Could my IQ actually be decreasing?

I used to be getting scores of 120+. recently i took exactly the same test and only got 119 on the first try.

is it possible that I've become less intelligent? can your iq score change? what can i do to make it improve?

Edit: 100 views and no replies??

That's not really a big difference...

125- 119 enough to make me wonder if something's wrong...

Was it an online one?
Those aren't usually reliable...

that's what people always say, but surely i should be getting the same score?

i want my iq to be higher but it's pretty much a fixed thing isnt it

Yup I guess so. If you want an accurate test you could try the Mensa one. I've heard you have to pay for it though.

yeah im not gonna pay to take an iq test.

whats funny?

how does one take a "proper" iq test anyway?

Your reply made me laugh, check the mensa website. I think its £17.50

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IQ doesn't really change, not much you can do to improve it unless you lack very basic levels of mathematical/reading ability in which case taking a course in said subjects would probably help you to improve it.

The Mensa test is about 2 hours long, online tests at best will give you a rough indication however to get an accurate measurement you need to sit a real IQ test which i don't think are offered for free outside of the education system. So it dropping by 6 or so points is not an indication that your IQ is getting lower since the tests you are taking are far from accurate.

anyone willing to state theirs?

136, which apparently puts me above average. Though it's bull**** imo, you still need to put in work to get grades, research to get a job etc. and I personally think that intelligence does drop from lack of intellectually stimulating activities and vice versa.

136, which apparently puts me above average. Though it's bull**** imo, you still need to put in work to get grades, research to get a job etc. and I personally think that intelligence does drop from lack of intellectually stimulating activities and vice versa.

wow that makes you 4 points short of a genious.

I thought it was 160 to be generally accepted as a 'genius' in terms of IQ?

I thought it was 160 to be generally accepted as a 'genius' in terms of IQ?