Would you consider yourself a genius?

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   dmopposted 12 years ago

   Would you consider yourself a genius?
   
   Have you ever completed testing that indicated you have genius level intelligence?
   
   

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   DavyCrockettposted 12 years ago

   We are all at different stages of learning, and all are equal in intelligence. Everybody is a genius because we all have intelligence. Proving how much knowledge we posses is pointless. We are all learners, and will always be learning. Let's help each other learn!

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      gmwilliamsposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Not so.  To state this is so preposterous.   Everyone is not equal in intelligence.  That is so absurd in its premise.  There are some people who are geniuses/gifted.  There are others who are quite average & others who are below average.   People who are geniuses/gifted are VERY FEW & FAR BETWEEN.

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   Doc Snowposted 12 years ago

   I would if I were, but as I'm not, I don't.

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   Gusserposted 12 years ago

   I'm so bright that dad called me son. He even had to wear sun glasses because of my brightness.

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   Daughter Of Maatposted 12 years ago

   Yes, an IQ test in college, my score was 168, genius is 150.

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   Alastar Packerposted 12 years ago

   There are several classification systems. Terman's classification has an IQ range of 120 to 140 as very superior intelligence and anything over 140 as genius level. Something like Mensa's classification system may be different. Unfortunately, I fall short of the genius mark no matter which one is referenced.

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   nightwork4posted 12 years ago

   no i'm not a genius. a girlfriend had me get an IQ test in the 80's because she said i was smarter then i gave myself credit for. it came out that my IQ was 132 so a genius i'm not.

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      gmwilliamsposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Well that is  quite impressive.    Your IQ would be classified as superior.  You are indeed MENSA material.   Jody Foster, the actress/producer and Yale graduate only has an IQ one point higher than yours!

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   Patty Inglish, MSposted 12 years ago

   Short answer - 180. Longer answer:
   
   Since 1983, I've administered four different IQ tests to clients, updating to newer versions when they were published. These tests have used three different cutoff points for "genius" (two had the same cutoff) and these were 130, 150, and 180.
   
   I've been given IQ tests myself at age 5, a few years later (can't recall what grade I was in), college, and as a working adult. The first one I scored 135 without attempting the last page, because when I asked what the test was for, for about the third time, the teacher said it was not important - I just stopped doing something I felt was useless. LOL  The second test, I remember only a couple questions that angered me as a child because I thought they were tricks. Can't remember the score. Later I scored a 180 and a 160. On pop psychology IQ tests online I often score 10 or more points lower.
   
   In an advanced psych college class, mostly white, we were given an IQ test that used African American slang as the language overall. I scored only a 35 (third highest out of 150 people) and the highest was only about 70. That was a lesson for us all.
   
   Higher IQ is supposed to help lifetime earnings increase, but it did not apparently help mine.
   
   I never considered testing for MENSA and the higher-level groups that require sky-high IQs, because I thought it was all too expensive - and I'm still the child that is angry at the trick question. I'm burned out on tests. LOL
   
   A woman with a 200 (at least) IQ appeared on the David Letterman show once. She thought the show and having her on it because of IQ were all nonsense. She was not a happy person at all and extremely rude overall. I wonder if she could hold a job?
   
   I think a better measure of intelligence is dropping a person into another culture that is pretty different and seeing how they fare.

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   Civil War Bobposted 12 years ago

   Nope...I vaguely remember some score in 5th grade that proved I was not.  Now, "ingenious" is a whole 'nother story!

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    gmwilliamsposted 5 years ago

    I was tested in the 5th grade & my IQ was 147 which is near genius level.   Later on, I took another IQ test & my IQ was 150.   Yes, my IQ is at the near genius level.  I learn fast.  I get bored easily.   I prefer solitary pursuits like reading & drawing.  I can draw expertly without much teaching- I taught myself.  Unfortunately, never made money from this talent but went into civil service(ugh, ugh, ugggghhhhh) but had a creative job as an investigator until retirement.

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       Castlepalomaposted 5 years agoin reply to this

       Your smarter than a 5th grader. You could make a alot of money on that show.
       
       I got tested online for a IEQ test. They told me I am top one in 10,000 for intelligence. Don't believe that I am a genius, just very curious with strong work ethic. It feels warm a fuzzy when my daughter keeps calling me kind of a genius and girlfriend calls me Daddy.

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