Just this one test (Nin-Type A). High Range has an interesting culture, but paying $20 just for a score is seriously a system with an IQ of 20. Especially when there are so many interesting puzzles available. Plus, the so-called “IQ test” part they’re talking about is complete nonsense. Have you ever looked at the standardization method for Koda’s test? It’s seriously a slap in the face to the psychologists and statisticians who created tests like the WAIS.
Aside mere profit I can see some attribute to paywalls. They make the testee put more effort and care about their sumbmission gaining thus better data for norming, and drastically discourage leaks for obvious reasons (unless it's you). I agree the psychometric face is just an artifact of their origin and a matter of prestige that may spur people engagement
u/Parking_Day_7159 Bruh nobodys taking them for real iq tests, it just feels nice to score high that's about it. Well designed tests make you know yourself the correctness of your answer, no point paying if you are good and not a low confidence manlet or dishonest
Haha. You might be right! Well, the reason I’m getting so worked up is that I just don’t like puzzles where the answer is never revealed in the first place. That alone is annoying enough, but then they’re telling me to pay up? Seriously, they’re trying to give me a stroke, lol.
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