@Fido,
I was being facitious,:brickwall: I have not seen many i.q. tests with multiple choice except for a few of the online ones, go figure. I don't remember the questions on the wisc-iv test I took when I was eight, I just know my score and its correspondign percentile. If I went by internet i.q. tests I could go around talking about my 160 on the new tickle test, but it would be even less meaningful...but mmm make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside knowing a 'phd certified' test 'told me is vry smart'.
I don't know, I've met people who very impressive to me with 153 i.q., 149 i.q. ect on the whechsler, when your aunt is a mensan you tend to meet these people. Riddle me this batman, what use is a tire that doesn't get put to use? Just as much use as the average active mensan that I've met. Most of them are armchair mathematicians and puzzle enthusists, and thats fine, those are much better past times than watching american gladiator in my opinion, but most certainly not the most productive/creative uses of time.
Judging by i.q.s of guys like
feynman , I would say that on the upper end the tests are more than worthless, they might even be damaging. If a kid wants to skip a grade and has a lot of knowledge and 125 i.q., its no way jose, but if a kid pretty much identical in performance, interest and knowledge comes along with a 140, its an easy decision. There are outliers with 170+i.q.s that seem just so far ahead of the curve that its cruel not to move them ahead, for instance,
this dude . There is the occasional kid of great potential that is unrecognized and it is quite unfortunate, but there are also quite a few kids unfairly put ahead while other kids who may be more driven stay behind due to their inadequate test scores. Feynman managed to overcome that, and probably had a 150 i.q. in spatial intelligence but a low verbal score. All manner of things can affect a score, and it seems to me irresponsible to administer a test of that type with too much wieght. Case in point: My mom scored retarded because she was deaf and not accomodated. She got a near perfect sat score(in the late 60's when it still meant somthing) which equates to nearly a 160 i.q. and graduated in the top of her class, graduated college magna cum laude with a triple major in COMPARATIVE LIT. She knew 4 languages dispite being deaf. and became a deaf/hard of hearing advocate.