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I had to do the visual and problematic awareness test. :awful:
Proper Mensa stuff.
You have to be aware that the free online tests are aimed at making
folk's feel so good about it they register to do more. {)
Did the test in 25 minutes where it was allowed 2 hours..
Ones I got wrong were done that way as in you would have to
do some previous test's to compile an aggregate plus recognition.
Oh, I scored 187 out of 200.
I had to at least score above 110 to pass.
I was a bit pissed off when I was told I was being duped on purpose.
That proved I was honest.
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Proper Mensa stuff.
You have to be aware that the free online tests are aimed at making
folk's feel so good about it they register to do more. {)
Did the test in 25 minutes where it was allowed 2 hours..
Ones I got wrong were done that way as in you would have to
do some previous test's to compile an aggregate plus recognition.
Oh, I scored 187 out of 200.
I had to at least score above 110 to pass.
I was a bit pissed off when I was told I was being duped on purpose.
That proved I was honest.
erfect: erfect:
I did the Womensa test and failed because I grew a moustache before i finished....
This post is so interragatove, I love your words mateTathradj said:I had to do the visual and problematic awareness test. :awful:
Proper Mensa stuff.
You have to be aware that the free online tests are aimed at making
folk's feel so good about it they register to do more. {)
Did the test in 25 minutes where it was allowed 2 hours..
Ones I got wrong were done that way as in you would have to
do some previous test's to compile an aggregate plus recognition.
Oh, I scored 187 out of 200.
I had to at least score above 110 to pass.
I was a bit pissed off when I was told I was being duped on purpose.
That proved I was honest.
In my opinion IQ only works in your surroundings unless your masters of everything, and even then you can have all the answers but your hands on ability could be terrible.
Take a native hunter gatherer , a farmer , a doctor , a engineer , a scientist , computer programmer and a astro physicists , they are all extremely smart in their given feild but can totally fail in another.
When I used to shear we had a saying , "that bloke is that smart he is dumb" translated he has all the correct answers but couldn't physically achieve anything.
I think IQ should be rated by the ability to read or follow instructions, understand and identify the problem, plan and execute the solution to many tasks.
Or simply give them a beer can with no pull tab , raw sausages with no pan , unsliced bread and tub of butter with no knife and just for good measure 10,000 flys and a screaming baby.
Take a native hunter gatherer , a farmer , a doctor , a engineer , a scientist , computer programmer and a astro physicists , they are all extremely smart in their given feild but can totally fail in another.
When I used to shear we had a saying , "that bloke is that smart he is dumb" translated he has all the correct answers but couldn't physically achieve anything.
I think IQ should be rated by the ability to read or follow instructions, understand and identify the problem, plan and execute the solution to many tasks.
Or simply give them a beer can with no pull tab , raw sausages with no pan , unsliced bread and tub of butter with no knife and just for good measure 10,000 flys and a screaming baby.
Calm down 20xwater before this post loses credibility.
Totally agree with these 2 lines Aussie.
You can be as smart as all get out but applying those "Smarts, "
That is where it goes wrong.
I think IQ should be rated by the ability to read or follow instructions, understand and identify the problem, plan and execute the solution to many tasks.
Or simply give them a beer can with no pull tab , raw sausages with no pan , unsliced bread and tub of butter with no knife and just for good measure 10,000 flys and a screaming baby.
1. Ability to read or follow instructions
Answer; Yes, The instructions were written by a smart so and so because he has a degree in using word/spreadsheets/databasing but cannot read hand written thngo's because he only understands key board type stuff. (Forget the poor bumhole who has to then work out why the written instructions don't work at 3:00 in the Morning and every one has gone to sleep.
2. Or simply give them a beer can with no pull tab , raw sausages with no pan , unsliced bread and tub of butter with no knife and just for good measure 10,000 flys and a screaming baby.
Answer, Cool the beer first then rub the top on concrete or such.
Snags, Go find a shovel then light a fire to cook them on it.
Unsliced bread, ? How was it cooked in the first place. ?? Just belt it with the side of the shovel to cut it or simply break it apart to spread the butter you just made with a stick then, then rub the can of soup on concrete to wear of the edge off then heat it on the fire you created to cook the snags in the first place.
Screaming Babies, What the heck are you doing in the first place with screaming hungry babies in the first place. ?? Just light a fire, Cook the snags, Grab a bit of damper and soak it in the soup then give it too them after you have chewed it to soften it a bit
Hang On. Where did the bloody snags and the freeking frig come from in the first place. ????
Many a time I have cooked a chop in the bush on a shovel because I forgot to bring the plate. LOL
You can be as smart as all get out but applying those "Smarts, "
That is where it goes wrong.
I think IQ should be rated by the ability to read or follow instructions, understand and identify the problem, plan and execute the solution to many tasks.
Or simply give them a beer can with no pull tab , raw sausages with no pan , unsliced bread and tub of butter with no knife and just for good measure 10,000 flys and a screaming baby.
1. Ability to read or follow instructions
Answer; Yes, The instructions were written by a smart so and so because he has a degree in using word/spreadsheets/databasing but cannot read hand written thngo's because he only understands key board type stuff. (Forget the poor bumhole who has to then work out why the written instructions don't work at 3:00 in the Morning and every one has gone to sleep.
2. Or simply give them a beer can with no pull tab , raw sausages with no pan , unsliced bread and tub of butter with no knife and just for good measure 10,000 flys and a screaming baby.
Answer, Cool the beer first then rub the top on concrete or such.
Snags, Go find a shovel then light a fire to cook them on it.
Unsliced bread, ? How was it cooked in the first place. ?? Just belt it with the side of the shovel to cut it or simply break it apart to spread the butter you just made with a stick then, then rub the can of soup on concrete to wear of the edge off then heat it on the fire you created to cook the snags in the first place.
Screaming Babies, What the heck are you doing in the first place with screaming hungry babies in the first place. ?? Just light a fire, Cook the snags, Grab a bit of damper and soak it in the soup then give it too them after you have chewed it to soften it a bit
Hang On. Where did the bloody snags and the freeking frig come from in the first place. ????
Many a time I have cooked a chop in the bush on a shovel because I forgot to bring the plate. LOL
So very true.
While I am having a beer looking out to the distant blue hills that are called
Brown Mountain.
They must be like that because of global warming.
Or was that from Climate Change. ?
Nope, They were burnt a bit because of carbon storage.
I better do a bit of googling or Facebook to find out. O
While I am having a beer looking out to the distant blue hills that are called
Brown Mountain.
They must be like that because of global warming.
Or was that from Climate Change. ?
Nope, They were burnt a bit because of carbon storage.
I better do a bit of googling or Facebook to find out. O
Redfin said:
And many idiots out there who think they are smart just because they are the boss. ]
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Doug
Anyone interested in IQ would profit from reading Stuart Ritchie's book Intelligence: All That Matters.
"There is a strange disconnect between the scientific consensus and the public mind on intelligence testing. Just mention IQ testing in polite company, and you'll sternly be informed that IQ tests don't measure anything "real", and only reflect how good you are at doing IQ tests; that they ignore important traits like "emotional intelligence" and "multiple intelligences"; and that those who are interested in IQ testing must be elitists, or maybe something more sinister.
Yet the scientific evidence is clear: IQ tests are extraordinarily useful. IQ scores are related to a huge variety of important life outcomes like educational success, income, and even life expectancy, and biological studies have shown they are genetically influenced and linked to measures of the brain. Studies of intelligence and IQ are regularly published in the world's top scientific journals.
This book will offer an entertaining introduction to the state of the art in intelligence and IQ, and will show how we have arrived at what we know from a century's research. It will engage head-on with many of the criticisms of IQ testing by describing the latest high-quality scientific research, but will not be a simple point-by-point rebuttal: it will make a positive case for IQ research, focusing on the potential benefits for society that a better understanding of intelligence can bring."
"There is a strange disconnect between the scientific consensus and the public mind on intelligence testing. Just mention IQ testing in polite company, and you'll sternly be informed that IQ tests don't measure anything "real", and only reflect how good you are at doing IQ tests; that they ignore important traits like "emotional intelligence" and "multiple intelligences"; and that those who are interested in IQ testing must be elitists, or maybe something more sinister.
Yet the scientific evidence is clear: IQ tests are extraordinarily useful. IQ scores are related to a huge variety of important life outcomes like educational success, income, and even life expectancy, and biological studies have shown they are genetically influenced and linked to measures of the brain. Studies of intelligence and IQ are regularly published in the world's top scientific journals.
This book will offer an entertaining introduction to the state of the art in intelligence and IQ, and will show how we have arrived at what we know from a century's research. It will engage head-on with many of the criticisms of IQ testing by describing the latest high-quality scientific research, but will not be a simple point-by-point rebuttal: it will make a positive case for IQ research, focusing on the potential benefits for society that a better understanding of intelligence can bring."
I just did the IQ test and thankfully my result was negative :Y:
Moneybox
Philip & Sandra Box
We had to do IQ tests at school but were never allowed to see the results. I really wanted to see mine because I thought I did well but perhaps it was just as well I was protected from the truth :lol:
condor22
Mike
I was asked to do a Mensa IQ test for a job I applied for (professional) in the early 80s. I scored an IQ of 153.
I got the job and 6 months later due to national downsizing, got made redundant. So much for the IQ test.
I then joined the RAAF in the belief it was a secure job and had to do the usual raft of aptitude tests. Each of these tests were designed to not be finished in the allotted time to put the applicant under pressure. I finished them all and correctly. Ten years later many jobs were looked at and determined to be not necessary for "in uniform". I got made redundant again. So much for aptitude.
A short time later I got the job back as a public servant, same office, same boss and even at the same desk. Six years on and it was decided to look at putting the job along with others under a Commercial Support Program, meaning I again faced redundancy. Fortunately due to security concerns this program was cancelled and I saw the job through to retirement.
My conclusion, IQ tests mean SFA in the real world. It doesn't matter how smart you are, I've seen some really suspect people get promoted. I guess in those circumstances it depended on who you shared your drinking time with.
I got the job and 6 months later due to national downsizing, got made redundant. So much for the IQ test.
I then joined the RAAF in the belief it was a secure job and had to do the usual raft of aptitude tests. Each of these tests were designed to not be finished in the allotted time to put the applicant under pressure. I finished them all and correctly. Ten years later many jobs were looked at and determined to be not necessary for "in uniform". I got made redundant again. So much for aptitude.
A short time later I got the job back as a public servant, same office, same boss and even at the same desk. Six years on and it was decided to look at putting the job along with others under a Commercial Support Program, meaning I again faced redundancy. Fortunately due to security concerns this program was cancelled and I saw the job through to retirement.
My conclusion, IQ tests mean SFA in the real world. It doesn't matter how smart you are, I've seen some really suspect people get promoted. I guess in those circumstances it depended on who you shared your drinking time with.
I saw the same thing all the years in PMG,Telecom,Telstra.......
I did Army psyche and IQ tests in 1979 as part of an Antarctica interview process (base Electrical Engineer) and failed both miserably
They said: "get this numbskull out of Australia immediately", so I was no my way South along with many other nitwits who've become lifelong friends
I guess 1.3 years down there knocked some modicum of sense into me?
That's psyche and IQ tests for you..........
PS: A RAN Commander Mick (good friend - so surname withheld) once said at a Naval conference that I attended: "...and we all know that rank times IQ is a constant".
He became a market gardener about 1 month later Although I was a contractor, I'd lost a good/very smart friend.
PPS: At these conferences, he also often started off the house-keeping by stating: "Don't worry about your mobile phones as this theatre has phone jamming technology. If your phone rings, this big Maori will come in and jam it up your backside!"
The brass liked the second, but definitely not the first!
They said: "get this numbskull out of Australia immediately", so I was no my way South along with many other nitwits who've become lifelong friends
I guess 1.3 years down there knocked some modicum of sense into me?
That's psyche and IQ tests for you..........
PS: A RAN Commander Mick (good friend - so surname withheld) once said at a Naval conference that I attended: "...and we all know that rank times IQ is a constant".
He became a market gardener about 1 month later
Although I was a contractor, I'd lost a good/very smart friend.PPS: At these conferences, he also often started off the house-keeping by stating: "Don't worry about your mobile phones as this theatre has phone jamming technology. If your phone rings, this big Maori will come in and jam it up your backside!"
The brass liked the second, but definitely not the first!
