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A '''self-test of intelligence''' is a [[psychological testing|psychological test]] that someone can take to purportedly measure one's own [[intelligence]].
As with other intelligence tests, a self-test of intelligence normally consists of a series of verbal and non-verbal intellectual tasks and puzzles. These tests usually give the taker instructions on how to complete the tasks and offer a performance score after the test has been completed.
These self-tests can be performed in various ways that are quick, easy, and can be done at home or on the go. Web sites on the [[internet]], [[Mobile app|app]]s for mobile devices, and one or more books are choices for taking these tests.
Self-tests of intelligence can contribute to the '''self-assessed intelligence''' ('''SAI''') of a person, where SAI can be defined as ''people's estimates of their cognitive abilities in relation to the overall population''.<ref>Little more than personality: Dispositional determinants of test anxiety (the Big Five, core self-evaluations, and self-assessed intelligence) in Learning and Individual Differences Volume 18, Issue 2, 2nd Quarter 2008, Pages 258–263 by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzica, Gorkan Ahmetoglua, Adrian Furnhamb, University College London</ref>
== Resources for self-tests of intelligence ==
=== Websites on the internet === Various self-tests of intelligence are offered online on the [[internet]]. The self-tests should be treated as entertainment.<ref>{{cite web|title=The truth about IQ self-tests|url=https://sites.google.com/view/test-iq |year=2020}}</ref>
The official website of [[Mensa International]], which is the largest and oldest high IQ society in the world,<ref>{{Cite news | url = http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/09/08/quest.genius/index.html?section=cnn_latest | title = The Quest for Genius |publisher= CNN | accessdate = 30 October 2007 | last = Percival | first = Matt | date = 8 September 2006 }}</ref> does not offer an online IQ test. It does offer an online quiz for entertainment purposes called the "Mensa Workout." Sites that claim to offer a Mensa IQ test online may not be related to this organization.
Even though the results of a single website may not be reliable, it is possible to use various websites offering self-tests that may produce varying results.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://files.fm/u/mrrc3hmw | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806133741/https://files.fm/u/mrrc3hmw | archive-date=2023-08-06 | title=PNG: IQ Certificate }}</ref>
=== Apps for mobile devices ===
There are [[Mobile app|apps]] for devices such as [[smartphone]]s and [[tablet computer|tablets]] for self-tests with names such as ''IQ Test'' and ''What's My IQ?''. These apps are offered on [[app store]]s like [[App Store (iOS)|the iOS App Store]] and [[Google Play|the Google Play Store]].
Some of these apps - for example ''IQ Test - Brain Training Puzzle Game'' and ''Stupidmeter - tool to test your intelligence'' - are mainly meant for entertainment purposes and can be considered games.
=== Books === There are also books that offer self-tests of intelligence.<ref>Test Your IQ: 400 Questions to Boost Your Brainpower, by Philip Carter and Ken Russell, Kogan Page, London 2009</ref><ref>Advanced IQ Tests: The Toughest Practice Questions to Test Your Lateral Thinking, Problem Solving and Reasoning Skills Testing Series, by Philip J. Carter, Kogan Page, Northwestern University, 2008 {{ISBN|9780749452322}}</ref><ref>What's Your IQ? Book and Card Kit: A Book and IQ Test to Find Out Just How Smart You Really Are! by Janet Terban Morris, Peter Pauper Press Inc. New York 2003.</ref><ref>Test Your IQ, 6th Edition, by Alfred W. Munzert, Ph.D, Pocket Books, New York 2003.</ref> Some of these books are mainly meant to train the reader for official IQ tests.
== Self-tests versus other tests of intelligence == Self-tests of intelligence are quite different from tests that are administered by others, like the [[Woodcock–Johnson Tests of Cognitive Abilities]], the [[Stanford-Binet IQ test]], and the [[Wonderlic test]] as with a self-test normally no other parties are involved in the assessment of one's intelligence.
Other tests of intelligence are mostly performed under more controlled circumstances: under the supervision of trained [[psychologist]]s.
Self-tests are normally based on individual motives like [[curiosity]], [[test anxiety]], or [[pride]].
== Characteristics of self-tests of intelligence == There are various types of self-tests of intelligence, those that offer a general score, and those that offer a score based on parts of one's abilities, like [[logic]]al, [[number theory|numeric]], expressive, spatial and other abilities. Intelligence can be seen as ''a very complex concept, in that it encompasses many dimensions''.<ref>{{cite book |title=Introducing Social Research Methods: Essentials for Getting the Edge |first1=Janet M. |last1=Ruane |isbn=978-1-118-87425-7 |date=February 2016 |publisher=Wiley-Blackwell }}</ref>{{page needed|date=July 2016}} Also [[emotional intelligence]] can be measured and self-reports of this have been investigated.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Relating Emotional Abilities to Social Functioning: A Comparison of Self-Report and Performance Measures of Emotional Intelligence |last1=Brackett |first1=Marc A. |last2=Rivers |first2=Susan E. |last3=Shiffman |first3=Sara |last4=Lerner |first4=Nicole |last5=Salovey |first5=Peter |journal=[[Journal of Personality and Social Psychology]] |date=October 2006 |volume=91 |issue=4 |pages=780–795 |doi=10.1037/0022-3514.91.4.780 |pmid=17014299 |url=http://www.unh.edu/emotional_intelligence/EI%20Assets/Posted%20on%20Behalf%20of%20the%20HEB%20Lab/Brackett,Rivers_etal.2006.pdf |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604032034/http://www.unh.edu/emotional_intelligence/EI%20Assets/Posted%20on%20Behalf%20of%20the%20HEB%20Lab/Brackett,Rivers_etal.2006.pdf |archivedate=June 4, 2016 }}</ref>
== Studies on self-assessed intelligence == According to Tatiana V. Kornilova et al. ''The concept of self-assessed intelligence (SAI) appeared at the intersection of three major fields of research: studies of self-evaluation and [[self-esteem]], studies of lay (or implicit) theories of intelligence, and studies of intelligence as a general cognitive ability.''<ref>SELF-ASSESSED INTELLIGENCE, PERSONALITY, AND PSYCHOMETRIC INTELLIGENCE: PRELIMINARY VALIDATION OF A MODEL WITH A SELECTED STUDENT POPULATION in Psychology in Russia: State of the Art by Tatiana V. Kornilova et al.Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 2012.</ref>
The relation between [[narcissism|narcissistic]] traits of a person who performs self-evaluations of intelligence has been studied in relation with [[physical attractiveness]].<ref>Narcissistic Illusions in Self-Evaluations of Intelligence and Attractiveness by Marsha T. Gabriel, Joseph W. Critelli and Jullana S. Ee, Journal of Personality Volume 62, Issue 1, pages 143–155, March 1994</ref>
Also, the relation between self-assessed intelligence and academic performance has been studied.<ref>Self-Assessed Intelligence and Academic Performance DOI:10.1080/01443410500390921 by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzica and Adrian Furnhamb, Published online: 19 Jan 2007</ref>
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