Poll of the Day > Do you have SUPERIOR IQ?? Answer this ONE Question to see if you got it!!!

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To get into Mensa you have to take dozens of questions to get in..but there is an easier way to check if you have s uperior IQ..

The Cognitive Reflection Test is the world's SHORTEST IQ assessment and contains just 3 questions..

This test is an ideal option for peole to settle their dispute on just 3 questions to see if they have superior IQ..

let's see if people can get this question right

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Question: In a lake, there is a patch of lily pads. Every day, the patch doubles in size. If it takes 48 days for the patch to cover the entire lake, how long would it take for the patch to cover half of the lake?
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48.

I made the lake twice as big on that day.

I got it right. Unfortunately that means I don't have a superior IQ, though, since no one with a superior IQ would've come into this thread in the first place =P
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CRT doesn't measure IQ, it's has to do with judgement. It's a measure of your ability to reel in your gut reaction when it's wrong.

It's less about what your IQ is, and more about how likely you are to actually use your IQ.
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Lightning Bolt posted...

It's a measure of your ability to reel in your gut reaction when it's wrong.

What's the gut reaction supposed to be?
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Golden Road posted...

I got it right. Unfortunately that means I don't have a superior IQ, though, since no one with a superior IQ would've come into this thread in the first place =P

You give high IQ too much credit. It's all about EQ.
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https://qz.com/1082709/alibabas-jack-ma-says-successful-leaders-need-eq-iq-and-lq-baba/
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Anyone who cares a lot about IQs not only missed the point of the test in the first place but is also insecure.
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the horse's name is friday
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jmikla posted...

https://qz.com/1082709/alibabas-jack-ma-says-successful-leaders-need-eq-iq-and-lq-baba/

And what is LQ? The quotient of love, which machines never have.

Hmm

That doesn't sound like a very smart thing to say. You can very easily program love into a working AI.

Golden Road posted...

no one with a superior IQ would've come into this thread in the first place =P

Touch lol.
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Kyuubi4269 posted...

What's the gut reaction supposed to be?

24 days. It's half the days for half the coverage, which makes sense if you ignore the details of how the lilypads spread.

It's a less noticeable difference when the question is introduced as an IQ test though. People are usually on the lookout for the trick in those questions. If you ask people unfamiliar with the trick "If 5 machines take 5 minutes to make 5 shirts, then how long does it take 100 machines to make 100 shirts?" then a good number of them will answer 100 before thinking about it.
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