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Mensa International is the largest and oldest high-IQ society in the world. [3] [4] [5] It is a non-profit organisation open to people who score at the 98th percentile or higher on a standardised, supervised IQ or other approved intelligence test. [6]
The test is currently in its second edition, published in 2015. [2]Both editions are suitable for evaluation of intellectual giftedness, [3] and high scores are accepted as qualifying evidence for high IQ societies such as Intertel (min. IQ ≥ 135) and American Mensa (min. IQ ≥ 130).
Tests deemed to insufficiently correlate with intelligence (e.g. post-1994 SAT, in the case of Mensa and Intertel) are not accepted for admission. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] As IQ significantly above 146 SD15 (approximately three-sigma) cannot be reliably measured with accuracy due to sub-test limitations and insufficient norming, IQ societies with ...
Victor Serebriakoff – author and former international president of Mensa [88] Alexander Shulgin – medicinal chemist , biochemist, and rediscoverer of MDMA (ecstasy) [ 89 ] Clive Sinclair – inventor of the Sinclair Executive pocket calculator, founder of Sinclair Research , member of British Mensa, and chairman from 1980 to 1997 [ 90 ]
She's already a member of Mensa -- the genius society –- and currently stands as the youngest person in the Arizona Mensa chapter. Tests show her I.Q. is above 160, whereas the average person's ...
Intelligence quotient (IQ) tests include the Stanford–Binet, Raven's Progressive Matrices, the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale and the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children. There are also psychometric tests that are not intended to measure intelligence itself but some closely related construct such as scholastic aptitude.
The Wechsler tests can also be used to identify intellectual giftedness, and are commonly accepted as qualifying evidence for high-IQ societies, such as Mensa, Intertel and the Triple Nine Society. [15] [16] [17]
Each form contains 45 questions, with the test taker given 20 minutes to complete each form. [2] [3] The test is utilised by several Mensa chapters in Europe, including Mensa Norway and Mensa Sweden, as well as by Mensa South Africa for their admissions processes. To qualify for Mensa, it is not necessary to complete both forms of the test.