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Originally Posted by oldE

I remember our Guidance Counsellor in high school in '71 telling us about the elimination of cultural references to eliminate that kind of skew.

I also can attest to the time factor affecting the results.

On the day we took our tests I realized as we were filing into the room that I really should have headed to the bathroom before coming to class. I thought we would have a regular class and I would take care of that in 40 minutes. No big problem.

Wrong. It was announced we would be doing our IQ tests over the next two hours.
I realized my only option was to race through the tests, so with bladder near bursting, that's what I did. My reading comprehension was good and basic mathematical relationships make sense to me and, I must admit, my attention was focussed.

40 minutes later, I asked again to be excused and was told I could not leave unless I had completed the two hour test. I remember the look on Mr. S's face when I handed him the test. He marked the time on it and I left.

A few weeks later, he advised me of the score. It was good for a laugh, but I don't think I really merited a mark that high. It was just the fact I cared more about getting out of that room than I did about 'doing well'

Best
Les

Are U bragging or complaining?