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mo42 · 02-02-2005, 11:28 PM

In my high school psychology class, everybody took an IQ test as an activity, and scored a 145+ on it. It didn't have a higher rank, and it basically had ranges for the number of questions you got right, so it wasn't a particulary good test, in my opinion. I have always done very well on standardized tests, though, and I was in the gifted/advanced classes before college.

My teacher at the time, who was a smart and knowledgeable guy, said that IQ tests for the standard population aren't really very accurate above 120 or so, and that you'd probably have to have a test designed for the above-average to get an accurate score.

02-02-2005, 11:28 PM	#88 (permalink)
mo42 Insane Location: California	In my high school psychology class, everybody took an IQ test as an activity, and scored a 145+ on it. It didn't have a higher rank, and it basically had ranges for the number of questions you got right, so it wasn't a particulary good test, in my opinion. I have always done very well on standardized tests, though, and I was in the gifted/advanced classes before college. My teacher at the time, who was a smart and knowledgeable guy, said that IQ tests for the standard population aren't really very accurate above 120 or so, and that you'd probably have to have a test designed for the above-average to get an accurate score. __________________ It's not getting what you want, it's wanting what you've got. Last edited by mo42; 02-02-2005 at 11:30 PM..