IQ tests among others usually have questions that contain a sequence of shapes or numbers with the question asking what the next shape or number in the sequence will be. [more inside]
posted by @homer on Jan 2, 2009 - 12 answers

DecidophobeFilter: What do you hold to be a particularly accurate/helpful free online test to label/understand yourself and thus choose a "lifepath" or "value-set". [more inside]
posted by ageispolis on Dec 3, 2008 - 2 answers

What are some good parameters to use when judging someone's intelligence on the fly? [more inside]
posted by Christ, what an asshole on May 27, 2008 - 32 answers

What are some good resources for raising a gifted child? Google will pull up all kinds of things, but I'd love a recommendation for stuff more weighted toward parents who want their kids to be able to enjoy childhood and away from the more competitive stuff. I don't want to judge anyone else's parenting choices, but we want to feed our son's interests without trying to turn him into the next Einstein. We just got through some assessments, and are trying to figure out what to do next. I'm sure I'll have more specific questions later, but any online communities or background reading you can point me to would be awesome!
posted by rikschell on May 9, 2008 - 37 answers

Do intelligence tests measure g (i.e. general intelligence)? How do we know? With most testing standards, there's an arbitrary physical constant in the world for us to measure and quantify: the meter is defined in terms of a wavelength of light in a vacuum, for instance. However, intelligence tests seem more like the kilogram's platinum-iridium cylinder, which is a sort of moving target. What's the standard for g? [more inside]
posted by anotherpanacea on Nov 14, 2007 - 18 answers

My mom (in her late 70s) wants to, for the 1rst time in her life, be tested to find out what her IQ is. She's not linked to the net to do this online, so to who or where could she go in person that would be reliable and reasonably priced to test her IQ ?
posted by Kellyu on Feb 22, 2007 - 16 answers

Is it possible to prepare for Intelligence tests ? If yes, what are the mainstream Intelligence tests that firms or institutions use ?
posted by Yiba on Jan 5, 2007 - 14 answers

What's the opposite of an airplane? [more inside]
posted by TG_Plackenfatz on Jul 12, 2006 - 70 answers

Which sport's athletes have the highest and lowest average IQ? [more inside]
posted by dead_ on Jan 9, 2006 - 34 answers

Help me find Excel file of Mensa IQ test? [more inside]
posted by ZenithNow on Aug 25, 2005 - 2 answers

Getting into Mensa [more inside]
posted by who else on Aug 21, 2005 - 16 answers