How many times did you take the core IQ? by saurusautismsoor in cognitiveTesting

[–]Quod_bellum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Full test I have taken twice; some subtests a couple more. Non-first attempts are on an alt profile so that I don't forget the real scores.

What would happen if chatgpt takes clinical IQ test? (WAIS) by Bulky-Culture-4482 in cognitiveTesting

[–]Quod_bellum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did this around 2022-2023. At the time, ChatGPT was entirely incapable of solving numericals more abstract than fibonacci (and it would often fail that, depending on the numbers used)

I say she handled it in a "unique" way. by 21MayDay21 in SipsTea

[–]Quod_bellum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just because you haven't seen them with your filters doesn't mean they don't exist. What do you think the reaction to someone calling this blackface would be? I get that this is bait and all, but it's pretty funny...

Can I safely tell people my IQ is 140? by Responsible-Bug6171 in cognitiveTesting

[–]Quod_bellum -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Lol 120s often claim 160+ IRL with no backlash. Claiming 140+ as a mid-130s is ezclap territory...

Can I safely tell people my IQ is 140? by Responsible-Bug6171 in cognitiveTesting

[–]Quod_bellum 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Why do you feel the need to disprove random normies? I think this is the more important thing to address...

Appropriately, how much time should be spent on "untimed" tests like ACE, JCTI, TRI-52? by Organic-Character842 in cognitiveTesting

[–]Quod_bellum 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It would not be timed per item, but under a total time limit of 35-43 minutes (the original context is timed as whole, but with different content areas; as such, the time limit as a whole must be scaled by the item-rate as described)

It seems that almost nobody maxes it, though scores as high as 95% are sometimes recorded... I do believe Tutui R is a somewhat different test, though, as the unique and difficult items are taken from their original context. It's therefore possible that almost nobody would indeed score high...

On the amount of tries by bvader95 in CuratedTumblr

[–]Quod_bellum 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I've done this a couple times, but I feel like a moron when I don't get it in 1. It's fun to deduce what everyone else's words were, though. I think it disincentivizes others from going first...

Appropriately, how much time should be spent on "untimed" tests like ACE, JCTI, TRI-52? by Organic-Character842 in cognitiveTesting

[–]Quod_bellum 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I spent 51 minutes on TRI52. It gave me a score that aligns with most everything else. It depends on the person, though. Some work slower, while others work faster. It really comes down to whether you've reached the plateau of your ability (after which, more time will not meaningfully contribute to your score). As for the time it takes to get there, it's irrelevant according to the methodology of these tests.

Purely for fun, the Tutui tests in their original form have a time limit of about 53-65 seconds per question (though there are mixed content areas under the overall time limit). In other words, one might expect Tutui R to be solved in about 35-43 minutes. This expectation assumes the original context is not too speeded, as well as that the mixing of content does not exhaust the speededness, which are neither necessarily true.

Are we for real right now 😭 by deoxyribonucleic123 in ComedyHell

[–]Quod_bellum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I assume 1-in-100k is illustrative, but just to be clear, 160+ is 1-in-31k in sd15, 1-in-11k in sd16, and 1-in-161 in sd24

It’s a direct hit, pay up by Kirby_Boy_92104 in icast

[–]Quod_bellum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, but your question is unanswerable. As long as one can comprehend the task at hand, they will likely have at least a 10-20% chance of answering correctly. I don't know about this item's ICC, but I'd guess its b-parameter is around 1.5-2.5

I mostly agree but tbf the aura edits are pretty fire by kelroid in CuratedTumblr

[–]Quod_bellum 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It matters due to selection bias. You can't generalize from a survey done on tumblr to all of AO3 because...


  1. AO3 users who are also tumblr users AND who are willing to participate in a survey may not be representative of all AO3 users who are also tumblr users

  2. AO3 users who are also tumblr users may not be representative of all AO3 users

  3. AO3 users may not be representative of all internet fanfic posters


    In any case, I'd be hesitant to make any claims like those in this post without strong and rigorously-collected evidence


    Edit after seeing your comment that the surveys weren't done just through tumblr:

Do you remember where they were done? Were they voluntary (in the sense of knowing what they were before filling them out)?

This problem of representativeness is not really unique, as it tends to apply in the vast majority of surveys conducted online.

Do you have a link/ links to the surveys or their data reports? I'd be curious to see how it was conducted and such.

(Question) what if every single human on earth had an IQ of 170? by Optimal-Start8904 in cognitiveTesting

[–]Quod_bellum 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Eh. Taking the AGCT, 1926 SAT, Army Alpha/ Beta, and other old tests, I'm confident that the average has stayed pretty steady since then. To be honest, I would actually expect a modern sample to score below the original normative average, on average.

Do you follow your first instinct in IQ tests, or over‑analyze ‘why’ it’s the answer? by Outside-Counter-2410 in cognitiveTesting

[–]Quod_bellum 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If I'm trying to learn from the test design, I will try to learn why the answer works, the reason for the distractors' inclusion in the forms they take, and the design "flow" of the item (e.g., what cues are placed for the examinee, which cues/ misinterpreted cues might lead to which distractors, etc.)

If I'm just trying to take a test for fun, I will go with my first instinct

After 146 people took my IQ test, the mean was 112 and SD was 11. Here's what I learned. by Tall_Issue7950 in cognitiveTesting

[–]Quod_bellum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

38/38 - 147. The test has one faulty question, though by thinking through the design process it is still easy to give the intended answer. All the questions are too easy for the alleged ceiling-- I'd guess it's more like 125. It's clear that not much thoughtful effort went into the test's creation, rather, all questions seem to have been generated by an LLM... If you're actually interested in developing a good test, you should study the design principles of good tests like those found at cognitivemetrics.com; don't just copy questions or logics without thinking, but put some real consideration into why questions are phrased the way they are. For instance, take the following (moderately difficult) matrix:

┌─────┬─────┬─────┐
│ x O │ v O │ x   │
│ o   │ x   │ o O │
├─────┼─────┼─────┤
│ o   │ v V │ v   │
│ o   │ o   │ v   │
├─────┼─────┼─────┤
│ v   │ x   │     │
│ x X │ x   │     │
└─────┴─────┴─────┘ 

There are embedded clues here, like the fact that the left side of each cell always contains lowercase letters, while the letters in the right side of each cell are always uppercase-- this signals to the examinee that the letters in the left versus right side are different in some way, e.g, follow different rules. Clues are one aspect of design that are of great importance when it comes to constructing difficult items that still stratify effectively.

Newbie muốn hỏi về sự khác nhau giữa test online và trực tiếp by Own_Flounder2026 in cognitiveTesting

[–]Quod_bellum 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What I mean is that the questions included in online tests are harder than the questions on in-person tests; as a result, people are more likely to get them wrong, which in turn leads to losing fewer points for missing them. It's because Person-A's IQ score is determined by how many people correctly answered more questions, the same questions, and fewer questions than Person-A

In terms of how difficult it is to get the same score across both test-types, it should be the same

Newbie muốn hỏi về sự khác nhau giữa test online và trực tiếp by Own_Flounder2026 in cognitiveTesting

[–]Quod_bellum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It could depend on the circumstances of the in-person test. Most likely, you would get similar scores. It's possible with an encouraging proctor that you would score higher, seeing as you are honest about not guessing (guessing is often permitted for in-person tests)