Why do people think IQ tests are invalid?

Well, I took one and got a 148, so I guess I'll answer. (shrugs shoulders) I'm indifferent. Yes, it strokes my ego. Yes, I'm proud of it. However, just because someone scored poorly on their IQ test doesn't mean they're idiots, or inferior in any way. It just means they don't care for long-winded questions about bloogs, toogs and togs or complicated number patterns that don't have anything to do with well...anything. Whatever. It's just a measure of how quickly you can catch on to things; nothing more. I wouldn't put too much stock into it.

I have a college degree in education and I think that the IQ tests should not hold as much weight as they do. In my personal opinion, I think that a creative person would have problems with only being able to choose one answere to solve a problem. A person who is able to think out side of the box and use resources will be able to solve a problem more that one way. Also some situations are better answered in an essay form. Of course this is not always true in a case like 2+2=4 there is only one answere which leeds to the contraversy. Thaks for your time----------------- Good question

Only stupid people believe that!!

I tested 160 on mine in high school. The ones you find online are BS, and many of the lower-quality academic ones are said to be culturally biased or even racist.

well to be honest how can we as humans make a valid test for IQ. seeing how some who take the test will be smarter than the test maker. not to mention the test could have been made in a perceptive that could be unfair to people who do not function the same. and like all tests, some people could be a lot smarter than the test results show but get too nervous when taking tests.

Well i think there a joke because the only thing they do is tell you that you aint smart and i already know that so why do i need some stupid test to tell me i am stupid. and if you have to know yes i did have to take one of them last year i am 48 and if it really matters it was 63 so see the only thing it did was tell me what i already knowed i am dumb. And give you the chance to make fun of me so BIG DEAL ......IQ test yeah right..........