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I'm sure it's pretty easy to increase it by at least 5% fairly quickly with programs like Lumosity.
But IQ is not one thing. It's made up of a huge number of microskills which develop in direct proportion to how much time your spend consciously practising and developing them - just the same as learning a musical instrument.
I am talking about taking an IQ test hartfire. If you score 140 how much higher than that can you grow? What is the ceiling beyond which you cannot go? Thank you for your reply. :)
Hello Rosie:
Nope.. Unce I was dum, now I ain't.
excon
Same answer, Rosie. It is well known among psychologists that the IQ test, including modern versions, is culturally specific, and that people who are trained from an early age in the skills used in the tests do better at them.
The highest possible score the tests can measure is 175, with Einstein coming in at an estimated 160.
But the measure is not an indicator of how successful a person will be in using their brains to make a contribution towards solving the world's problems. That depends on other factors like character and motivation.
But those numbers do give some idea of what is meant when the average intelligence of most of the population sits at around 100, and someone with 80 is unable to live an independent life.
Marilyn vos Savant has the highest IQ ever measured and it is beyond 200. Or so I've
read. So where did that number from if what you say is true..the highest possible score is 175? I am confused. Thank you for your reply hartfire
Which reminds of a song..."Doin' what comes natcherly"
"Folks are dumb where I come from
They ain't got any larnin'
Still they're happy as can be
Doin' a what comes natcherly"
I dunno excon. Is it better to be ignorant? Is life easier that way? Can knowing be harmful to one's health? Thank you for your reply! :)
Oh no! That sounds very painful. I like my brain the way it is Charlie! Thank you for your reply! :)
Different tests have different scoring systems.
Maybe YOU can, I sure as heck cannot.
Try Lumosity free for a month, 20 minutes per day, and you'll discover you can, easily.
It's only a very superficial example, but enough to give you proof of what's possible.
Neuroscience has now proved that the brain is plastic, i.e., it develops in direct proportion to how it is used. Just as with exercise developing muscles, with regular practise, the brain specialises in whatever skills are used most frequently and rapidly increases in accuracy, agility, strength, speed, focus and other qualities.
The best way to support this development is with healthy diet, regular exercise, regular and sufficient sleep, and also developing unrelated skills at the same time, such as music or a new language.
