Are IQ tests really accurate?

Question

I have done various IQ tests in the past and my scores have varied from 93 to 144. Recently it seems to have leveled out to 114.

Are these tests really an accurate measurement of determining someone's intelligence or are they just a standard Westernised thing that we do to define us as people?

Answer 1

Some tests are more accurate than others.  To really measure someone's intelligence is complicated.  A 25-question test is not really enough.

Also IQ is not as important as we used to think.  IQ really means the capacity you have to learn stuff.  It's not a measure of what you know but what you can learn.  It's not a measure of 'wisdom', and it's not a predictor of success in life or in the job market.  So we don't put as much emphasis on IQ as we used to.

Answer 2

Nope, created by white, rich men. The questions are largely directed at them. The test is very biased.

Answer 3

no

Answer 4

They aren't really accurate... I mean the result differs from test to test... If you want to know what your IQ is you should choose something in between... Or somewhat above that.

If you want to compare yourself with others, you must all take the same test so if the results are lower or higher than they should be, they are higher/lower for all...

Answer 5

I have taken a few IQ tests and all of mine were between 149 and 152.  So I would say that they are consistent, but they don't really tell you anything about your true intelligence.  IQ tests your logical intelligence.  There are many other different types of intelligence.

Answer 6

Absolutely not.

If you research the origins of such testing (which was different countries trying to one up each other) you will just laugh at the tests.

They only serve as entertainment.

Answer 7

There is a severe standard of deviation/margine of error with IQ tests.  Because there is no perfect IQ test to compare others too, no one really knows for sure how accurate they are.  They can only compare one person's score to another in hopes of finding some sort of pattern.  

It is impossible to control all of the factors for a proper test group of people to validate an IQ test.  Did every person eat before, and how long before?  Did every person get the correct amount of sleep they needed before the test?  Did an emotional issue occur on test day that would distract that person?

And then there are the questions:  Who's to say subject A wont' interpret a particular question differently than subject B.  Who's to say that question even measures intelligence, and if it does, how correctly does it measure.

Answer 8

They are not very accurate, especially if you have already taken the test before.