Poll: How intelligent do you consider yourself
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Well above average which is, interestingly enough, the same as my IQ test said.
But I've already known this for years.
But I've already known this for years.
I think I'm above average regarding intelligence, but only when it comes to things that have little to no practical application in the real world.
I guess you could say my intelligence is 18, but my wisdom is 8. Go figure.
I guess you could say my intelligence is 18, but my wisdom is 8. Go figure.
Oh, that one's easy. Take the duck across the river, since the fox won't eat the worm. go back and get the fox, bring it over, take the duck back with you, take the worm over to the side with the fox, go back and get the duck. Simples.thylasos said:
Between -ehh kinda intelligent and fucking holy shit intelligent - because I don't think I've been tested enough to be considered fucking holy shit intelligent. But I did pick the 'fucking holy shit' option because 'ehh kinda' can mean I'm not that intelligent.
I don't like calling myself intelligent though, ok it's different on computer give me a break lol, but I usually just say clever so it doesn't sound like I'm up myself.
I don't like calling myself intelligent though, ok it's different on computer give me a break lol, but I usually just say clever so it doesn't sound like I'm up myself.
I'm fairly intelligent. I can memorize things quicker than most people and can put things together in my head and solve problems quicker than most of my peers. I took the highest writing class at the local community college at 16 and passed with an A. I do pretty good academically, getting A's in every subject (except math, I'm rubbish at math.) I also impress people with having a rich vocabulary, often knowing Latin and Greek roots of different words. I would say I'm pretty intelligent and definitely clever.
I can't give an overall answer. I can, however, decompose intelligence into three key elements (prioritized, in order), and comment on my abilities:
1. Processing: Above average.
2. Perception: Way above average.
3. Memory: I have good long-term memory, but average short-term memory.
I don't include knowledge or education in this. I have a degree (geology), but I don't think simply having that is any indication of how intelligent I am. Anyone can acquire knowledge they're interested in. What one does with that knowledge determines how intelligent one is.
1. Processing: Above average.
2. Perception: Way above average.
3. Memory: I have good long-term memory, but average short-term memory.
I don't include knowledge or education in this. I have a degree (geology), but I don't think simply having that is any indication of how intelligent I am. Anyone can acquire knowledge they're interested in. What one does with that knowledge determines how intelligent one is.
I tend to think of myself as above average, but everyone I've known tells me I underestimate my intelligence by a lot, which may be true as I have a tendency to do so on a lot of things. I just don't think I'm all that special and generally feel that if I'm considered exceptional, maybe humanity should strive for a better average...
on a Cartesian graph. with the x-axis representing raw mental capabilities and the y-axis representing experience and wisdom, I would lie in the bottom right sector somewhere.
on another note an IQ test I took at school got an N/A. apparently my brain tries to use cheese tactics and has an unbalanced composition.
even mental capabilities in many cases is a misnomer as intellect comes in many shapes and not just sizes. Savant syndrome is a prime example of this.
on another note an IQ test I took at school got an N/A. apparently my brain tries to use cheese tactics and has an unbalanced composition.
even mental capabilities in many cases is a misnomer as intellect comes in many shapes and not just sizes. Savant syndrome is a prime example of this.
Part of the reason to explain the results is of course the inflation of one's abilities. That's natural.
However, the given demographic of this site (male young adult gamers) likely IS a fair amount smarter than the average person, and this idea should certainly be taken into account. Additionally, the reason I voted for "fucking holy shit intelligent" as opposed to "kinda intelligent" is because the gap there is quite large, and I believe that I lean more towards the former. (Gloating/reasoning in the next paragraph)
I was in the top 7 in my class of 400, I got a 32 out of 36 on the ACT, when the nation-wide average for that year was a 21 (and I could have easily gotten a 33 if I had tried harder on the reading), yada yada. I have an ENORMOUS affinity for knowledge absorption, and although my motivation was dismal throughout grade school, it has since improved drastically. Wide vocabulary, wonderful logic-based thinking and a college-level reading level by 6th or 7th grade. An IQ of (depending on the test) 125-135...I'm in the top percent or top two percent, is what I'm trying to say. I'm certainly smart as hell, and I'm basically unbeatable within most of the people I know when I put my mind to it. While I know very little, I certainly know far more than the average person, who can hardly manage breathing and walking at the same time.
However, the given demographic of this site (male young adult gamers) likely IS a fair amount smarter than the average person, and this idea should certainly be taken into account. Additionally, the reason I voted for "fucking holy shit intelligent" as opposed to "kinda intelligent" is because the gap there is quite large, and I believe that I lean more towards the former. (Gloating/reasoning in the next paragraph)
I was in the top 7 in my class of 400, I got a 32 out of 36 on the ACT, when the nation-wide average for that year was a 21 (and I could have easily gotten a 33 if I had tried harder on the reading), yada yada. I have an ENORMOUS affinity for knowledge absorption, and although my motivation was dismal throughout grade school, it has since improved drastically. Wide vocabulary, wonderful logic-based thinking and a college-level reading level by 6th or 7th grade. An IQ of (depending on the test) 125-135...I'm in the top percent or top two percent, is what I'm trying to say. I'm certainly smart as hell, and I'm basically unbeatable within most of the people I know when I put my mind to it. While I know very little, I certainly know far more than the average person, who can hardly manage breathing and walking at the same time.
Tough to say, I live in a small town so by the standards here I am quite intelligent.
But in the grand scheme of things I suppose I'm.... eh..... sorta intelligent.
You know, smart enough to get around but not exactly a +5 modifyer you know?
But in the grand scheme of things I suppose I'm.... eh..... sorta intelligent.
You know, smart enough to get around but not exactly a +5 modifyer you know?
These kinds of polls are useless for gauging a community's intelligence, but great for measuring ego. Congratulations Escapist, you have once again proven yourself to be a shining beacon of pretentiousness intelligence in the stagnant swamp of the internet.
congratulationschadachada123 said:
IQ test gave me 99.8th percentile for word reading.
99th for sentence comprehension
99th for math computation
and 99.6th for reading composite
however in another section of the test i get 16th for visual perception and 9th for short-term/visual memory.
FUCK MY ADHD BRAIN
other: i consider my intelligence to be 'insufficient'. where it stands against others is irrelevant.
I'm a very smart man, in that I can deduce things, I occasionally come up with a good idea or a creative approach and my IQ's in the 140's on state run tests.
However, I am ignorant of a lot of things, and I know I am. I lack a formal education which makes me self aware and I still haven't bothered to go get one. I'm uncomfortable speaking about something unless I know enough about it which makes it hard for me to enter most debates. I also do stupid things like procrastinate or give people the benefit of the doubt. So I'm very intelligent... except when I'm not.
However, I am ignorant of a lot of things, and I know I am. I lack a formal education which makes me self aware and I still haven't bothered to go get one. I'm uncomfortable speaking about something unless I know enough about it which makes it hard for me to enter most debates. I also do stupid things like procrastinate or give people the benefit of the doubt. So I'm very intelligent... except when I'm not.
I don't really know what to make of this statement. Are you wise for recognizing most people inflate their own intelligence or are you an idiot trying to downplay the value of intelligence because you've never done that well along traditional lines? I don't mean any offense. I guess I don't know you well enough to make a call one way or the other, but I will say, there is certainly value in it. Try training two people of vastly different intelligences to perform a task. You will find rather swiftly that broad concept or not it can be ascertained, and it's value appraised in short order.Don Reba said: