#IQ test

[incognitopolls]

Take this scientifically inaccurate IQ test, then report back.

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[futurebird]

Early researchers wondered if intellectual maturity and higher reasoning were possible for a creature that never pupated.

"How is it possible to become a full thinking being when one is essentially still a larvae, and can only grow in the manner of larvae, bloating and aggregating... never transforming?"

Human larvae are rather like silverfish in that they look similar to the adult forms. How (and if) their minds become capable of logical reasoning without molting even once remains a mystery.

[lolmemez]

Who should get the seat?

[twomanyfandomshelp]

Yesterday I got officially diagnosed with ADHD!

I got a psychological evaluation on January 2nd, and finally had my feedback meeting yesterday.

Obviously, like most neurological disorders, it’s a spectrum, and I have a more mild version of the combined (inattentive + hyperactive) type.

It was just so nice to finally get the validation that I really do have it. Now we start the very long process of trying to get accommodations and maybe medication. We’ll see.

Part of the evaluation was also an IQ test, and it turns out I have an IQ of 122, so that’s kinda cool.

[tinyperson00]

Idk what possessed me to do this honestly, but I took a legit certified IQ test just now

So I apparently have an IQ of 149 and my highest qualification is abstract reasoning. It said I also am superior to 97% of the world’s population… HUH?? I’m in denial and shock at myself currently;-;

screenshot below (I couldn’t put the actual IQ screenshot in there cause it had my real name on it)

[idol--hands]

PARTIAL TRANSCRIPT W/ BORG SUBJECT, a.k.a. “HUGH”

Hugh: “Acetic acid. Vinegar.” Lt. Cmdr. Data: “That is correct. That’s now the second-fastest recorded time for solving both the construct of the game and the answers. Congratulations.” Hugh: “Who has the fastest time?” Lt. Cmdr. Data: “Me.” Hugh: “Whom did I supplant as the second-fastest recorded time?” Lt. Cmdr. Data: “My brother.” Hugh: “You have a brother?” Data: “Yes.” Hugh: “Can you tell me about your brother?” Data: “No.”

[akaritakai]

WISC

I was fourteen when they cracked me open like a book, thumbed through my pages, and said, Well, she talks well enough. She must be fine.

They were looking for ghosts— but not the kind that wear different names in one’s mind, not the kind that steal the pen mid-sentence, or leave the stove on, or make the teacher say, Weren’t you listening?

They did not find the girl who blinked into the chair halfway through the test, who loved the sound of long words because long words felt like wings. They found a flat affect and wrote it down, then watched it brighten, and crossed me off the list.

They noted I was affable. Of course I was. I had been taught that kindness buys you safety— that a smile is the last thing they’ll strike, that doing well might be enough to keep the yelling away, the claws, the rooms full of hissing fur and silence.

I wanted to retake the parts I messed up. They laughed. Said, No do-overs here. But the part of me who cared was gone by then, and the part of me who watched it happen could only nod.

What they missed was— I had tried to be perfect, not because I wanted praise, but because I wanted to be real. I thought if the numbers were high enough, someone would stay.

They saw the 139 verbal score and smiled, like it was good news— like that was a gift— as if the 112 full-scale score wasn't my tombstone. As if high average could hold the girl who said I’m a girl at three, and was told no, who was punished when her mind broke open in vivid color, who begged to be held in a world that only offered reports.

Too warm to be autistic. Too forgetful to be gifted. Too smart to be struggling. Too average to be loved.

Even now, with autism curled like a cat in my lap, with ADHD flickering through every hour, with DID scribbled like names on the backs of all my thoughts, I read that report like scripture.

And somewhere inside, a little voice still asks— please—can I try again?

[meeelis]

We can do it brain, I believe in us

[augmentedpolls]

Only vote if you’ve taken an official, in person test (dodgy online ones don’t count).

If you’ve had a neuropsychological evaluation (most people who have been diagnosed with or assessed for neurodevelopmental disorders such as intellectual disability, adhd, autism, and learning disabilities) you’ve probably had your IQ tested

[reality-detective]

[dandelionh3art]

To the people who keep saying that people in Africa have a low IQ. Guess what different places, different skills needed.

Survival skills like hunting, farming, and understanding the environment are forms of intelligence that often go unrecognized in traditional measures like IQ tests. These abilities require a deep understanding of nature, resource management, and problem-solving under challenging conditions—things that many people in urbanized societies wouldn’t know how to do.

In rural Africa, for example:

Hunting: Requires knowledge of animal behaviour skills, and quick decision-making—comparable to strategic thinking in business or problem-solving in science.

Farming: Involves expertise in soil, weather patterns, and crop cycles.

Community Knowledge: Many people in African cultures have strong oral traditions and exceptional memory skills for passing down knowledge, storytelling, and preserving history.

These skills are just as important as formal education—if not more so—in regions where self-reliance is critical for survival. In fact, many people in highly industrialized societies would struggle to survive without modern conveniences, while others with these survival skills thrive.

The real measure of intelligence should be how well someone adapts to and navigates their environment, not how they perform on a test designed for entirely different contexts. It’s this kind of adaptability and ingenuity that should be celebrated, no matter where someone is from.

[modernconsort]

Intelligence as human society actually measures it (according to my latest Google tirade and as a High-School special Ed student) is based on the quickness you are able to process information and to its (hopefully) full extent. This means that IQs are incredibly trainable despite social perceptions of IQ scores. The IQ test was actually created to detect learning disabilities by French practitioners Alfred Binet and Theodore Simon.

IQ is a myth, the key to true intelligence is a culmination of empathy and, as with anything, a very mechanical and intentional training of the human brain; mastery. The IQ test is meant to measure learning disabilities, not the overall ‘intelligence’ of an individual. Don’t let other people decide your perceived intelligence. Your aptitude, drive to learn, understanding of overarching human social norms and actualized understanding of this as is applicable to modern anthropology are all that matters to your ability to maintain a prosperous life in Western capitalist societies.

Love,

An individual disavowing their 140s IQ as an inherently ableist and shallow perception of human intelligence when applied to daily life and job function🙏💖✨

[emperornorton47]