IQ Tests - can they be trusted?

Hi Bridgets,

I have to admit to a dirty little secret...I am a woman obsessed with IQ tests! It mostly seems to happen when I am feeling a bit down or bored that I turn to these judgemental little quizzes, and at last count I had completed at least 12 different tests, none of which have come back with the same answer! (although all within the same range). And although I have yet to crack the 'genius' range I am pretty happy with the overall results. That is until it occurred to me that it has become my vainglorious little ego booster, like an intellectual version of sexy red stilettos. Whenever I need to feel good about myself or my life, I jump on line and google IQ test, just so I can reassure myself, "well I might be over-weight/single/bored/in a career rut/whatever but at least I'm smart".

I'd like to say that I am going to replace this habit with something a bit more altruistic (yes I did score highly on the language section) but I think more likely it will be varied with some numerology/horoscope readings or maybe the occasional EQ or Myers Briggs test. Not sure where I rate on the narcissism scale?

For anyone interested www.intelligencetest.com is a pretty good test in comparison with the others. It's free and breaks down your intelligence into different areas ie I scored highly on spatial but very low on numeracy.

Have fun Bridgets and good luck!