Anyone ever taken this? Was it hard? What did you score?

I took an IQ test a few years ago but I don't remember off the top of my head which one. I found it interesting and challenging, but I expected that. I won't say what I scored as I don't believe IQ is much of a predictor of much, although it can be important information in conjunction with other indicators/assessments. I will only say testing confirmed what was already suspected.

[Luce]

I took the WAIS last year as part of a mulitpronged assessment. It is not hard - you just keep on answering the questions until you start getting a bunch of them wrong. In most of the subtests I didn't get any wrong, which means I hit the ceiling of the test and can't get an accurate score.

[growlycat]

I took this as a very depressed teenager-I think this is your standard IQ test--Wikipedia explains it well!

Kind of SAT-like----mostly verbal vs math ability see attached chart!

There were block puzzles, all seemed like SAT questions all the way down to very simple questions. I scored 126 but the Dr. noted that I was thought to be higher, and that depression was interfering with my reaction time.

[growlycat]

If you want to read a great chapter on the IQ test and what it bodes for success, the book "Outliers" is amazing. It is great to know what is within your control and what is not when it comes to being "successful"

[-jimi-]

I wasn't told in detail how I did, it wasn't allowed. Now I hear they destroyed my record. Sigh. But I know the testing person said I was the far most intelligent person she tested.

[SoupDragon]

I used to administer it - it is not something to pass or fail but just something to indicate where an individual lies on a continuum. As the above posts suggest, it is just one test out of numerous tests, that can tell us a little about ourselves, it does not define who we are. I wonder why you are taking it? (that is for me to wonder and not for you to answer by the way).

Soup

Originally Posted by SoupDragon

I used to administer it - it is not something to pass or fail but just something to indicate where an individual lies on a continuum. As the above posts suggest, it is just one test out of numerous tests, that can tell us a little about ourselves, it does not define who we are. I wonder why you are taking it? (that is for me to wonder and not for you to answer by the way).

Soup

Aww I feel like you know me ... Because I would have answered. The concept surrounding the "Rhetorical Question" has always eluded me.

[stopdog]

LC - did you finish all the testing with the new guy?

Originally Posted by stopdog

LC - did you finish all the testing with the new guy?

Yes" testing complete and then had a session, it went well. T is doing great we may be a good fit. I can talk to him pretty easy and because he is a man I find it even easier to talk to him, so far. Thanks for asking, I'll have my results next week but he said he would email me the results and we can discuss in session. 2 sessions a week for now. Wish me luck!

[nannypat]

I had one of these test done for a base line many years ago. They did another when I was severely depressed and the scores were way lower. It is an indication of how depression can dull your cognitive skills.

Originally Posted by LolaCabanna

Anyone ever taken this? Was it hard? What did you score?

What?

No Link?

How can I take the test if I don't have a link?

Apologies to Pink Floyd ...

Thanks,
BrokenCloud

[Perna]

Yes, I took it; had a student as a therapist and he had to take a testing class, don't remember what I scored but I know that the idiot therapist didn't think I had any reason for being in therapy for the first couple years, thought I was "normal". He didn't tell me that until after he finally got it, that I wasn't in therapy for fun.

Originally Posted by BrokenCloud

What?

No Link?

How can I take the test if I don't have a link?

Apologies to Pink Floyd ...

Thanks,
BrokenCloud

Although I cannot give you the link to the full test as it has to be administered by a professional, I found this Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale

It has all sorts of stuff about it. I also took The MMPI and MMPI-2 but according to the web it's not something that's available online.

[bipolarmedstudent]

I took the kid one and scored 142. I have no idea what I would score now. I've heard your IQ goes down as you get older. I was in the gifted program as a kid, though. And I skipped a grade, so I started university when I was 16.

[CantExplain]

Originally Posted by BrokenCloud

How can I take the test if I don't have a link?

Apologies to Pink Floyd ...

Just twigged.

"How can you have any pudding if you don't eat yer meat?"

[CantExplain]

Originally Posted by bipolarmedstudent

And I skipped a grade, so I started university when I was 16.

How was that for you?

I could perhaps have skipped a year, but I would have missed out on the last year of high school. I'm very glad I didn't.

Originally Posted by bipolarmedstudent

I was in the gifted program as a kid, though. And I skipped a grade, so I started university when I was 16.

I was given the option of skipping kindergarden , my mom opted not too because I would have graduated at 16. I emailed T and he said he would give me some rules regarding my interpretation of the test so I won't obsess over a word. Hmmm... 2 sessions and he already knows me, I gotta say the male T is growing on me.

[stopdog]

LC-glad to hear you are doing well with new t right now.

[bipolarmedstudent]

Originally Posted by CantExplain

How was that for you?

I could perhaps have skipped a year, but I would have missed out on the last year of high school. I'm very glad I didn't.

Academically it was fine. I got a 4.0 my first year. Socially -- not so much. I'm already socially awkward as is, and it's even more awkward when you are so much younger than everyone else.

It was also harder because I went to university away from home and stayed in a dormitory. Needless to say, I 'matured' beyond my years. I started drinking when I was 12 and smoking pot when I was 13. I was doing cocaine by 18.

My own awakening came when I read SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE. My own family put so much emphasis on intellectual intelligence and school achievement that I never considered the importance of something other than what I could or couldn't achieve academically. It was a big eye opener for me to discover that people who posessed social abilities AND intellectual intelligence could out smart me NOt saying it was a contest, but in some ways, in my family, the GPA, the college you got into and the final degree you obtained was what counted. . . . not really true now when I'm a lot older and wiser.

[growlycat]

Originally Posted by Jaybird57

My own awakening came when I read SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE. My own family put so much emphasis on intellectual intelligence and school achievement that I never considered the importance of something other than what I could or couldn't achieve academically. It was a big eye opener for me to discover that people who posessed social abilities AND intellectual intelligence could out smart me NOt saying it was a contest, but in some ways, in my family, the GPA, the college you got into and the final degree you obtained was what counted. . . . not really true now when I'm a lot older and wiser.

I totally agree! I have noticed in my career you just have to be "smart enough" intellectually but socially, if your "EQ" is high enough it can take you further than being intellectually brilliant. In fact, it is frustrating to see not-so-bright people move up quickly because they are socially slick. It seems so unfair. I see brilliant people stuck in "technical" side roles because their mild aloofness seem like "bad management material" (not something that is always true!)

[Luce]

[quote=Jaybird57;2278995]My own awakening came when I read SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE. My own family put so much emphasis on intellectual intelligence and school achievement that I never considered the importance of something other than what I could or couldn't achieve academically. It was a big eye opener for me to discover that people who posessed social abilities AND intellectual intelligence could out smart me /quote]

I totally agree with this, and have had a similar experiences with others surpassing me throughout my life. My daughter is highly gifted too and I see this also playing out with her - while she scores very, very highly on IQ tests and is years beyond her age academically, she struggles socially. Her younger brother is bright (not gifted), but is more adept socially and has a much greater internal drive to succeed. I can easily imagine him being much more successful than her in adulthood.
Intellectual intelligence is certainly great to possess, but it is only a part of the overall picture that contributes towards 'success'.

I think the majority of people on PC are intelligent, well written individuals. I'm just curious to see if Im average crazy or mad genius crazy.... the latter would be awesome! But don't worry I'll use my powers for good! Mwahhhhhhhh..

[I totally agree with this, and have had a similar experiences with others
Intellectual intelligence is certainly great to possess, but it is only a part of the overall picture that contributes towards 'success'.[/quote]

Luce, you might want to read Daniel Goleman's book, Social Intelligence. I believe it to be a critical book for all individuals to read who are raising children in this very competitive world. I wish I had access to it earlier in my life because I KNOW that I would have raised my own son differently. It is a very powerful book. I say this because I believe that as a society we pretend to say that intelligence isn't important or critical, we downplay in ourselves, but in reality, we all honor and worship it. We see it as the signal of wonder and achievement. . .. we fail to see the isolation and believed or precieved failure in the IQ score. Said from a person who has admistered and interpreted psycho-educational assessments for thirty years!