Where can I take a legitimate IQ test?

[John Cuthber]

 

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As I was about to say and Raider already did, there is a statistical correlation between ''high IQ'' and success. N...

Not a very strong one.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence_quotient#Income

A 2002 study^[113] further examined the impact of non-IQ factors on income and concluded that an individual's location, inherited wealth, race, and schooling are more important as factors in determining income than IQ.

 

"Achieving good grades depends on many factors other than IQ, such as "persistence, interest in school, and willingness to study" (p. 81).^[9]

It has been found that the correlation of IQ scores with school performance depends on the IQ measurement used. For undergraduate students, the Verbal IQ as measured by WAIS-R has been found to correlate significantly (0.53) with the grade point average (GPA) of the last 60 hours. In contrast, Performance IQ correlation with the same GPA was only 0.22 in the same study.^[96]"

[Raider5678]

Not a very strong one.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence_quotient#Income

A 2002 study^[113] further examined the impact of non-IQ factors on income and concluded that an individual's location, inherited wealth, race, and schooling are more important as factors in determining income than IQ.

 

"Achieving good grades depends on many factors other than IQ, such as "persistence, interest in school, and willingness to study" (p. 81).^[9]

It has been found that the correlation of IQ scores with school performance depends on the IQ measurement used. For undergraduate students, the Verbal IQ as measured by WAIS-R has been found to correlate significantly (0.53) with the grade point average (GPA) of the last 60 hours. In contrast, Performance IQ correlation with the same GPA was only 0.22 in the same study.^[96]"

https://www.verywell.com/are-people-with-high-iqs-more-successful-2795280

[Lord Antares]

And this clearly points to the issue of legitimacy of research, something I've been thinking about. How do you know, in this day and age, what is a legitimate research and what is not? How can an innocent soul stumble upon a research and be able to tell that it's misleading?

 

Also, success might not be the best example of high IQ. How many Nobel prize winners have been tested to have a high IQ? I would guess all.

[Raider5678]

And this clearly points to the issue of legitimacy of research, something I've been thinking about. How do you know, in this day and age, what is a legitimate research and what is not? How can an innocent soul stumble upon a research and be able to tell that it's misleading?

 

Also, success might not be the best example of high IQ. How many Nobel prize winners have been tested to have a high IQ? I would guess all.

Perhaps success is actually related to a high IQ rather then a high IQ to success?

[Lord Antares]

That's what we are talking about.

 

But as I said, I don't think monetary success is the best factor to compare IQ to. It is undeniable that most if not all successful scientists were given high IQ scores (of those who were given IQ scores in the first place)

[John Cuthber]

That's what we are talking about.

 

But as I said, I don't think monetary success is the best factor to compare IQ to. It is undeniable that most if not all successful scientists were given high IQ scores (of those who were given IQ scores in the first place)

How many professional footballers have high IQs?

How many unsuccessful scientists had high IQs?

[Lord Antares]

Again, general success is not the best way to correlate IQ.

 

Presumably, all Nobel prize winners (and a high percentage of successful scientists) have been noted to have high IQs. Science being obviously different to football as it's a mental disciple, rather than phyisical.

 

So there is a correlation between being able to solve the world's most complicated issues and having a high IQ.