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I once had an interest in IQ and at the behest of a Doctor friend of mine,
tried to get a three year old tested by mensa.
They told me that they didn't test anyone under 5 years.
I already knew that the entry level was 148 on the Cattell test they had
used since 1946 when they started in Wolverhampton,UK.
I did a check on their website, mensa.org.uk and discovered they now have
two tests, one called Cattell 'B'.They have a lower entrance level and now
say that it is "impossible" for a middle aged person to have an IQ higher
than 161. Age wasn't a factor in the old, plain Cattell test.
This should interest Sir David frost and Germaine Greer, both of whom had
an IQ of 170+. They don't specify what "middle aged" is but as David and
Germaine are both in their 60s, I guess they will have to take the
reduction. As will Sir Clive Sinclair and Jimmy Savile, who are members.
What brought this about was a news item about an infant having an IQ of
137
which qualified him for Mensa entry, he was only about three.
I have emailed them for more info but don't expect to get a reply as it
was really only about money.
Just thought this might interest somebody. 73. Ian.
73 - Ian, G0TEZ @ GB7FCR
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