The "Ultimate" Intelligence Test

[Narco]

Found a link on New Scientist's website, apparently a group of scientists have conducted the ULTIMATE intelligence test. (http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn19592-take-the-ultimate-intelligence-test.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&nsref=online-news)

While I am a bit dubious about how "ultimate" it is, it's certainly very in depth, even gives colourful normal distribution curves for you.

So here it is ladies and gents:
http://cbstrials.com/Open/Default.aspx?B_ID=279

Will certainly be interesting to see what everyone gets, I'll start off (No cheating guys):

1. Visuospatial Working Memory Strategy: 8.0 (top 37% of population)
2. Verbal Reasoning: 15.0 (top 44%)
3. Focused Attention: 50.0 (top 6%)
4. Deductive Reasoning: 11.0 (top 40%)
5. Working Memory: 6.0 (top 41%)
6. Mental Rotation: 67.0 (top 67%)
7. Visual Attention: 147.0 (top 25%)
8. Verbal Working Memory 9.0 (top 14%) EDIT: Finally got this one working
9. Planning: 19.0 (top 59%)
10. Paired Associates: 5.0 (top 50%)
11. Visuospatial Processing: 96.0 (top 3%)
12. Spatial Working Memory: 6.0 (top 59%)

If you do the test the headings will probably make more sense. Also, as the results from the population result in a normal distribution I think its fair to say 50% is average.

[Kilizion]

Sounds fucking amazing, will check this out and post results etc...

[Gaeios(Graxlos)]

I was too tired when I did this :)

And I think most of the tests are bit too easy to practice. You have to get the hang of a lot of them, so Im sure you would be a lot more intelligent on the second try.


1. Visuospatial Working Memory Strategy: 7.0 (top 63% of population)
2. Verbal Reasoning: 16.0 (top 37%)
3. Focused Attention: 37.0 (top 22%)
4. Deductive Reasoning: 14.0 (top 18%)
5. Working Memory: 7.0 (top 17%)
6. Mental Rotation: 60.0 (top 73%)
7. Visual Attention: 139.0 (top 32%)
8. Verbal Working Memory  6 (top 68%)
9. Planning: 47.0 (top 3%)
10. Paired Associates: 4.0 (top 70%)
11. Visuospatial Processing: 63.0 (top 27%)(wasnt wearing glasses)
12. Spatial Working Memory: 8.0 (top 34%)

[Inphy]

1. Visuospatial Working Memory Strategy: 7.0 (top 63% of population)
2. Verbal Reasoning: 13.0 (top 56%)
3. Focused Attention: 44.0 (top 11%)
4. Deductive Reasoning: 11.0 (top 40%)
5. Working Memory: 7.0 (top 17%)
6. Mental Rotation: 98.0 (top 38%)
7. Visual Attention: 156.0 (top 18%)
8. Verbal Working Memory: 6.0 (top 68%)
9. Planning: 18.0 (top 63%)
10. Paired Associates: 6.0 (top 30%)
11. Visuospatial Processing: 83.0 (top 9%)
12. Spatial Working Memory: 8.0 (top 34%)

If calculated correctly, giving me an average of top 37,25%. Not bad I'd say.

[Gaeios(Graxlos)]

the depressing conclusion for me is that im getting old, my short time memory quite obviously suck -.-

[Inphy]

My excuse is that I've been focused all day and now my concentration is gone! :D

[delling]

Grax -- I have issues with my short-term memory too, but I attribute it to the sheer volume of information that I parse :)

It's got to the stage where I will read a figure, alt-tab to type it down, and I've forgotten the number...

I'll take the test tomorrow!

[shankski]

Did it fucking stoned =p


1. Visuospatial Working Memory Strategy: 8.0 (top 37% of population)
2. Verbal Reasoning: 17.0 (top 32%)
3. Focused Attention: 30.0 (top 37%)
4. Deductive Reasoning: 8.0 (top 67%)
5. Working Memory: 6.0 (top 41%)
6. Mental Rotation: 125.0 (top 17%)
7. Visual Attention: 75.0 (top 90%)
8. Verbal Working Memory: 6.0 (top 68%)
9. Planning: 29.0 (top 29%)
10. Paired Associates: 4.0 (top 70%)
11. Visuospatial Processing: 25 (top 80%)  (it hurted my eyez!)
12. Spatial Working Memory: 7.0 (top 46%)

might take the test not stoned see what differences there are.

[delling]

Top 90%! Go go!

[shankski]

Downs maybe? xD

[Lycanus]

fun testyo

1. Visuospatial Working Memory Strategy: 9.0  top 17% of population
2. Verbal Reasoning: 22.0 top 10%
3. Focused Attention: 41.0 top 15%
4. Deductive Reasoning: 14.0 top 18%
5. Working Memory: 7.0 top 17%
6. Mental Rotation: 144.0 top 8%
7. Visual Attention: 149.00 top 27%
8. Verbal Working Memory: 8.0 top 28%
9. Planning: 32.0 top 21%
10. Paired Associates: 5.0 top 25%
11. Visuospatial Processing: 99.0 top 3%
12. Spatial Working Memory: 7.0 top 36%

[Inphy]

Damn Lycanus, you're pretty intelligent! 16,5% average. Woah

[Lycanus]

funny, im an unemployed leach who still lives with his mother :)  or well part time leach recently got a aprt time job lol

[Galtez]

hmpf

1. Visuospatial Working Memory Strategy: 9.0  top 17% of population
2. Verbal Reasoning: 9.0 top 79%
3. Focused Attention: 37.0 top 22%
4. Deductive Reasoning: 11.0 top 40%
5. Working Memory: 8.0 top 5%
6. Mental Rotation: 81.0 top 54%
7. Visual Attention: 157.0 top 17%
8. Verbal Working Memory: 6.0 top 68%
9. Planning: 17.0 top 66%
10. Paired Associates: 5.0 top 50%
11. Visuospatial Processing: 52.0 top 42%
12. Spatial Working Memory: 11.0 top 8%

[kawe]

Welp

I blame odd sleeping patten ;) Seriously though, hope they release the demographics info they gather from these after they hit a good enough sample size, could be interesting reading going from the questionaire contents afterwards.

1. Visuospatial Working Memory Strategy: 7.5 (top 37% of population)
2. Verbal Reasoning: 14.0 (top 1%)
3. Focused Attention: 29.0 (top 40%)
4. Deductive Reasoning: 13.0 (top 24%)
5. Working Memory: 7.0 (top 17%)
6. Mental Rotation: 98.0 (top 38%)
7. Visual Attention: 157.0 (top 17%)
8. Verbal Working Memory: 9.0 (top 14%)
9. Planning: 22.0 (top 50%)
10. Paired Associates: 6.0 (top 30%)
11. Visuospatial Processing: 85.0 (top 8%)
12. Spatial Working Memory: 10.0 (top 14%)

Really is the kinda stuff you'll excel at if you play brain training games.. reminded me of playing it on the DS quite a bit.

*btw, did anyone else get a bit annoyed at the non-standard behaviour of the clickable options on the red/green test? e.g. it was accepting input on mousedown rather than mouseup... ye olde tenative-hold-down-click-while-thinking boned me a couple of times there. Not to make excuses or anything.