thielges@uiucdcsb.UUCP (09/28/84)
Speaking of IQ tests, has anyone tried one of the 'test yourself' tests which can be found in 'know yourself' books ? I remember trying one when I was fifteen. I answered all of the questions fairly and only used the amount of time that was specified for each test section. When I added up my score, it read awefully high. I wonder if the authors intentionally made the test easier or the scoring higher just to satisfy the reader. It seems that a book which stroked the reader's ego would sell better. Anyone else have any more insight ? Bart Thielges
reza@ihuxb.UUCP (H. Reza Taheri) (09/29/84)
>> Speaking of IQ tests, has anyone tried one of the 'test yourself' tests >> which can be found in 'know yourself' books ? I remember trying one >> when I was fifteen. I answered all of the questions fairly and only used >> the amount of time that was specified for each test section. When I added >> up my score, it read awefully high. I wonder if the authors intentionally >> made the test easier or the scoring higher just to satisfy the reader. It >> seems that a book which stroked the reader's ego would sell better. Anyone >> else have any more insight ? >> Bart Thielges When I was doing my Master's in college, I picked one of those, too. The test told me that I had an IQ of something like 158! Of course the last page of the booklet told me about excellent learning opportunities for a person of my intelligence and asked why with an IQ that high I wouldn't send for a free booklet on how to get a high school diploma! That't when I found out how low my IQ must have been to pay $1 for that garbage! H. Reza Taheri ...!ihnp4!ihuxb!reza