Quote: (08-03-2013 06:09 AM)bachelor tax Wrote:There is a learning curve in basically every activity, so also in doing an IQ test.
I thought the entire purpose of this test was to measure your ability to figure out these patterns on the fly, ie: your intelligence. Going in with advanced knowledge like this will defeat the entire purpose of the test and give you an inaccurate score.
What is the purpose of gaming an IQ test? To get into Mensa? What's the point?
You can improve your 'IQ', depending on your capabilities. The brain learns to identify certain patterns and according to these tests this results in a higher 'IQ'.
It's not cheating. It's improving the capabilities of your brain. That's why you shouldn't trust IQ statistics, because you can't compare an Asian guy who studies 12 hours a day with a guy who never went to school. Of course the Asian guy will score better, because he trained his brain.