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Iq tests mainly try to measure g, or the generalized inteligence factor. Essentially what scientists find is that seemingly unrelated tasks (like writing ability and math ability) happen to be highly correlated. G is a sort of broad factor that plays a large role in nearly all types of cognitive functioning .That’s why people who tend to be good at math also tend to be good writers, better musicians, better soldiers etc. Essentially g is a construct that represents the correlations between a wide plethora of cognitive tasks , from everything ranging from skill as a mechanic, to how large your vocabulary is, to your college gpa. The entire value of an iq test is predicated on its ability to predict how you’ll perform on practically any task that involves some form of thinking or cognitive ability.
Most iq tests are broken into categories that correlate largely with G. These categories include working memory, processing speed, verbal intelegence and spatial/fluid reasoning.
Working memory essentially tests the ram of your brain or how many distinct pieces of information your brain can store for a short period of time. Good tests include the digit span test which I’ll link right here.
Backwards and sequence are far better at measuring g than forward. The average person has a backwards span of about 5 with a standard deviation of 1.25. To convert to iq use this formula (((Score-5)/1.25)*15)+100
Verbal intelegence on this forum had been lauded as unimportant or not as predictive of intelegence as fluid (inductive measures). These claims are completely false for many reasons. First is that measures of vocabulary and general knowledge correlate just as well with G as fluid tests like matrices. Second, while it may seem that verbal intelegence only measures how much random info is stored in your brain, the truth is much deeper.
Developing a large vocabulary essentially requires great long term memory and an ability to quickly learn and codify information. All the crazy hard words you see on a good verbal iq tests are words you have probably seen before in one way or another. The high iq person only had to see a hard word a few times to be able to infer its meaning based on context and effectively codified the definition with only limited exposure. A low iq person on the other hand most likely was unable to even infer the meaning of the word and even if he was exposed to the word several times, he would just forget it soon after.
Some good verbal iq tests include the reading comp on the sat.
Here are some others
https://pdfhost.io/v/nIHnZcYkQ_CAIT_Copy(Do the vocab and gen info.)
1980 SAT https://pdfhost.io/v/F3fb0u6uV_SAT_1980pdf.pdf(This one is pretty long but will give an excellent estimate of verbal ability (just do vocab and reading))
A good mix of gen knowledge and vocab.
(Solid test but a bit overinflated)
Here is an official wais gen knowledge and vocab test. Basically note down how many of the words you can define well and calculate your score with the norms. (2 points for each correct definition)
Processing speed.
Processing speed essentially measure how quickly you can perform cognitive tasks. It’s an important measure as it predicts g quite well and can even make up for lower working memory.
(Do the symbol search)
Answers at end.
Use this to calc iq [(wonderlic score – 23.32)/7.5][15] + 100
Fluid reasoning.
Fluid reasoning is essentially a measure of inductive reasoning. Contrary to popular opinion it does not really do that much better of a job of predicting stem performance as verbal iq funny enough. But it’s still a useful measure and is great for comparing people of different ethnicities and classes and life experiences.
Some good tests are:
Any of the Mensa ones: like Mensa dk mensa Norway/Sweden etc
Ravens advanced matrices(prob better than the Mensa ones imo).
(Subtract 5 iq points from the norms on that site since their old.)
Most iq tests are broken into categories that correlate largely with G. These categories include working memory, processing speed, verbal intelegence and spatial/fluid reasoning.
Working memory essentially tests the ram of your brain or how many distinct pieces of information your brain can store for a short period of time. Good tests include the digit span test which I’ll link right here.
Digit Span Memory Test - MemoryHealthCheck
Digit Span Memory Task Online, both Forward & Reverse (Backwards). Increase the number of digits displayed (the span) to increase test challenge.
www.memorylosstest.com
Backwards and sequence are far better at measuring g than forward. The average person has a backwards span of about 5 with a standard deviation of 1.25. To convert to iq use this formula (((Score-5)/1.25)*15)+100
Verbal intelegence on this forum had been lauded as unimportant or not as predictive of intelegence as fluid (inductive measures). These claims are completely false for many reasons. First is that measures of vocabulary and general knowledge correlate just as well with G as fluid tests like matrices. Second, while it may seem that verbal intelegence only measures how much random info is stored in your brain, the truth is much deeper.
Developing a large vocabulary essentially requires great long term memory and an ability to quickly learn and codify information. All the crazy hard words you see on a good verbal iq tests are words you have probably seen before in one way or another. The high iq person only had to see a hard word a few times to be able to infer its meaning based on context and effectively codified the definition with only limited exposure. A low iq person on the other hand most likely was unable to even infer the meaning of the word and even if he was exposed to the word several times, he would just forget it soon after.
Some good verbal iq tests include the reading comp on the sat.
Here are some others
https://pdfhost.io/v/nIHnZcYkQ_CAIT_Copy(Do the vocab and gen info.)
1980 SAT https://pdfhost.io/v/F3fb0u6uV_SAT_1980pdf.pdf(This one is pretty long but will give an excellent estimate of verbal ability (just do vocab and reading))
A good mix of gen knowledge and vocab.
Finch's Public Domain Intelligence Test (PDIT)
A public domain test of verbal and non-verbal cognitive abilities.
antjuanfinch.com
Here is an official wais gen knowledge and vocab test. Basically note down how many of the words you can define well and calculate your score with the norms. (2 points for each correct definition)
Processing speed.
Processing speed essentially measure how quickly you can perform cognitive tasks. It’s an important measure as it predicts g quite well and can even make up for lower working memory.
Use this to calc iq [(wonderlic score – 23.32)/7.5][15] + 100
Fluid reasoning.
Fluid reasoning is essentially a measure of inductive reasoning. Contrary to popular opinion it does not really do that much better of a job of predicting stem performance as verbal iq funny enough. But it’s still a useful measure and is great for comparing people of different ethnicities and classes and life experiences.
Some good tests are:
Any of the Mensa ones: like Mensa dk mensa Norway/Sweden etc
Ravens advanced matrices(prob better than the Mensa ones imo).
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(Subtract 5 iq points from the norms on that site since their old.)