It’s interesting that there can be multiple ways to complete a problem. I can find at least three different ways to discover that F is the answer to Q36, but all three of them require set-completion.

oh, the answer look more like a 160+ iq problem
It should be more like this:

XA? … ?O?
??? –> ???
??? … ???

?AO … ??X
??? –> ???
??? … ???

Combine to squares in the first matrix wich gives the answer to one of the squares in the following matrix.

(A : triangel)

Look at the first row in the first matrix and the first row in the second matrix (XAO and AOX): XA –> O, AO –> X.

So…:
XA? ?O? ?AO ??X
??? –> ??? and ??? –> ???
??? ??? ??? ???

Use this kind of decoding to solve the problem.

i still dont get Q39. Anyone could please explain on it?
And Q36 too. It seems like E is also a plausible answer.

Maurice, you did not score 156 on this test because the highest possible score is “Above 145.”

q33?

hello I m exploring some iq test and I find that my scores have a variation; from 174 to 142
In this one I got 156;
but most of them I do it like premonicion
I do not underestand my iq

Q37,

1. Making one more black square diagonally
2. Two circles move one box to the right
3. If a circle is in a black square, it doesn’t show the circle and the it changes color from white to black, vice versa.

so the answer for Q37 is H

I’m still trying to figure out Q39, spent last 4 hrs for this one question and nothing! arrrggg

still don t get Q36 Q37 and Q 39

Alright i got the Q36 but still cant understand Q37 and Q39. Hoping for a solution.

Please explain in details on Q36, Q37, and Q39. Thanks

Oopss .. Seems I solved the Danish version (Dansk). The english version is diffrent.

STDK

Hey,
It seems they’ve updated the IQ test page. Your answers are no longer valid and for several of the questions the “functions” are no longer valid as well. For kicks I punched in your answers and got “Less than 74″.

Personally I would love an update since I am strugling with several of them and have no idea where I am screwing up.

Help Help

STDK

I merely point out that there is a movement pattern in 26. This one is no more or less a measure of intelligence than many of the others. That one must look past the first block or two is just another wrinkle.

As for 20, you are right. It is a set completion question and D is correct. I got stuck by rotating 120 degrees, which, as you point out, doesn’t lead to a clear answer.

BR, our solutions are the same. However, just saying how to get the answer to this question isn’t much better than simply telling Pop the answer. It is much more valuable to analyze how to approach this problem and similar classes of problems. It is much more interesting and fun to break down how the problem is constructed, to understand why the problem is hard.

On 20, I’m sorry but I’m having trouble seeing how H is as plausible as D. There are a number of isomorphic ways to look at this matrix. Here is one:

The pattern is set-completion. Each row/column must have one each of those three patterns of spaced black petals.

Now, take the three patterns that you see which have the two black petals juxtaposed and one black petal opposite those two. Imagine merging all these black petals onto one flower. Notice how the whole flower is black. Each one of the 9 black petals on the three patterns we are considering is in a different position, none overlap, none are in the same relative position on the flower.

Now, consider the three patterns with the black petals equally spaced out around the flower, the patterns on the rising diagonal. Notice that putting those black petals together also creates a black flower.

Doing the same thing for the last three illustrates that it only D makes sense. H or E would overlap petals, leaving white spaces after merging.

Of course, you can look at it another way. Set-completion, by rotating each pattern 120 degrees. This doesn’t quite work for the rising diagonal, indicating this isn’t a complete picture. Nevertheless, this also points to D.

There is a movement pattern in question 26.

Look at the second pattern (middle of top row). Each of the three dots in the middle row is the centre of a rotation pattern. The answer is A, as indicated by Joseph, but this is a simpler solution.

The one I struggle with is 20. It seems that H is an equally plausible answer as D.

As for these tests being a farce, I agree. I can score 140+ on most IQ tests, but I’m not any smarter than most other people. It is just a matter of practice.

This one isn’t so obvious. It’s because there is some overlapping in the diagram. Matrices with overlapping are harder because you lose information, but you don’t know it.

Here’s how you should approach the problem, since there is no obvious movement or set-completion. Look for commonalities. What is common to all of the images? Study it carefully. You’ll start to notice that a line goes through all three of the middle pegs. You’ll also notice that it kind of looks like there is one big line (with length 2) going through the center peg, and two smaller lines (with length 1) which start at middle pegs on the edges next to the center peg in nearly every image. If you look more carefully, these three middle pegs are bolder than the others, confirming that there is something special about them.

Study the big length-2 line going through the center. What does it seem to do from left to right? From top to bottom? Yes, it seems to rotate 45 degrees clockwise each step from left to right, and rotate 45 degrees counter-clockwise for each stem from top to bottom. An interesting pattern. It can even help you eliminate your choices down to A, D, and E.

Study commonalities. All of the images have rotational symmetry. Even if you did not notice the lines, you should have noticed that. That would have narrowed down the answers to A, B, C, E, and G. More importantly, it would give you an insight into the nature of the puzzle.

Now, looking more at rotations, you see that plainly the whole image is not rotating from image to image. But, you start to see sub-rotations. The big-line in the center rotates in sequence. Maybe the little ones too? Look at the second row. They seem to. The little line on the left rotates 45 degrees clockwise at every step, while the little line on the right rotates 45 degrees counter-clockwise. It’s easy to see if you imagine removing the big line which is rotating clockwise 45 degrees every step.

You test out your theory on everything and see that it works (So what is the answer?). You also see why the puzzle is difficult. The image in the top left has the big line and both smaller lines intersecting in the middle. You lose a lot of information about the smaller lines. Moreover, it’s the first image you look at, forming the first image in the first two sequences you investigate.

That’s one reason I disagree with this matrix as a measure of intelligence. Yes, it takes reasoning to look past this first example, but how long? It’s a timed test. If one day, your eye happens to glance at the second row first, you will probably get the answer more quickly. Another day, you may want to rigorously start at the first sequence left-right compared to the second top-down. It will take wildly different amounts of time to solve it based on random factors depending on when you have the epiphany. Other matrices are flawed in different ways.

You might say, well, then you must learn to look at all the different patterns immediately. Maybe. But with the time pressure of just half an hour and a few dozen examples, that’s seems an unnecessary meta-burden to prove intelligence. Of course, taking multiple such kinds of test, you will learn that. Unfortunately, psychologists don’t want you to take the test multiple times. I’ve been conversing with a psychologist who has done years of research on them. He says that the scores definitely go up as people get used to the tests, as more people in the world become familiar with the test over time. These people are not becoming “more intelligent.” That’s strong evidence that these tests are farces.

Joseph,
Please please explain to me number 26. It’s strange, I understand every single one of them EXCEPT for number 26 and it’s supposed to get increasingly more difficult. There’s just something I’m not getting about question 26 and it’s driving me nuts…

Joseph,
Please please explain to me number 26. It’s strange, I understand every single one of them EXCEPT for number 26 and it’s supposed to get increasingly more difficult. There’s just something I’m not getting about question 26 and it’s driving me nuts…

This one isn’t so obvious. It’s because there is some overlapping in the diagram. Matrices with overlapping are harder because you lose information, but you don’t know it.

Here’s how you should approach the problem, since there is no obvious movement or set-completion. Look for commonalities. What is common to all of the images? Study it carefully. You’ll start to notice that a line goes through all three of the middle pegs. You’ll also notice that it kind of looks like there is one big line (with length 2) going through the center peg, and two smaller lines (with length 1) which start at middle pegs on the edges next to the center peg in nearly every image. If you look more carefully, these three middle pegs are bolder than the others, confirming that there is something special about them.

Study the big length-2 line going through the center. What does it seem to do from left to right? From top to bottom? Yes, it seems to rotate 45 degrees clockwise each step from left to right, and rotate 45 degrees counter-clockwise for each stem from top to bottom. An interesting pattern. It can even help you eliminate your choices down to A, D, and E.

Study commonalities. All of the images have rotational symmetry. Even if you did not notice the lines, you should have noticed that. That would have narrowed down the answers to A, B, C, E, and G. More importantly, it would give you an insight into the nature of the puzzle.

Now, looking more at rotations, you see that plainly the whole image is not rotating from image to image. But, you start to see sub-rotations. The big-line in the center rotates in sequence. Maybe the little ones too? Look at the second row. They seem to. The little line on the left rotates 45 degrees clockwise at every step, while the little line on the right rotates 45 degrees counter-clockwise. It’s easy to see if you imagine removing the big line which is rotating clockwise 45 degrees every step.

You test out your theory on everything and see that it works (So what is the answer?). You also see why the puzzle is difficult. The image in the top left has the big line and both smaller lines intersecting in the middle. You lose a lot of information about the smaller lines. Moreover, it’s the first image you look at, forming the first image in the first two sequences you investigate.

That’s one reason I disagree with this matrix as a measure of intelligence. Yes, it takes reasoning to look past this first example, but how long? It’s a timed test. If one day, your eye happens to glance at the second row first, you will probably get the answer more quickly. Another day, you may want to rigorously start at the first sequence left-right compared to the second top-down. It will take wildly different amounts of time to solve it based on random factors depending on when you have the epiphany. Other matrices are flawed in different ways.

You might say, well, then you must learn to look at all the different patterns immediately. Maybe. But with the time pressure of just half an hour and a few dozen examples, that’s seems an unnecessary meta-burden to prove intelligence. Of course, taking multiple such kinds of test, you will learn that. Unfortunately, psychologists don’t want you to take the test multiple times. I’ve been conversing with a psychologist who has done years of research on them. He says that the scores definitely go up as people get used to the tests, as more people in the world become familiar with the test over time. These people are not becoming “more intelligent.” That’s strong evidence that these tests are farces.

There is a movement pattern in question 26.

Look at the second pattern (middle of top row). Each of the three dots in the middle row is the centre of a rotation pattern. The answer is A, as indicated by Joseph, but this is a simpler solution.

The one I struggle with is 20. It seems that H is an equally plausible answer as D.

As for these tests being a farce, I agree. I can score 140+ on most IQ tests, but I’m not any smarter than most other people. It is just a matter of practice.

BR, our solutions are the same. However, just saying how to get the answer to this question isn’t much better than simply telling Pop the answer. It is much more valuable to analyze how to approach this problem and similar classes of problems. It is much more interesting and fun to break down how the problem is constructed, to understand why the problem is hard.

On 20, I’m sorry but I’m having trouble seeing how H is as plausible as D. There are a number of isomorphic ways to look at this matrix. Here is one:

The pattern is set-completion. Each row/column must have one each of those three patterns of spaced black petals.

Now, take the three patterns that you see which have the two black petals juxtaposed and one black petal opposite those two. Imagine merging all these black petals onto one flower. Notice how the whole flower is black. Each one of the 9 black petals on the three patterns we are considering is in a different position, none overlap, none are in the same relative position on the flower.

Now, consider the three patterns with the black petals equally spaced out around the flower, the patterns on the rising diagonal. Notice that putting those black petals together also creates a black flower.

Doing the same thing for the last three illustrates that it only D makes sense. H or E would overlap petals, leaving white spaces after merging.

Of course, you can look at it another way. Set-completion, by rotating each pattern 120 degrees. This doesn’t quite work for the rising diagonal, indicating this isn’t a complete picture. Nevertheless, this also points to D.

I merely point out that there is a movement pattern in 26. This one is no more or less a measure of intelligence than many of the others. That one must look past the first block or two is just another wrinkle.

As for 20, you are right. It is a set completion question and D is correct. I got stuck by rotating 120 degrees, which, as you point out, doesn’t lead to a clear answer.

Hey,
It seems they’ve updated the IQ test page. Your answers are no longer valid and for several of the questions the “functions” are no longer valid as well. For kicks I punched in your answers and got “Less than 74″.

Personally I would love an update since I am strugling with several of them and have no idea where I am screwing up.

Help Help

STDK

Oopss .. Seems I solved the Danish version (Dansk). The english version is diffrent.

STDK

Please explain in details on Q36, Q37, and Q39. Thanks

Alright i got the Q36 but still cant understand Q37 and Q39. Hoping for a solution.

still don t get Q36 Q37 and Q 39

Q37,

1. Making one more black square diagonally
2. Two circles move one box to the right
3. If a circle is in a black square, it doesn’t show the circle and the it changes color from white to black, vice versa.

so the answer for Q37 is H

I’m still trying to figure out Q39, spent last 4 hrs for this one question and nothing! arrrggg

hello I m exploring some iq test and I find that my scores have a variation; from 174 to 142
In this one I got 156;
but most of them I do it like premonicion
I do not underestand my iq

q33?

Maurice, you did not score 156 on this test because the highest possible score is “Above 145.”

i still dont get Q39. Anyone could please explain on it?
And Q36 too. It seems like E is also a plausible answer.

Combine to squares in the first matrix wich gives the answer to one of the squares in the following matrix.

(A : triangel)

Look at the first row in the first matrix and the first row in the second matrix (XAO and AOX): XA –> O, AO –> X.

So…:
XA? ?O? ?AO ??X
??? –> ??? and ??? –> ???
??? ??? ??? ???

Use this kind of decoding to solve the problem.

oh, the answer look more like a 160+ iq problem
It should be more like this:

XA? … ?O?
??? –> ???
??? … ???

?AO … ??X
??? –> ???
??? … ???

It’s interesting that there can be multiple ways to complete a problem. I can find at least three different ways to discover that F is the answer to Q36, but all three of them require set-completion.