I want to see what are the actual visible differences. Also, with someone with an IQ of 85 for example
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1 year ago4 points(+0/-0/+4Score on mirror)4 children
I stopped taking IQ tests seriously when I was tested by Mensa as having an IQ of 140/145. They gave me two tests that ranged between those two figures. I was also tested as a child as having a score in the "gifted" region. I don't believe I'm that intelligent. I have a good memory, I learn easily and am largely an autodidact, but my greatest skill is being able to take tests well. That's not a real measure of intelligence. I am hardly "gifted" or a genius.
1 year ago4 points(+0/-0/+4Score on mirror)1 child
Its also possible that IQ has been going down overall and theyve just been adjusting the midpoint of 100 downward to keep up the illusion that everyone isnt getting more retarded.
1 year ago3 points(+0/-0/+3Score on mirror)2 children
I'm kind of the same. It's important to realize that high IQ doesn't really correlate with "success". I'm intelligent enough to have secured an easy job that pays well so I can basically surf the internet at home most days and get paid 6 figs. I don't have much ambition beyond that level. A midwit with good social skills and ambition can achieve much more of a career. Pattern recognition is probably the most IQ centric ability that I care about.
IQ tests fail to control for speed of learning in any meaningful way. People who score high on IQ tests are able to learn abstractly quickly generally speaking. They can't account for all the people who can learn far more complex things but only over the course of a week.
Also, sleep is needed for the vast majority of learning. Again, IQ tests only.work if you've learned how they work (well, the ones that have more than 4 or 5 patterns to watch for). So I could take an IQ test and get 120, take it again and get 123. But I won't get my real score until I've slept and tried the next day. The difference can be as large as 30 points or more.
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High IQ people can achieve their goals.
They are also smart enough to realize that money, gold jewelry, big house, etc... is not worth pursuing.
Also, sleep is needed for the vast majority of learning. Again, IQ tests only.work if you've learned how they work (well, the ones that have more than 4 or 5 patterns to watch for). So I could take an IQ test and get 120, take it again and get 123. But I won't get my real score until I've slept and tried the next day. The difference can be as large as 30 points or more.