RE: So I just got back my IQ score and diagnosis and I'm sad
September 26, 2014 at 3:14 am
(This post was last modified: September 26, 2014 at 3:17 am by Alex K.)
(September 25, 2014 at 8:27 pm)MusicLovingAtheist Wrote: My parents payed for a comprehensive evaluation of my IQ, mental diagnosis, ability to pay attention, and some irrelevant school stuff.
Why on earth did your parents do that in the first place?
I don't what to play armchair freud here, but very important factors are:
What is suggested to you and expected of you by your surroundings (family...) as far your abilities is concerned? Have they kind of pigeon-holed you already as being not very smart, or not good enough? Do they expect/pressure you to achieve more than you do academically?
All of those are hurtful and may erode your self-confidence and even affect your test performance negatively.
Studies find that people perform better on tests after they have been suggested that they are good at it. Conversely, pressure can definitely negatively affect test scores, including IQ tests.
This has for example been found to be an effect for women in stem fields.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
