• Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de
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    11 hours ago

    well no, modern intelligence tests specifically test different things, for example the one i took had a section about working memory where i had to recite numbers in various ways.

    which was useful because it turns out my working memory is absolute dogshit

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      11 hours ago

      Mensa has long been the benchmark for high IQ societies.

      Go take their sample IQ test. It is only pattern recognition.

      Unfortunately this is the norm.

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        9 hours ago

        Mensa is a private society where you pay for membership and take a test which cherry picks from actual standardized intelligence tests and are openly available so you can practice them. Proper ones used in neuropsychology measure more than just pattern recognition. I don’t know why Mensa has gotten such a prominent place, but it shouldn’t be regarded as the benchmark for anything.

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        7 hours ago

        Mensa has long been the benchmark for high IQ societies.

        Mensa is a social club with an admittance test, which they’re free to organize however they want. It holds no weight in the field of psychology

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        10 hours ago

        i literally did the test with a registered psychologist, not sure what more you want?

        it very much seems like you just want to hate intelligence tests and reality being different makes you frustrated

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          10 hours ago

          There are different types of intelligence tests, sure. What I was talking about was IQ tests.

          But yes, I do hate intelligence tests, they have a long history of reinforcing systemic racism.