A few days ago
Anonymous

Mensa IQ test results and limits?

im 14 and i took the Mensa IQ test iqtest.dk.on my 1st try a week ago,i got 108, but i wasnt really doing hardcore thinking i took the test again a few days after because i was dissapointed, and i got an average IQ again (somewhere around 100).I was obviously dissapointed, because i know i am smarter than that. so today (sept.22 0/7) i took it once again,but this time with care,but i got busy doing other stuff like eating and doing my mom’s orders so i didnt have time to really think on like 5-7 questions, so i just made the best answers i could in like 1 minute. i got a 130. but seeing that score and realizing what just happened, i realized it was once again still innacurate because of the distractions, so i was not satisfied. i decided i would take the test once more, and i guessed about 5-10 minutes was taken off from my time. (they allow 40min for 40 questions) but i still got 130. is this fair and accurate?are there limits to one’s intelligence?think superior or inferior? help:)

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A few days ago
Anonymous

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IQ test results can vary if you attack the test differently. So it could very well be fair and accurate, but you should retake it just to make sure.
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A few days ago
Anonymous
You should not retake tests. This will lead to invalid results. If you want to retry for whatever reason it should be done again on another (also valid) test.

Your first result is always the most accurate result unless you were interrupted or overly tired/starved at the time of taking the test. Simply saying you wern’t thinking hard enough isn’t a good excuse, as the low score is likely a reflection of not thinking hard enough on a regular basis…

But yes there is a limit to ones intelligence. Generally IQ does not fluctuate very much during a lifetime. It can be changed a bit, though there is a highly genetic component to IQ.

If it means anything, the Mensa test is designed to be taken by those of 16 years and above. Your IQ will likely rise (from 108, anyway) slightly since your score is being compared to a population of people more developed than you are.

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