There are many different IQ tests available on the Internet. How to know which one will give you a real result? In fact, it's very hard or not at all.

Tests available on the Internet usually do not give us enough information to be sure that the test meets all the necessary conditions to be considered a valid IQ test. In any case, each IQ test should be carried out in standardized terms, which means they are clearly defined and equal to all the standards, which in the case of online testing is very difficult to control.

The process of creating an IQ test is a complex and lengthy one that requires a lot of strict rules to be followed. For example, it would be as culturally neutral as possible. This means that the results of the test should be less affected by cultural affiliation and pre-education, so it is considered that tests without numbers and words are more culturally impartial. The test should also be fully standardized, i.e. tested in large populations, and then adjusted and matured for years.

If you want to take the best test currently available, you will need to come to our testing session. Mensa always tries to have the best test that is currently available, and each test is conducted by an authorized psychologist who is the only one who can evaluate the tests and have insight into the results (Mensa is only provided with a list of candidates who have fulfilled the membership criteria).

If you still want to solve the test on the Internet for fun, we suggest an online IQ test created by Mensa Norway, which is also published on the Mensa International website (mensa.org).

If you get a result above 120 on the Norwegian IQ test, we suggest coming to a real testing session.

And just a little note about the score -> if someone says IQ is 120 or 150 or 170, it just doesn't mean anything. Different tests have different statistical parameters, more specifically standard deviations, and cannot be compared directly. That means, for example, that the IQ of 148 on a test that was once used by Mensa Croatia corresponds to 131 on the test we use today. The difference is only in the mentioned statistical parameters, but the crucial thing is that in both cases, the result is the top 2% of the whole population.

Intelligence is a mental characteristic that consists of the ability to learn from experience, adapt to new situations, understand and apply abstract concepts, and use knowledge to comprehend the environment.

 

Although the definitions of intelligence differ, theorists have agreed that intelligence is a potential rather than a fully developed ability. Intelligence is considered to be a combination of inherent characteristics of the nervous system and developmental intelligence, which is shaped by experience and learning.

 

Intelligence can be measured, even though imperfectly, with intelligence tests.

 

Although one might think that high intelligence leads to success in society, there are many other factors that affect social success, making predictions unreliable. Mechanisms for transforming intellectual ability into social success are not fully clarified. For example, there is a strong link between success in elementary school and intelligence, but after that, it’s no longer possible to predict the success of individuals based on intelligence.

Intelligence tests consist of a series of tasks that measure the ability to create abstract concepts, learn, and master new situations. The most common intelligence tests are the Stanford-Binet test intelligence test and Wechsler's intelligence test. Stanford-Binet's intelligence test is the American adaptation of the French Binet-Simon intelligence test, and was first used by Lewis Terman, a psychologist at Stanford University, in 1916.

 

The test result is expressed in Intelligence Quotient (IQ) units. This concept was first proposed by the German psychologist William Stern and adopted by Lewis Terman in the Stanford-Binet intelligence test. At first, IQ was measured as the ratio of a person's mental age to their actual age, multiplied by 100. For example, if a 10-year-old child reached the level of achievement of an average 12-year-old child, his IQ would be: (12/10) X 100 = 120. However, there are few tests that include calculating mental age, but the test result is expressed to as an IQ. Today, IQ is calculated based on the static percentage of people expected to have a specific IQ. The results of intelligence tests have a normal distribution, meaning that most people achieve results around the middle of the distribution curve, and the probability of achieving results that are far from the middle of the curve suddenly decreases.

 

The average intelligence quotient (IQ) is 100, while the average centile is 50. The average score is between 25 and 75 centiles (IQ/sd15 90-110), and 50% of the total population falls within this range. A score of above 75 centiles (IQ/sd15 > 110) is above average and can only be achieved by less than 25% of the total population. The score that is above 90 centiles (IQ/sd15 > 120) is high above the average and can only be reached by 10% of the total population. IQ/sd15 131 or higher, or centile of 98 or higher means that a score within the upper 2% of the total population on the intelligence test is achieved, which is a condition for membership in Mensa.