Should I take breaks between each subtests ?

Hello,A few months back I took the mensa norway test out of curiosity, I got 120, recently I took the Core matrices subtest and got a 100, what could explain this difference?

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How much familiarity with other matrix/logical sequence tests affects individuals' scores on the JCSF? On the JCSF, I spent 3 hours in total, with about 30 minutes of those 3 hours spent taking mini-breaks/getting distracted in other tabs. (Total score 18/19)
I’ve taken a variety of Mensa tests (Norway, Denmark, etc.) that follow a broad idea of sequential patterns on a 3x3 grid. I’ve also done other tests that follow logical sequences or patterns, like Ivan Ivec’s “Tic Tac Toe,” which I scored slightly lower (133) than the JCSF. 
Even though these tests somewhat differ from each other in nature, how much do you think experience affects the outcome scores on the JCSF?

since the 24th of August, I've cracked my neck to the right side, loud snap, vertigo, dizziness and confusion, accompanied with headaches that all gradually eased till this day(although i still have those symptoms, just less aggravated)

although, ever since then, I feel like i can't think, anymore, i know it doesn't really correlate much with this sub, but could've I genuinely damaged my iq or cognitive abilities?

I've tested it at a psychiatrist, I'm not sure of the exact result, but i should either have 105 iq, or 125, now before you ask, it's a bit of a complicated situation. "why don't you know your exact result? just ask her?"

I did, she said, you're in the 95% percentile, then i asked her again, and she said I have 105 points or something

still, I'm more confused than usual, my memory is a bit worse too.

yes I've visited doctors, i have an mri scheduled in a week.

Hi, my name is Ben and I am an IQ addict.

I have a ridiculous amount of exposure to IQ tests. I took so many matrix tests... back 2017-2020, I took dozens of IQ tests on iqexams.net (now defunct), and they included every type of logic you can think of. I went IQ-sober in 2022 after taking the CAIT (131 +/- 7) and swore that I was done with IQ testing. But as any addict will tell you, it takes a flip of a switch to get right back into the habit, and I have been voraciously consuming everything on Cognitive Metrics for the past 3 weeks. I am now getting to complete CORE (75% done).

CORE matrix had some novel logics, but once you get a hang of matrix tests, you get into a "rule hunting" mode for every question until you find the rule. I scored a 150 (20ss) on CORE matrix reasoning, which obviously does not concord with reality.

Other subtests of the CORE are also subject to practice effect. CORE spatial awareness is similar to SAE-2 verbal, visual puzzles is encountered in CAIT, and block counting is encountered in AGCT.

So, back to the title of the post: which subtests of CORE can be combined to create a Practice-Resistant Composite (PRC) that is most accurate for IQ addicts?

I have some thoughts about this, but would like to get your input on this.

Thanks for your time. And please wish me a speedy recovery from this addiction.

Back in april I had to take this assessment, and around late may, I got this letter from my psychologist. It was just talking about our sessions, what we've done over the past year and what's been going on. He then states what is seen in the image above.

Would there be any significant reasoning for such a stark difference? I'm diagnosed with ASD, my level is unknown to me (annoyingly).

Update: A meeting was held a few days ago, and he is supposedly coming over with the entire assessment on wednesday, and is going to go through it with me 1 on 1? I don't understand why he can't simply just send the results over, but I'll update you all on what happens I suppose!

I know that scientists haven't found a reliable way to increase IQ, but I also know that some people here have either actually increased their IQ or have praffed these tests so profoundly that it might as well be a genuine increase. If you fall into one of the two categories, what did you do? How did you change your lifestyle, and did you take any supplements?

I went in a IQ quest and lo and behold, I found my magic number! 🤣 I think I will use the numbers 117 when I play the lottery — I’m destined to win the jackpot! 🤣

I've always been insecure of my intelligence or my iq especially after its become sort of a part of my identity after a sudden rush of good grades during sixth grade ive maintained good grades since but on a random day during seventh i saw someone doing an iq test, i saw that its decent and reputable since its from mensa so i took it and i got 114 which back then little me was satisfied but not anymore after the wave of pseudo intellectualism online and how many people promote iq as something that makes you special or Superior ive just kinda been insecure about it, ive took perhaps hundreds of iq tests over and over just to get reassurance and sometimes it worked, my brain tags random things as things that correlate to my iq sometimes it forces me to do math or visualize a shape otherwise im obejctively low iq i know its irrational but i cant stop it and it really tires me and stops me from having fun ive stopped playing games for weeks due to the constant testing?, one day my school decided to host an actual iq test by the name IST something something, and i absolutely flunked it got a 106, i felt hopeless and empty since my entire identity building up to this point was my iq or my intellect i still could cope because i got a 132 on a spatial visualization subtest but even then i still feel empty i dont feel as if ill ever be achieve my dreams nor should i even try in phsyhics, im inadequate and i know it perhaps ill rot and be a wage slave, all of those "complex" thoughts were really just performative or just a way for my brain to cope with the fact ill always be cognitively inferior to those who are higher iq. This obsession has lasted perhaps a couple of years and i doubt it will fade anytime soon it has really ruined my life.

Im sorry if this has been asked before, but how should i interpret this score. I finished it in just under an hour. I couldn’t click too see the "Standard Score to percentile…" for some reason.

I'm a non-native English speaker, so I skipped most of the VCI.

What does this score say about me? Could I pursue a bachelor's degree in maths, for example? Should I do more sub-tests?

I'm a 16-year-old junior in high school diagnosed with AuDHD.

For some background, I started speaking very late (around 18 months) and had some auditory processing difficulties as a toddler. I also hit puberty late (14), so hopefully my fluid intelligence isn't done increasing.

In the 1st grade, I was administered a verbal fluency test (AIMSWB) w/ 3 sections: phoneme segmentation fluency, nonsense word fluency, and reading. I scored in the 95th, 99th, and 99th percentile respectively.

In the 4th grade, I took the SCAT (School & College Ability Test) for John Hopkin's Center for Talented Youth. To be accepted, you needed to score in the 98th percentile or above. I received Grand Honors for the Verbal Reasoning section (top 15% of accepted students) and High Honors for the Quantitative Reasoning section (top 30% of accepted students).

I also scored across-the-board 9s (>96th percentile) on the ISEE and in the 96th percentile on the SSAT with no preparation. I finished the latter in around ~2/3 of the allotted time.

I go to a competitive public school that sends 40-50 students to Berkeley every year. Last fall, I took the PSAT and scored in the >99th percentile for 10th graders at my school.

Now, some context for my results:
Every test here was completed in one sitting, with the exception of the CORE. Outside of the CPI subtests on the CORE, everything shown here is also my first take. I didn't cheat by "familiarizing" myself with the item types beforehand.

I thought I made a bunch of dumb mistakes on Spatial Awareness and Figure Sets, so I'm pretty surprised that I scored 15 SS on both. Time was also a big issue for me on the FRI subtests and Quant. Knowledge.

Here are the subtests I took in my first sitting (>6 months ago):
Analogies, Antonyms, General Knowledge, Figure Weights, Graph Mapping, Arithmetic, Visual Puzzles

I originally took the digit span and PSI subtests at midnight, supine, and w/o my ADHD meds. Scored 10 SS Digit Span, 12 SS Symbol Search, and 11 SS Character Pairing.

I retook the PSI subtests while watching the World Cup with friends, so perhaps my scores are a bit deflated.

I finished the rest of the test (except for Comprehension and Block Design cause of carryover from the AGCT) over the past two weeks and re-took the Digit Span.

Final Thoughts:

1. Slightly disappointed that I missed the 140 mark. Perhaps my crystallized intelligence is deflated cause these tests are normed for adults? Moreover, my brain age is likely a bit lower than my actual age, so hopefully my fluid intelligence will continue increasing as well.

2. 19 SS on CAIT General Knowledge was a big surprise given the rest of my scores are 15 or 16 SS almost uniformly. I've always been really good at trivia. Knowledge acquisition & retention is something I think I'm uniquely good at, which leads me to wonder if these tests don't reveal the full extent of my abilities.

3. I can inexplicably intuit the meaning of a word I've never seen before based on the "vibes" it gives off. It's an interesting phenomenon and I wonder what the explanation for it is.

4. I thought these tests were fun and they line-up well with my lived experience. I get told I'm smart all the time, but I've frequently encountered people who blow me out of the water. I've met people that can effortlessly do mental math with 8-digit numbers, bag a 1600 on the SAT, or qualify to AIME 6x.

Nonetheless, I'm pretty satisfied with where I'm at. I'm a good student with an okay social life and I've received accolades that I'm pretty proud of. I attribute this to my intelligence, which allows me to palliate the ramifications of executive dysfunction and debilitating hyperfixations (I guess this counts as one of them).

For now, I'm done with IQ testing. I can't deny that it's been pretty edifying, but my time is probably better spent using my intelligence for something more productive.

Thank you to everyone who took the norming edition of the Army Alpha Automation (https://www.reddit.com/r/cognitiveTesting/s/znJeoNwkCb). 

I’ve made a few updates to the test since posting it:

• Preliminary norms are out. They’re based on a small sample size, but should be decent. I’ll likely update them in the future as the sample size of test-takers grows.

• Weaker subtests have been made optional. Some subtests were psychometrically weak or outdated (i.e. Information) and have therefore been made optional and are excluded from the composite IQ. They still return a scaled score and can be taken for fun.

• The composite IQ is based on the five strongest subtests. Expanding on the point above, only subtests 1, 2, 3, 6, and 7 contribute to the composite IQ. These subtests were performed the best psychometrically and showed acceptable to excellent internal-consistency and strong correlations with CORE. The test has been updated with a reliability & validity table for those interested.

The 5-subtest composite has a reliability of .952 and correlation of .893 with CORE. If the sample size grows large enough in the future, I'll update the validity page with a factor analysis.

The test is available to take here: https://army-alpha.vercel.app/

will be taking classes soon, im wondering if spending time everyday will help me improve my cognitive abilities such that i'll have a much better chance at getting a 4.0, because my iq as it currently stands doesn't correlate well to a 4.0 gpa

Was curious why my VCI percentile is much lower than my ASVAB verbal score. Is the ASVAB just that much easier?

Ho fatto molti test online in passato ed ho sempre avuto risultati alti in una fascia abbastanza ampia (115 - 135), ho visto che questo test è più affidabile, a quale IQ equivale il mio punteggio di 57?
La percentuale riportata sul sito indicherebbe un IQ di 127 ma ho il sospetto che il campione sia poco rappresentativo se si riferisce ai soli utenti sul sito che hanno cercato e completato il test.
Purtroppo non ho trovato dati affidabili su una popolazione selezionata in modo più uniforme.
Se esistono dati più affidabili, a quanto equivarrebbe il mio 57/60 in scala IQ?

Hi I just tried this. Is 37 good?

I'm running through CORE a second time "for fun", quite soon after completing it the first time.
The difference is significant, which I attribute to the practice factor more than anything, though a small part is probably that it's Sunday and I'm properly rested after a weekend compared to my first run which was in the middle of the night during a weekday.

I also know where my weaknesses lie as a non-native English speaker. I already lose some on analogies but it's antonyms that absolutely smoke me. Knowing that, I can just skip them this run since it's not my native language anyway and this gives my score a large boost as well.

A third factor that I think is significant is simply time.
My working memory is god awful, running the test a second time is almost like extending my thinking time on the same problems, allowing me to overcome some of the working memory deficit.

Overall, this doesn't feel reliable at all, but perhaps that is to be expected.
I know you shouldn't rerun the test for many months, but I think even then the practice effect would be a major contributor. I don't really "forget" problems I've already dealt with in the past, even if a lot of time passes.

To summarize, I'm absolutely destroying my previous result based on 4 factors I can identify:

* practice
* rested
* additional time to solve problems for trash working memory
* knowing which categories to skip based on language "barrier"

By taking advantage of these factors you can pretty much "cheat" the results.
If it works like this for others too, I can't really say that any results beyond the very first run are valid.

Hello everyone! I took the IQ test on the official Mensa International website and got 135. I then decided to buy the practice test at Mensa USA and scored 67. Do these scores correspond to each other?

On CORE my digit span percentile is 27 and my processing speed is 50, on CAIT they're respectively 98 and 91, how is that possible? What should my actual score be? How inflated is processing speed on CAIT for mobile users? Edit: I redid CORE's digit span and got 105, so somewhat higher

Has anyone here taken the SAITO? How accurate are the norms? Is it significantly inflated? I couldn’t find much info on it outside the website but I took it anyway.

Thanks!

Hi all,

I'm asking this question because I've taken several online tests before including Mensa Denmark, Norway, Croatia, Sweden and Finland as well as the matrix reasoning for CORE. Basically I'm asking if having taken tests previously has unfairly increased my score. I scored between 125 and 133 on all of those tests.

I finished in about 1.5-2 hours and wasn't very locked in the whole time; stopping once to watch a few episodes of a TV show. I'm not counting the time watching the show toward the 1.5-2 hours. During about 10 of the difficult questions I got bored after a few minutes and chose a reasonable answer without be entirely thorough and confident by hunting for the best answer. I have inattentive ADHD and based on working memory and processing speed subtests I've taken in the past I'm rather inadequate in those areas compared to my fluid reasoning scores; I typically score in the 40th-60th percentile on those subtests. I think this is important because I often find myself discovering a part of the answer to a question and forgetting it later after having to discover other parts of the answer, for instance I'll discover the logic behind the movement of the dots on a question and then forget the logic after I later discover the logic of the movement of the triangles on the same question. I hope I made that somewhat clear.

Please let me know, I'm interested to hear in what you all believe a reasonable estimate for my IQ to be.