octave Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Fewer and Fewer of us David,. . .if this American university study is to be believed. . . .! [ATTACH=full]2676[/ATTACH] ( Jaysus ! in 2110, who the heck is going to repair all the airliner and Jabiru engines and all the foodmaking equipment at Pizza Huts and Maccy D's ? ? WE ARE ALL DOOMED I TELL YOU. . .DOOMED ! ! ! ) According to MENSA tests,. . .My two Daughters scored 128 and 122 respectively, whilst at their respective Universities. . ( Eldest first [35 today - Youngest - 33 August just gone ] which PROVES conclusively that they were conceived whilst I was working away. . . .( I scored so low that I wasn't allowed to take any tests. . .I said 'WHY NOT ?. . .they said that if I had an IQ higher than 42, I would Know the answer to that. . . . Barstards. . .) Pretty sure that graph is false Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
octave Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Fewer and Fewer of us David,. . .if this American university study is to be believed. . . .! [ATTACH=full]2676[/ATTACH] ( Jaysus ! in 2110, who the heck is going to repair all the airliner and Jabiru engines and all the foodmaking equipment at Pizza Huts and Maccy D's ? ? WE ARE ALL DOOMED I TELL YOU. . .DOOMED ! ! ! ) According to MENSA tests,. . .My two Daughters scored 128 and 122 respectively, whilst at their respective Universities. . ( Eldest first [35 today - Youngest - 33 August just gone ] which PROVES conclusively that they were conceived whilst I was working away. . . .( I scored so low that I wasn't allowed to take any tests. . .I said 'WHY NOT ?. . .they said that if I had an IQ higher than 42, I would Know the answer to that. . . . Barstards. . .) Flynn effect - Wikipedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Koreelah Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 My grandies are smart; proof positive of the Flynn effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 My grandies are smart; proof positive of the Flynn effect. Could be a good dose of genetics in there OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Koreelah Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Could be a good dose of genetics in there OK. Yep. They have four grandparents, so there's a 3:4 chance they missed me! Interesting that I don't see much of myself in them, but some very noticeable attributes of my parents. I reckon lots of characteristics skip a generation or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Perry Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Yep. They have four grandparents, so there's a 3:4 chance they missed me!Interesting that I don't see much of myself in them, but some very noticeable attributes of my parents. I reckon lots of characteristics skip a generation or two. I can attest that this is true. My Grandad Walter, used to HATE anything which had Aniseed in it . ALSO When I first tried 'Masala' wine in OZ from the local drive in bottle shop ( in flagons ) it made me really ill. . .this is, I believe a kind of Vermouth, like Martini etc Nor could I stand Aniseed Balls lollies at school. . .My Dad thought that they were fine. . .weird that innit ? My Big Daughter's Fiancee Matt, who is of Greek stock, LOVES Ouzo. . .this stuff makes me retch.. . .can't stand it. . .Whether there is Aniseed in these drinks I do not know,. . BUT interestingly, I can think of no other foodstuffs that have had this effect upon me. . .Otherwise known as Phil the Dustbin. . .I eat / drink anything. . . .will try ANYTHING ONCE. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Yes they are called "throwbacks". Often manifested as a red head amongst a lot of non ranga's. I used to get red patches in my beard when they were fashionable, attributable to a touch of Scottish in my ancestry. The French used to drink a thing called "Menthe a l eau" when I was there in the early 80's . It reckon it was to purge the diesel soot out of your upper respiratory system (probably translates as Menthol and water) Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
octave Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Nothing wrong with this kids IQ Gboye on Twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Perry Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 We are having some renovations here at Perry Towers,. . . I called my local builder round for a quote on my kitchen, "Certainly" he said:- "The kitchen is a country in which there are always discoveries to be made" - Grimod de la Reyniere, 1758-1838 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Perry Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Lesser known quotes by famous people. . . . "I aimed for the stars,. . . but sometimes hit London" ( Werner von Braun ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yenn Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Given the definition of IQ, I cannot see how the average IQ can decrease. It must be 100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Koreelah Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Given the definition of IQ, I cannot see how the average IQ can decrease. It must be 100. I thought that as well Yenn, but we're told average IQ scores have improved significantly over the century. Rupert Sheldrake's explanation is that the "Morphic field" developed by repetition of the test is getting so strong that people are unconsciously tapping into that field and finding the test to be easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 It's not out of anything. like 30/100. It's a quotient not a %. Being familiar to the test Format makes the comparison invalid. It's not a knowledge test in any way, Ideally. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yenn Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Those who tell us that average IQ scores have improved over the century, either have poor IQs or poor education, maybe both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Clever people know what causes babies. That's going to lower the IQ over time. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Clever people know what causes babies. That's going to lower the IQ over time. Nev Hormones beat brain cells any day of the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Koreelah Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Those who tell us that average IQ scores have improved over the century, either have poor IQs or poor education, maybe both. Are you serious, Yenn? Those who administer them report that test scores have gradually and consistently improved over the century. I presume the test has been scaled to take account of this. Several explanations have been proposed (apart from my favourite, from Sheldrake). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 The Flynn effect is the substantial and long-sustained increase in both fluid and crystallized intelligence test scores that was measured in many parts of the world over the 20th Century. A 2017 survey of 75 experts in the field of intelligence research suggested four key causes of the Flynn effect: Better health, better nutrition, more and better education, and rising standards of living. Genetic changes were seen as not important. According to Flynn, the ability to score high in IQ tests reflects the population's mental shift from dealing with those things that have immediate practical application to dealing with more "what if" ideas. That would reflect the effect of better education, and as of the start of the 21st Century, greater access to the accumulated knowledge of Mankind through the spread of the Internet. My 6-year-old is watching Jurassic Park 3 at the moment. He can identify all of the dinosaurs in it. At 6 years old, I would have been hard pressed to distinguish a Common Garden skink from a Fence Skink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 You need to do a bit of deep skinking. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yenn Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 All this talk of IQ, so I looked it up on Google and it is as I thought. I saw that I could do a Cambridge IQ test, so into it. Didn't seem a real good IQ test as some of the questions needed mathematical proficiency, and that is more education than intelligence. Anyway it came back and said impressive, just give name and email to get test score. I did that and now I know my IQ is not really high. I need to pay $19 to get the score. Or maybe my IQ is high because I am intelligent enough to not pay up. I have done several IQ tests over the years and this one was all maths or picking the shape to correspond with all those shown. Not a fair indication of IQ, because it favours those who are good at Maths or seeing patterns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 The format may well be flawed. Doing lots of these types of exams (even the good ones) does make you more "fluent " in them. Every time you post here, you are doing an IQ test. If you're wrong you will get a quick answer.. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 I can,t do them, they don,t make any sense. spacesailor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry_Atrick Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Hasn't the intelligence quotient been replaced by the EQ - Emotional Quotient - more applicable to millenials, apparently.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
octave Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Hasn't the intelligence quotient been replaced by the EQ - Emotional Quotient - more applicable to millenials, apparently.. EQ is quite a different thing and in many ways perhaps more important than IQ. An interesting point is that those "millennials" statistically are likely to have a higher IQ than us older people. Flynn effect - Wikipedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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