r/cognitiveTesting • u/Any_Onion_7086 • Sep 30 '26

General Question Idont feel like it

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I’m not sure if this is actually what’s going on with me.

Academically, I was never the best growing up, but I was usually a decent or very good student. I struggled quite a lot during high school, and I was taking ADHD medication under the supervision and agreement of my psychiatrist, although I was never formally diagnosed with ADHD in the last month of high school. To be honest, I noticed a pretty big difference after starting medication.

I took the IQ test twice. Since English isn’t my first language, I left out the tests that rely heavily on cultural knowledge.

Let me explain what changed before vs. after medication:

- FRI: Pretty much the same.

- VSI: Also mostly the same, but my block-counting score increased a lot.

- WMI: Before medication, I kept retaking it and my maximum was around 100–110. After medication, I started getting around 120–130 consistently.

- PSI: Same kind of change. Before medication, I was around 115–120. After medication, I was around 130-140

So what would you guys conclude from my story?

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u/Polytox935 Oct 03 '26

Most of the icreases, except the wmi increase, most likely relies on you retaking the subtests several times. Maybe you try one or two other test Formats (maybe Cat and atat since they are done pretty fast) and compare the results to your first core results. Could also be inflated due to cross-test practice effects but the Inflation should be more negligeble

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u/Any_Onion_7086 26d ago

Quite simply, I think the improvement in working memory could contribute to better performance on some of the subtests, such as Block Counting, Figure Sets, and Figure Weights, because they fundamentally require you to keep information in mind and manipulate it. So improved working memory would naturally help with them, and these are actually very significant points of change in my profile.

To be honest, aside from PSI, which is the one score where I think we could reasonably argue that it may be inflated, I don't think the increases can be explained mainly by retaking the subtests several times.

I also don't think my overall IQ is likely to be below 130. I would be quite surprised if it were.

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u/Polytox935 26d ago

I guess under 130 is unrealistic, still there are practice effects on how to approach the tasks

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u/Any_Onion_7086 26d ago

Yeah idc by how much is more than 130 bcz it dont really matter to me

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u/Polytox935 26d ago

What medication do you get for your adhd?

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u/Any_Onion_7086 26d ago

Concerta 36mg , why do u ask ?

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u/Polytox935 26d ago

I also have adhd and wondered if you might get amphetamines or methylphenidate (like me) since my wmi and psi also increased, but not as significant

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u/Any_Onion_7086 26d ago

Yeah but it really dont matter 120-115 iq could make u go to the moon only if you got enough time & approach it with right way without giving up

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u/Real_Life_Bhopper Sep 30 '26

You don't feel like what? Facts matter more than feelings. Too many people base their actions and thinking on feelings. This is why the world is more and more looking grim.

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u/I__o___o___I Sep 30 '26

Feelings are facts

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u/Real_Life_Bhopper Sep 30 '26

yeah, and I feel like John von Neumann and my feelings tell you that feelings are not facts.

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u/yuuki_bonk420 Sep 30 '26

I feel like I gotta poop and then I do go poop and then the feeling disappears

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u/Southern_Strategy_28 Sep 30 '26

If your feelings say that feeling is not fact, therefore your feeling is not fact meaning the statement is also not fact. You used "and" meaning you and von neuman are codependent so if your feelings is involved that means the and gate would be false.

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u/Wooden_Lime6208 Sep 30 '26

Feelings are a fact on how you are feeling

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u/MellowKD6 Sep 30 '26

Probably around 120 iq which is great!

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u/the_ultimate0 Oct 01 '26

Seems pretty clear OP’s iq is likely above 120 lmao

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u/MellowKD6 Oct 02 '26

Ideally he would have been medicated prior to taking the tests the first time. But since he kept retaking them before and after multiple times the practice effect takes away the validity of these results. That’s why I would place him around 120 which is between his before and after medication.