| silicon said: Didnt they say IQ tests aren't a measure of intelligence just a measure of how hard you want to try to get a high score? |
Not really, though you can study for them.
Once you take an IQ test once or twice your almost definitly going to improve your score.
Since IQ tests generally test how you think... and by taking the tests a couple times it teaches you to think that way on those tests.
What's important to note is that Intellegence as measured by IQ tests doesn't = Being Smart.
IQ tests = your ability to learn things quickly
All a high IQ means is that it's easier for you to learn stuff, not that you are smarter.
In essense, you can be lazier and learn things easier. Which if you fall into the "high middleground" area for IQ can actually be bad, because you don't develop needed study habits for when you get to your college level stuff.
It's not so much a thing that you should feel proud about, but really, just pressure. Cause if you don't succeed it's your own damn fault.
