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Showing Original Post only (View all)the average IQ in the U.S. is 98 [View all]
Of course IQ scores aren't the be all and end all, and the differences between nations are slight- Switzerland has the highest average IQ at 101.
But it explains a lot. I'd wager just about anything that the average IQ on DU is much higher than 98. And I think as a group, we tend to forget that our perspectives, even as we differ, our vastly different because we're, well, smarter than the average The less able an individual is at grappling with information, the easier it is to persuade that individual.
I'm always a bit surprised by how low the average IQ is.
So, I'm curious. What is your IQ? (and yes I know that self-reporting will lend this to skewing higher than it may be)
39 votes, 2 passes | Time left: Unlimited | |
between 95 and 105 | |
1 (3%) |
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between 105 and 115 | |
0 (0%) |
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between 115 and 125 | |
4 (10%) |
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between 125 and 135 | |
16 (41%) |
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I'm a freakin' genius with an IQ over 135 | |
18 (46%) |
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2 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided. | |
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yeah, plus different tests skew higher/lower (Wechsler higher, Stanford-Binet lower)
zazen
Sep 2014
#16
In Industrial countries test scores skew higher over time and is why new tests are normed.
gordianot
Sep 2014
#77
Our kids are evolving beyond teachers and many are on the cusp of leaving them behind.
gordianot
Sep 2014
#171
The knowledge base from the internet among the young is astounding it is either-or.
gordianot
Sep 2014
#170
LOL, this whole thread exposes a lot. Entertaining! What people post is amazing. nt
Logical
Sep 2014
#117
I guess we know something about the people who didn't choose one of the options
Taitertots
Sep 2014
#50
A social scientist attempted to compare the IQs of Democratic and Republican presidents
DemocratSinceBirth
Sep 2014
#49
"Honestly this entire thread is an embarrassment to the Democratic underground."
Number23
Sep 2014
#111
It's kind of a low, No. 23, but not at all new. My experience -- people are people.
Hekate
Sep 2014
#197
I haven't been tested recently, but gave myself the lowest range in your poll,
Nye Bevan
Sep 2014
#44
JFK had an IQ of 117. That's good but not earth shattering. He did okay./NT
DemocratSinceBirth
Sep 2014
#45
The spread of answers tells you everything you need to know about the meaningfullness of IQ scores.
Donald Ian Rankin
Sep 2014
#56
I would wager the average DU IQ is pretty much exactly what the national average is.
Dreamer Tatum
Sep 2014
#59
What a dumbass you are. I just took your test via osmosis and I got 1672.
Dreamer Tatum
Sep 2014
#67
+1,000. It's a social group that I joined as a curious teen, was mocked for by my own mother....
Hekate
Sep 2014
#157
they're mostly online tests. i think the one i took was from mensa. you just have to be honest that
dionysus
Sep 2014
#161
As a nerd, I'm more concerned that 50% of the population is below the median.
Nye Bevan
Sep 2014
#82
Your realization of variance alone speaks well of your real cognitive functioning.
gordianot
Sep 2014
#84
Somewhere between 90 and 140, depending on what kind of animal pattern I can draw by
Zorra
Sep 2014
#93
"Please accept my resignation. I don’t care to belong to any club that will have me as a member"
FrodosPet
Sep 2014
#122
Idiot? You're probably one of the smarter people on this site. IMO anyway.
nomorenomore08
Sep 2014
#128
Whoa. I know it's just a test score blah blah, but that is still impressive.
nomorenomore08
Sep 2014
#129
Same here. Though I have cleaned up my act somewhat in the last year or two.
nomorenomore08
Sep 2014
#165
Surprised by how low the average is? It's deliberately normed so the median score clusters at 100.
Spider Jerusalem
Sep 2014
#104
LOL, I have no idea why anyone would post their answer here. Many do it to brag I bet. So funny. nt
Logical
Sep 2014
#113
There's so many resident know-it-alls here that we are all at least borderline genius
notadmblnd
Sep 2014
#178
Eisenhower was shocked when he was told that half the kids had IQs below average.
Manifestor_of_Light
Sep 2014
#135
Yup. One more thing to brag about, along with their kids, house, what college they went to, etc.
chrisa
Sep 2014
#192
130 but i thought genious was over 150.. i'd never claim to be all that from a test...
dionysus
Sep 2014
#160
My favorite color is purple but I couldn't find that in the choices you gave us?
Uncle Joe
Sep 2014
#167
IQ tests and scores are specifically *designed* to set the average at 100, so you
tblue37
Sep 2014
#191