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Meh. 124. I think I've gotten dumber over the years. The good news is that once you've been accepted into Mensa, you never have to take the test again....

I know I screwed up some of the number sequences. And yeah, if there had been a verbal component, I woulda scored higher. <sigh>
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aliantha wrote:Meh. 124. I think I've gotten dumber over the years. The good news is that once you've been accepted into Mensa, you never have to take the test again....

I know I screwed up some of the number sequences. And yeah, if there had been a verbal component, I woulda scored higher. <sigh>
It's not that you're getting dumber, strictly speaking, it's a combination of you getting dumber and everyone else getting smarter.

And IQ tests don't measure intelligence. They measure pattern solving ability.
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Emotional Leper wrote:
And IQ tests don't measure intelligence. They measure pattern solving ability.
Which...is...one....measure...of...intelligence...no? :P

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Marvin wrote:
Emotional Leper wrote:
And IQ tests don't measure intelligence. They measure pattern solving ability.
Which...is...one....measure...of...intelligence...no? :P

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"Intelligence" is a highly subjective term.

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Marvin wrote:
Emotional Leper wrote:
And IQ tests don't measure intelligence. They measure pattern solving ability.
Which...is...one....measure...of...intelligence...no? :P

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Well, since IQ test is SUPPOSED to be about general intelligence, it might be worth questioning whether it's a good measure of general intelligence (instead of being a more specific kind of test, which is what I think it is).
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Emotional Leper wrote: My .sig is from my f***ed up life. The old adage for writers: "Write what you know best." My novel has turned into a montage of cutting and bad breakups. :P
I like it. It's very visceral.

Makes me feel sad! :( :P
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Emotional Leper wrote:My .sig is from my f***ed up life. The old adage for writers: "Write what you know best." My novel has turned into a montage of cutting and bad breakups. :P
Ouch!
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That's not an I.Q. test. That's a math. test.
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Heh, you must not have done too well, then. :P
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118. And I am not embarrassed. Actually, I think I did surprisingly well considering I had 9 minutes left because I guessed on 95% of those shape thingie questions. (okay, maybe I am a LEETLE embarrassed)

I definitely would have done better verbal.
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