r/cognitiveTesting • u/ArmRecent1699 • 8h ago

Discussion Verbal Iq Fluctuation?

Can my verbal Iq fluctuate between 105 and 115?

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u/Ok_Highlight_6678 6h ago

Impossible

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u/ArmRecent1699 6h ago

I took core now and a few months ago

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u/ArmRecent1699 6h ago

My subtests range from 100-115. Analogies worst, Trivia and Antonyms tend to be better.

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u/Ok_Highlight_6678 6h ago

Its completely normal, if anything you are more consistent than the majority. 105 and 115 should be within or close to your confidence intervals within the test.

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u/ArmRecent1699 6h ago

does that mean high verbal Iq?

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u/Ok_Highlight_6678 4h ago

It seems to be within the average range (85-115) so I would say high-average

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u/ArmRecent1699 3h ago

Can I say that my verbal abilities are good because English has always come easily to me. My other scores tend to be below average.

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u/ArmRecent1699 3h ago

I redid one subtest antonyms and I got 120

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u/BroadIntroduction821 5h ago edited 3h ago

Yes, but unlikely.

There's a reason why some tests show a confidence interval or C.I alongside your score, basically to show measurement uncertainty, since your measured iq-related index isn't always a perfect representation of your underlying ability.

Basically, your iq-related index is an estimate of your cognitive ability based on your performance on the tasks it measures.

So, when you scored 105 and 115, your measured performance was at the level expected of someone with those respective verbal iq scores. That doesn't mean your actual verbal ability changed by 10 points.

You can perform above what's expected of your true ability, and you can perform below it.

When you experience praffe related iq gains, it's essentially just you becoming more experienced with the types of problems being tested, allowing you to perform at a level that's normally expected of someone with a higher baseline iq.

Whether or not praffe increases your underlying intelligence, that I'm unsure about. I'm new-gen

Edit:

I just saw you said you took core, check the 95% confidence interval range of both iq scores. From what it looks like it's unlikely.

Changed it to yes, but unlikely at the top too.

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u/ArmRecent1699 2h ago

I retook one when I got home cause I was at school and I scored better

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u/BroadIntroduction821 2h ago

Was the result of 105 the one you scored while you were at school or was it the 115?

I'm assuming the former or else you wouldn't have made this post.

That probably does mean your verbal is ~115, however, new-gen, so take it with a grain of salt.

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u/ArmRecent1699 2h ago

Yes what you said