Mensa is a private society where you pay for membership and take a test which cherry picks from actual standardized intelligence tests and are openly available so you can practice them. Proper ones used in neuropsychology measure more than just pattern recognition. I don’t know why Mensa has gotten such a prominent place, but it shouldn’t be regarded as the benchmark for anything.
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Zozano@aussie.zone 1 week agoMensa has long been the benchmark for high IQ societies.
Go take their sample IQ test. It is only pattern recognition.
Unfortunately this is the norm.
Sigtro@lemmy.world 1 week ago
SandmanXC@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Paying for a “you’re smart” placque is definitely a benchmark for stupidity.
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 week ago
i literally did the test with a registered psychologist, not sure what more you want?
it very much seems like you just want to hate intelligence tests and reality being different makes you frustrated
Zozano@aussie.zone 1 week ago
There are different types of intelligence tests, sure. What I was talking about was IQ tests.
But yes, I do hate intelligence tests, they have a long history of reinforcing systemic racism.
Feathercrown@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I took an IQ test a few months ago to help my sister study for her psychology exam, so I can confirm that at least one type of IQ test that’s actually in use today measures more than just pattern recognition. It had pattern recognition, yes, but also working memory, accumulated knowledge, clarity of explanation, and a few other things that were given less focus.
iii@mander.xyz 1 week ago
Mensa is a social club with an admittance test. It hold no weight in the field of psychology