No its not a test of education....the stuff thats on the tests isnt something that can be taught actually. Being able to study what answer youre supposed to give its just memorization and well...cheating. Yeah, its possible to cheat at anything. but doesnt change the actual purpose of the test, which is to see how your mind is able to process information.
To give you an idea, the way I described it to kiddo to help her understand...is that the IQ test is like a bunch of logic puzzles. Not necessasrily stuff you can solve and work out like a math problem, or something you can learn...its to see how your brain makes sense of the information. So it really doesnt matter what environment someone is, whether they have a phd or a 3rd grade education.
For a really lame example

There could be say...a picture shape of a circle with a star inside of it, with instructions to pick its opposite. a) a picture of a circle with a star inside of it b) a square with a circle inside of it c) a star with a circle inside of it d) a star with a star inside of it.
You cant "learn" something like that...either it makes sense to you that the opposite of a circle with a star in it, is a star with a circle in it....or it doesnt. Yeah you can cheat, if you know whats going to be on the test that if that question is asked, put down c, but that doesnt mean you actually understand why the answer should be c..youre not any more or less intelligent for having given the correct answer, no more than anyone is more or less educated for being able to genuinely choose the correct answer.
Thats why its possible to test a childs IQ who hasnt much education at all...cause its not based on that...only on how your brain processes information.
I genuinely dont understand the purpose of cheating on an IQ test though...a person who does that is only cheating themselves really. If they are really interested in knowing what their IQ is, just take the test and see your results. If you cheat on the test, youll never know what your actual IQ is. And it really doesnt take smarts to cheat...like I said, thats just memorization..all it proves is you have a good memory, which has no reflect on intellect.
Neverminding, I think I would feel more inadequate to pretend I have a certain IQ, and be in a class or around people who by my "cheated IQ" I should be on their level, but completely lost and cant understand what any of them are talking about. I can also almost always spot when someone is faking or lying about their IQ. The people who talk about it and find a way to work their IQ into conversation all the time, usually dont actually have it...neverminding the way they talk give them away too. Ive talked to college educated people who make me feel like my IQ dropped a couple points just having to hear them,..on the other hand, I still remember talking to a guy who had dropped out of school, and it was one of the most stimulating convos Id had...he was brilliant.
So faking it does nothing for anyone.
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