Mensa members on Reddit wonder if high IQ correlates with "racism"

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[–]SoylentCapitalist 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (8 children)

I use to actually participate on that subreddit and that thread is just cringe. They most definitely haven't taken a real in person IQ test, many people there just flaunt their scores from Mensa IQ tests like Mensa Denmark and Norway scores which tend to be inflated. Some people in that sub are actually from Mensa but not these.

[–]casparvoneverecBig tiddy respecter 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Can u suggest a free online test with accurate results?

[–]SoylentCapitalist 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

You already took it, remember? TRI-52 is probably the most accurate online one you'll find and you scored 123 IQ.

https://saidit.net/s/debatealtright/comments/5a8i/iq_leaderboard/

The TRI52 Reasoning Index (RIX) has shown very high correlations with both the Scholastic Aptitude Test I (SAT I) composite score (.75), and the SAT I Mathematical reasoning test scaled score (.84).

It also very highly correlates with the IQ on traditional intelligence tests such as the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale III (WAIS-III) Full Scale IQ (.77) or the Slosson Intelligence Test - Revised (SIT-R3) Total Standard Score.

http://cogniqblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/test-of-inductive-reasoning-tri52-16-68.html

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I don't think you're going to get accurate results from an online test. I've had mine professionally tested by a psych, to get an ADHD diagnosis for adderall. It consisted of five different tests that looked at different aspects of my cognitive functioning and took nearly 4 hours. It also costed 2,000 USD which was thankfully covered by my insurance. The end result was a series of different scores that were all averaged to give me my IQ score.

[–]SoylentCapitalist 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

The end result was a series of different scores that were all averaged to give me my IQ score.

I'm assuming you took Wechsler's Adult Intelligence Scale? The Processing Speed Index score is probably a good way to tell if someone has ADHD if they score pretty low and has a large discrepancy with the other subtests.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I believe that's what it was, yes. Both my memory and processing speed scores were low, in stark contrast to the other scores. The administering psychologist used this to confirm the diagnosis of ADHD. You sure know your stuff.

[–]messenger 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

i don't think these tests inflate your scores, at least the denmark test iirc

but everything about them just screams midwit insecure about their intelligence, the discussions on there resemble nothing like people in the 98th+ percentile

[–]SoylentCapitalist 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

On average Denmark is inflated for most people but deflated for some, either way not that accurate because it doesn't match scores from more reputable tests like TRI-52 which has a source on the 0.77 correlation it has with WAIS-III. There is no correlation found from Mensa tests with actual IQ. You can see how Mensa Denmark is inaccurate here:

https://saidit.net/s/debatealtright/comments/5a8i/iq_leaderboard/

For instance people like PokemonMusic who scored 130 on Mensa Denmark yet 109 on TRI-52. Or Hadza, 111 on TRI but 130 on Mensa Denmark.

[–]messenger 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

interesting, i took the dk test and got 117 which is just what i would have thought, i can without bias say i'm above average but far from anything impressive. i really doubt that it could be any less