What's your IQ ?

[PJ]

Maybe he didn't get enough sleep the night before. Or he was distracted by a woman he couldn't get out of his mind on his test day. Or the place had an odor that prevented him from doing his best.

[Han Solo]

The reason that Feynman scored lower than expected was that he "struggled" with the linguistic part of the test, while his mathematical and logic reasonings was off the scale.

Han Solo

[remember_Cedric]

The reason that Feynman scored lower than expected was that he "struggled" with the linguistic part of the test, while his mathematical and logic reasonings was off the scale.

Han Solo

Off the scale? Meaning to say that he done remarkably for mathematical and logic reasoning?

[PJ]

The reason that Feynman scored lower than expected was that he "struggled" with the linguistic part of the test, while his mathematical and logic reasonings was off the scale.

Han Solo

There is a linguistic part of a IQ test? The test I took seemed to be completely math/science/logic based.

[IcyFox]

Off the scale? Meaning to say that he done remarkably for mathematical and logic reasoning?

Let me repeat my previous comment : If you know what he did in physics, that should put him in the top 10-20 people in the world.

Here's Bill Gates commenting on Feynman: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10286732-56.html


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[forgot password]

its likely feynman took a weshsler-like iq test which nomally includes verbal-based subtests up to 50%. ive never known a math/physics talent who doesnt do well on a purely logic-based iq test.
one question ive always wondered about, just too lazy to do a search, so i ask it here: why is the rate of individuals with high iq/genius-level intelligence in jewish people so high?

[pemberly]

it's true that it's unfair to have language portions on an iq test. that's why mensa (at least american mensa) has 2 tests. you just have to pass one.

the first is timed, and it's just try to get as many questions right as you can. there is math and language comprehension. not much of the remember equations kind, but more patterns and probability.

the second test is madd long, and there is a portion where you count money (US coins), a memory test, and a lot of patterns, such as out of these 4 pictures, which one doesn't fit?

[balikpapan]

Here are some IQ tests if you want to test your IQ for fun. It's not the actual Mensa IQ test, but, you can use them to gauge your rough IQ.

Mensa Workout
http://www.mensa.org/index0.php?page=12
Free IQ Test
http://www.free-iqtest.net/
Okcupid's The Mensa Test
http://www.okcupid.com/tests/the-mensa-test

So, for anyone who already took it, which test is better? more attractive?