain claims that modern society has accepted as being true, and needs to be true to maintain the facade. Problem is, for every politically correct claim that IQ tests are unreliable, the same people that support that claim are making somebody take one to find out how intelligent he or she is.

The online IQ tests are probably bogus, depending on where they come from, but no doubt "they" are big fans of their existence because they're generally designed to make everybody think they're smarter than they really are.

引用自 Sasha：

引用自 KING_THATCHA'：

Looks like it, just by the sound of it. If we all really had that high IQ we would've probably came up with a lot of helpful ♥♥♥♥ for humanity.

Then again, dolphins are the smartest creatures in the ocean, and dolphins are known for being ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ who attack smaller porpoises "for the lolz", sometimes killing them. There is definitely a link between higher intelligence and finding new ways to screw over others.

All life, everywhere, tries to screw over it's weaker neighbors, from the simplest to the most advanced. Even plants fight each other for resources and the advancement of their own kind over others. It's a natural part of life.

We assume dolphins try to kill other animals for no good reason but it's just a guess because we don't know what the dolphin is thinking when it does it. There's a very good chance they do it to eliminate competition for food.