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147 at lats attempt BTW
IQ Test, Have you ever taken one ?
by oldflame 46 Replies latest jw experiences
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Gretchen956
Mine's 149 but since I have ADD you would never guess it. A lot of people with ADD and ADHD are extremely high in the IQ, helps us compensate for it. I suspect Marilyn's relative has it too.
Sherry
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oldflame
Hey everyone, thanks for all your answers. Some were interesting and other very funny. I asked this question because of a thread earlier about not being able to get an education being a JW. The funny thing is I just barely have a high school education myself as I left home at 14. I did however take my GED in the army and passed very high, my asbab test was also very high but I contribute this to the teachings from my father.
My next question is this, Do you think your IQ comes from actual education or just plain ol' common sense ? I think more of the common sense...
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Cygnus
I always scored in the mid-130s.
IQ generally has to do with how well you can manage things like problem solving, analytical processes, associations... I'd say a little formal education helps but like personality I think 90-95% of who and what you are is pretty much settled by the time you're six years old.
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caligirl
I haven't taken a formal written test, but online I scored 130 (I know some people totally discount online tests, but I am sure they can give a general indication of IQ despite not being completely accurate or official)
Studies have actually shown that EQ (emotional intelligence) is twice as important as IQ in determining professional success. I just took a very enlightening class on EQ. I did it on my own, but apparently a lot of corporations are providing training in EQ now.
I have met several people who score 160+ and found that though they are very intelligent in their particular profession, their IQ does not mean that they are any more adept at general life than the rest of us poor lower-scored schlepps are!
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Cygnus
Einstein's IQ was 180+ and he couldn't even get a decent haircut.
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zagor
Last time it was measured was reportedly 147. Mind you, that was 15 years ago, after all brain washing I've been through it is probably way below that.
What I like more though is Emotional Intelligence, while I can teach any kid with average intelligence how to operate computer to the level needed in my business I wouldn't be able to put them in front of the customer if they don't have well developed Emotional Intelligence. I've seen guys and gals with stratosphere IQs that can't deal with every-day tasks in business often finding them as overwhelming social encounters. In fact, in my experience, it is often that those two intelligences are not going hand in hand, so I’d rather employ somebody with average IQ and high EQ.
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Jeffro
I always get in the 140s in the online tests.
The accuracy of online IQ tests is questionable, but when I have taken the online tests, I have seen the results of people I know on the same tests, and they generally get lower. Though the actual results may not be accurate, they seem to give some kind of relative indication.
My not-so-bright at-the-time-step-brother-in-law-to-be confirmed my suspicions and got around 90. (The same person who tried to tell me that Calais is pronounced 'kal-ace'.)
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Doubtfully Yours
Took on-line ‘Emode’ IQ test. Score and meaning below.
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Doubtfully Yours
IQ = 127, Visual Mathematician