Some of the IQ Tests floating about on the Net and Readers Digest rely heavily on vocabulary, skill with English, etc. The Mensa test is slightly more egalitarian, and uses pattern recognition type questions. I don't know whether such questions can transcend cultures, or whether they require some level of proficiency in geometry.
Does anyone have any thoughts on the fundamental basis of intelligence tests, i.e., are they biased towards the mathematically inclined, is it even possible to have a universal definition of human intelligence, does higher IQ really help, and so on. On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 8:55 PM, Deepa Mohan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 12:03 PM, Venkat Mangudi - Silk < > [email protected]> wrote: > > >> As an aside, have any of you tested your IQ? Care to share? >> > > I was asked what my IQ was and I replied that the IQ test I had taken was, > to my mind, not a test applicable to all human beings, it needed a certain > kind of culture and upbringing, and so I could not hold such a test as > valid. I also intuitively felt that intelligence is of different kinds. > >
