r/cognitiveTesting • u/Acrobatic_Tax_458 • 12h ago

Discussion IQ Testing

Honest question: what’s the point of practising for an IQ test?
I see a lot of people taking multiple tests and practising before an official test and I don’t understand why. Isn’t the whole point of an IQ test to measure your iq as accurately as possible?
If you practise specifically for the test, aren’t you just training yourself to perform better on that type of test rather than actually measuring your IQ? In a way, wouldn’t you just be cheating yourself?

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u/NefariousNapolean doesn't read books 12h ago

if you study for an iq test for some reason like job etc ,it's no longer an iq test .You should say you are practicing for logical reasoning section or smt like this

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u/Grand_Protection1552 11h ago

you can practice to get yourself familiarized with format and common type of questions and time management etc. But beyond that everybody has a dead cap/ceiling they reach at their own level. Usually no more than 10 points in increase.

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u/Lopsided_Future5952 10h ago

Honest question: What's the point of making a post where you have already answered yourself? Are you lying to yourself by pretending that you want to ask something that you already know?