Ever suspected you’re the smartest person in the room? Well, experts now think there are five ways to determine someone’s intelligence and only one of them is IQ.
Two science YouTubers Mitch Moffit, a biologist, and Greg Brown, a science teacher, presented a deep-dive into intelligence tests on their channel AsapSCIENCE.
And the pair made a point of the fact that assessing a person’s brainpower was down to more than IQ.
While the measure — IQ is short for intelligence quotient — is the best known way of scoring intellect, it’s by far not the only one.
In the clip, which has been viewed more than three million times, they highlight other measures, such as emotional, musical and visual intelligence.
Here, MailOnline details the four key questions Mr Moffit and Mr Brown picked out. The answers are at the end of this article.
QUESTION 1
The first test is of emotional intelligence, which helps measure a person’s ability to both empathize and communicate effectively with others.
Can you determine what emotion the face of the man below is trying to convey? Is it a) embarrassment b) sadness c) amusement or d) shame.
QUESTION 2
The second question is an example of one which would be on a standard IQ test.
IQ stands for ‘intelligence quotient’ and is the most famous measure of intelligence.
It measures a person’s ability with mathematical skills, memory, spatial perception, and language abilities.
This is combined with a person’s age to determine their final IQ score.
IQ tests have been widely used for years, but as Mr Moffit and Mr Brown highlight, they are not the only measure of intelligence.
In this example of an IQ question you must determine the next image, from a selection of eight, which should come next in a series of shapes.
QUESTION 3
The next question determines your musical-rhythmic intelligence, one of the alternate ways scientists are exploring in terms of intelligence.
They form part of what experts call ‘multiple intelligences’ which essentially means people can be smarter in different ways than a standard IQ test might suggest.
For example some people may be more intelligent when it comes to being able to interpret and discern patterns within a collection of sounds.
Called a musical-rhythmic intelligence test or distorted tunes test this involves hearing a series of music and determining which sound ‘off’.
To see and, importantly, hear the question, watch the video below. Fast forward to the 1minute 27seconds mark.
Make sure to pause after song three to ensure you’re not spoiled on the below answers.
A further, more detailed test with more songs can also be found here.
QUESTION 4
The fourth and final question is aimed at testing a person’s visual intelligence.
This is done by asking a person to try and memorize a series of ‘ziggerins’ which are complex shapes.
Look at the image below for 20 seconds. Then move the slider to the right and try and remember which one of these three shapes was in the previous lineup.
Mr Moffit highlights how people with high scores on visual intelligence tests don’t necessarily score highly in terms of IQ but are incredible at range of other tasks.
‘It could mean that you will excel at tasks like matching fingerprints, interpreting medical X-rays, or keeping track of aircraft on radar displays,’ he said.
The final intelligence metric discussed in the video — and the one that is hardest to assess — is known as bodily-kinaesthetic intelligence.
There’s no specific question here, but it refers to the natural ability to handle objects or use their body with skill, for example in sports, juggling or dancing.
Mr Moffit highlights that in comparison to the other intelligence tests, this has proven difficult to measure.
This is because finding people with zero experience of an activity, or similar activity, to be able to compare them is hard.
For example, Mr Moffit referenced a study of four-years-olds taking ballet that was unable to determine bodily-kinaesthetic intelligence because some children had already taken classes or danced at home in their own time.
In conclusion, Mr Moffit highlighted that it was crucial to remember that IQ isn’t the totality of determining a person’s intelligence.
‘What this research underscores is that there are so many ways to be smart, and it is not just about taking an IQ test,’ he said.
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