“From the MENSA Website: ‘Membership of Mensa is open to persons who have attained a score within the upper two percent of the general population on an approved intelligence test that has been properly administered and supervised.’”
Glad to see I got that right. The upper two percent of the population is slightly more than two standard deviations above the norm. Which is what I said in my last post. And which, as I said previously, is a little over 130 on the Wechsler scale.
And, although the term, as I said several times previously, isn't one with a formal definition, or one that is used technically, a “genius” is not typically thought to be someone with an IQ that measures a little better than two standard deviations above the norm.
Members of Mensa are not necessarily geniuses, although their measured IQ marks them out as at least generally bright folks.
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I actually agree with you and thanks for the interesting exchange. The 98% for the Wechsler is indeed, about 130.2. There are other exams that hit the 98% at 148 and even higher. Perhaps this is the difference between the genius and the ordinary smart person. The genius will agonize about not scoring higher on a particular IQ test, but the ordinary smart person will simply take a different IQ test.
I actually agree with you and thanks for the interesting exchange. The 98% for the Wechsler is indeed, about 130.2. There are other exams that hit the 98% at 148 and even higher. Perhaps this is the difference between the genius and the ordinary smart person. The genius will agonize about not scoring higher on a particular IQ test, but the ordinary smart person will simply take a different IQ test.
I actually agree with you and thanks for the interesting exchange. The 98% for the Wechsler is indeed, about 130.2. There are other exams that hit the 98% at 148 and even higher. Perhaps this is the difference between the genius and the ordinary smart person. The genius will agonize about not scoring higher on a particular IQ test, but the ordinary smart person will simply take a different IQ test.