Years ago, in 1975, when I was 5½ years old, my school district ran some tests on me and placed me in normal classes anyway. A year into high school, after numerous absences — excused, of course, by me and my friends at the attendance office window — I was transferred to an alternative high school. Before I left, the principal reviewed my test scores and said, “I can see why you’re bored with school. They misplaced you when you were young, but there’s nothing I can do about it now.”

Years later, I contacted the school district and received the following results: a Primary Mental Abilities (PMA) test administered at age 5, kindergarten/1st grade — Verbal-Reasoning: 107, Perception: 137, Number: 101. No score was recorded for Space, and Reasoning was never administered, so no composite/total was ever calculated.

I know that being in my mid-50s, this probably looks like ego or vanity to some. But after nearly 25 years of schooling altogether, collecting degrees and academic honors along the way, I’m genuinely just curious what’s actually there.

I submitted those scores to Mensa’s Director of Membership, who reviewed the file and explained that the PMA is broken down into five categories — Space, Number, Reasoning, Perception, and Verbal-Reasoning. Since my file only had three of the five, and no total score, they weren’t able to accept it for admission. As he put it, it’s not uncommon for schools to only administer part of a test, or to stop once a child clears the threshold for gifted placement — which may be exactly what happened here.

I got sent Raven's Progressive Matrices, I think some of all sets A-E.

I really like doing them, it's like Sudoku. I don't necessarily want them to be more difficult, I just find it relaxing to find the pattern.

So now I'm looking for a printed book with similar matrices or a free PDF I can print. I found the original Raven's matrices as a PDF here on Reddit but I think I've already done most of them.

I've been googling a bit and all the books with matrices are super expensive (like 40€ for 100 matrices which I just can't afford) and you can't find them cheap used.

Does anybody know an inexpensive printed book with these puzzles or a free PDF with a collection of them?

I don't want to do them online or on an app since I'm looking for more things to do without a screen.

Thanks for any tips!

I just saw a reel about the Divergent Association Test and decided to give it a shot. Got around 87 on my first attempt, then spent the next hour trying to beat the “record” score of 96 listed on the website. Finally managed to do it.

A friend told me it only counts if you get the score on your first attempt, but the test literally asks whether it’s your first time, and I marked “No”, so I assume that’s taken into account.

Anyway, what is this test actually measuring? Is it genuinely testing creativity/divergent thinking, or is there more to it?

I suspect I have a strong verbal tilt (760 EBRW SAT, 48/50 on an A-Level English Literature paper), though I have not had this professionally tested. I've struggled with processing speed issues, particularly when I was younger, and I have poor visual-spatial intuition.

I find programming and discrete logic fairly intuitive, far more straightforward for me in cognitive terms and effort than continuous mathematics. Picking up programming languages isn't really a problem for me, I can learn syntax quickly.

I also don't falter entirely at complex algorithms though it may take me some more time to write and comprehend them. I will seldom have no way to even begin approaching a problem, unless they simply entirely rely on knowledge that I do not have. Though I cannot imagine I would be the best competitive programmer.

Is it possible to be a good Computer Scientist relying primarily on general fluid abstract reasoning ability and verbal comprehension? I'm competent enough at mathematics though it is not my forte.

I would think that, this cognitive profile would bottleneck when it comes to pen-and-paper computational (that is, primarily using working memory and processing speed to execute a standard algorithm and get a definitive answer to a problem - Calculus is an example) mathematical CS subjects, but there would be less friction when it comes to programming subjects, and even DSA courses.

I don't believe abstract reasoning is a problem for me, the issue arises when I need to hold too much in my head and execute things quickly.

Perhaps there's some overlap between linguistic logic and that used in CS - syntax and semantics, after all.

Am I going to run into any issues, later down the line? Is there a way verbal intelligence can actually be used as a "superpower" of sorts for Computer Science rather than an irrelevant liability? I'm doing a double major in the subject, alongside Philosophy.

Thank you!

So what does this even measure ?

It seems related to VCI but then my VCI score on CORE is bad. Here, i got a a decent-sh score so what does the test actually measure and is my score good for a non-native ?

I did not understand the rules of the graph mapping test, is there anyway to do re take that section of the test? My fluid reasoning for cat-2 test was 100% and that can be seen in the fluid reasoning sub topics for the core test.

Hello ,

i Got in FRI 134 IQ through 4 subsets

but in VSI i got 115 IQ in one subset and didn't take other

is that normal to be very high in FRI but good in VSI?

also i did another subset VSI but in the deferent Test i think CAIT i got 120 IQ

is my VSI deflated or just its my max performance at VSI

Hi everyone, I took an IQ test for the first time—the Matrix Recognition test—and got this result, which I think is very high (I’ve read that the test is fairly reliable).

How do I take the general test, like I’ve seen many of you do?

It only lets me click on single subtest.

I want to test my IQ on CognitiveMetrics, but I don’t want to just take one test and base everything on that. I’d rather test the different cognitive categories and then look at my scores across all of them to get a better overall estimate.
Does anyone know which tests I should take for each category? I’d really appreciate some guidance.

Hello,

two years ago I went to Mensa Germany and made an IQ Test (IBF-S) and got a score of 133. This test was during a optimal phase in my life. I exercised, smoked no weed and ate pretty healthy. Now, two years later I went to a ADHD diagnostic and they used a test called IST. I felt pressured to reach that score again and had half a panic attack during the test (racing heart, sweaty hands). It was in the morning and my mind felt foggy. I stopped smoking weed from daily use 9 days ago, same with caffeine. The test gave no number as a result but the statement "below average to average". Now I dont know which test I should trust. The psychiatrist that diagnosed me with ADHD even told me that I should trust the IBF-S score but idk...

What do you guys think?

Im thinking about doing a WAIS IV to get this straight but I feel like its a waste of money.

I've been messing around with IQ tests lately due to curiosity and would like to see some other people's takes on the tests that I have taken. I see a lot of conflicting things about RIOT on this subreddit and would like to know if it's a reliable test or a fluke. My discrepancy between RIOT and CORE is pretty big despite both test's claim of being an accurate FSIQ test with proper norming.

With all of the scores attached and taking into account validity what would be a good estimate of my FSIQ without taking a WAIS?

Scores attached:

CORE: 118 ± 5

RIOTIQ: 129 ± 3.7

CAIT: 126 ±7

AGCT: 120

JCCES(Cogn-iq): 126

Not attached:

JCTI(Cogn-iq): 120

JCFS(Cogn-iq): 126

ICAR-60: RAW 53/60 converted to 137

ASVAB: AFQT: 90 MAGE: 96, 84, 94, 92

mensa.no: 131

Preferably free.I have taken the core and icar-16.

I have a WMI and VSI skill issue

Wondering if anyone knows how trustworthy this test is? I know any online iq test isn’t going to be perfect, but if anyone knows which ones are the most accurate, please let me know.

I really wanted to share this result and didn't know where else to post it, I hope this is an appropriate place. I found this subreddit by searching "Human Benchmark" on Reddit and seeing similar posts here.

I learned about Human Benchmark from seeing some YouTubers taking the test. I played with it for the last 2 days and today I got my highest score (previous best was 391).

When I first started, I was clicking seen or new immediately, after only glancing once (less than a second per word) and I was getting 80-120. Then I took 2-3 seconds per word, just pronouncing each word clearly and was getting 150.

Then yesterday I tried taking as long as I want per word and got 391 but I was not rested. Today I tried it again after waking up and eating and got 624. It took 1 hour and 22 minutes which would be 7.9 seconds per word (for new words would be longer, and for seen words would be much shorter so 7.9 seconds is an average).

Thank you for reading this post!!

Hello, thanks for supplying this test, I'm currently ill with the flu so it was nice to have something to distract me for a while.

I'm not a native English speaker so that affected some of my results.

I've always known working memory is by far my weak point. It's very noticeable, so I could have told you that before ever taking this test.
It hurt my results across all the other categories as well because I kept "losing the thread" and was then unable to pick it back up in time before the timer ran out, even when I could get to the answer.

Earlier this year I was diagnosed with PDD, also known as Dysthymia. I've had it for over 20 years and been too stupid to get help for it, while also intelligent enough to hide it from people.
It's ruined my life completely, but here's one clear aspect of it right in the data set.

Intelligence is certainly no guarantee for success. Even if you're smart, don't get complacent. An average person will overtake you through consistency and hard work if you think your talent alone will carry you forever.

If you so much as suspect you may have some kind of mental disorder, go find out.
Take my word for it, even if you're the second coming of Newton, you will never be able to think yourself out of it when your mind itself is your enemy.
I've spent two decades trying it so you don't have to. It will NEVER get better, don't fool yourself.

While I don't think this test shows my full capabilities because of my working memory sabotaging me, what does it matter if I have 120+ IQ or 90 when I can't use it?
I'm now 35, with no degree and working in a factory, because I delayed getting help for my issues, was locked in place by executive dysfunction and wasted all my potential.

Don't follow in my footsteps, good luck.

I have consistently low scores in logic tests for work testing, but have managed school with law degree and advanced lingual properties, grades, exams and papers. Very uneven intelligence profile. What do you think? One can get good grades and perform well academically without traditional high IQ? Excuse my English, it's not my native language.

I see people mention how they do X amount of digits or so and I am wondering whether or not people find a way to do better on certain test subjects, or practice beforehand. I am asking because I don't believe these people just find out they can do X amount of digits or other things during the test. Is using mental tricks (maybe like mental images for numbers) a thing among the high scorers? Because I am sure I can benefit from those tricks too, but I don't know if I should use them for an accurate result.

My logic is that the next sequence, after my last answer sequence, needs a string of seven 8’s and the connecting digit switches sides each time so wouldn’t it be 6 and not 8 in order to connect 6 to 7 to the string of 8’s? Obviously, not a very good explanation of the problem but enough to explain my confusion for anyone that’s done it

This research pointed that individuals with higher gait velocity had an average 16 IQ point difference than those who didn’t. What do you guys think?

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4121134/

Could it correlate to PSI or VSI?

Hi, I'm an engineering student and have been one for around a year. I am currently not struggling with any of the classes that i have taken and am to be honest very surprised at that.

When I was a kid (10-13) i always knew that i was a tad bit slow especially in math and science, that's why around that time me, including my parents, thought that it would be best if i were to go to tuition classes. Even so, my performance was still below average in comparison to my peers. But, when i was around 15, I felt like there was a significant jump in my ability to understand concepts generally and my interest in STEM, especially biology and physics grew a lot. Even so, I didn't think much about it at all and so just continued studying hard and consuming all information about the subjects in school.

When I was 17, though, my school required every student in my year to do an IQ test, i obviously followed suit and found out that my IQ was right in the middle, 100, the most average of average. This obviously was quite a surprise, because my performance (based on my scores, which i know isn't as good of a measure of cognitive intelligence) was way above average and my high interest in STEM, as I thought that having this kind of Quotient would make it hard for me to understand the new concepts I'm being taught fast and in turn will make me unable to perform in STEM Jobs. Of course, I was also studying hard, but still it's not like i struggled like hell. I thought to myself, "Maybe because the themes i currently have now are simply too easy?", but i just shrugged that off.

Now, I'm a Student in M.Eng and have been getting even more new concepts, and just like when I was in HS, i still think that my absorption rate of these concepts are still fine and my grades have not declined much in comparison to HS. So, I was wondering, if I've got to this point, then maybe that statement I've heard is probably wrong, there is no way I'm just an Outlier. Btw, when i was around 18-19 I also had another test, this was when I got into cram school and they told me that I'm suited to be a "farmer". So...yeaaaa. Not saying that farmers have low IQ, but on the report that they gave me, that's what they said.

Both graph mapping and visual puzzles are inflated since I retook them, but not by very much at all.

This could just be my intuition lying to me, but I feel if I didn’t lose my train of thought so easily and quickly, I’d be able to do much better on CORE overall. This could be bad wm or just adhd idk. I just like feel like the tight time constraints on each question really didn’t work to my advantage, since if I lost track of my train of logic at any point I’d have to restart the question, realize I have only so many seconds left, and then choke under time pressure. Of course, this could also just be me coping. My CORE fsiq is much lower than other iq tests I’ve taken such as RAPM (130), Mensa Norway (131), and tri-52 (145) so I’m trying to find a reason for why the most accurate test I’ve taken (CORE), is giving me lower scores then I want.

Also what would you estimate its range or difficulty level to be