| lionpetercarmoo said: I dont see a reason as to why Online tests shouldn't count, but this thread is pointless anyways. |
1) Online tests are too easy to cheat on. I don't mean deliberately cheat, because the poll is self-reported so you could just as easily lie about the results. But more like, you aren't in a controlled environment with strict time restrictions, so it's very easy to make excuses for yourself ("oh I got distracted halfway through, I'll just retake it now"; "oh I used to know this, I'll just quickly Google this — would've remembered eventually"). Without the intention to cheat you could very easily delude yourself into thinking you deserve that higher score. It's just not a fair comparison to a invigilated test where there's no compensation for screw-ups.
2) Online tests tend to have systemically inflated scores. Think about it: standardized IQ tests are calibrated based on actual results applied across a large control population, and they derive value from perceived neutrality and reliability. But where do online IQ tests get funding from? In most cases, ads. So a site that tells 30% of visitors that their IQ is genius level 140 and encourages them to share the results with their friends (or click here to see your full results) is going to be more successful than one that tells people the truth, and no organization is ever going to call them on it.
That's not to say there can't be some good online tests, but it was probably easier for the OP to just exclude them as a whole.
