I appriciate any recommendation for fun puzzles/IQ tests so please send me a message or comment on this post if you have some :) My next video will be about the old puzzle 31 of the Mensa Norway IQ Test and how it was impossible to solve it. Here is specific videos about the last 4 puzzles (they might have more comments and help if you are looking for a specific solution): Puzzle 32: ruclips.net/video/cEjsGrydzmE/видео.html Puzzle 33: ruclips.net/video/cZUr0JYe7zg/видео.html Puzzle 34: ruclips.net/video/ks7Js7mJHz4/видео.html Puzzle 35: ruclips.net/video/sW-uSRaIcRs/видео.html
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The interesting thing about puzzles in IQ test is that they often contain multiple correct patterns so they can be solved by different ways of thinking.
I agree - there were a few times I noticed patterns different to him that were there but would've landed me on the wrong answer. Like Puzzle 14 - if you look at the pattern of the lines going DOWN the columns instead of using diagonals you see a different pattern. You see an asymetrical pattern of 45 degree turn, 45 degree turn, 90 degree turn. Following THAT pattern gets you a different answer - you get C And that exact pattern is actually how you solve puzzle 17 later on.
@@phantomluts I also went with C on that. I felt it was the intended pattern to find, and the obvious repetition pattern was there for partial credit or something.
@@jaywalker7721 if u look at rows, there's an circle and a horizontal line in every row so circle with horizontal line must be the answear, i dont fuck with diagonals... rows are safer haha, c can't be cus there not an pattern for that line anywhere in that puzzle
It's so interesting that we worked out the right answers in different ways. The way I worked it out felt more intuitive or something. This feels so systematic! Thanks for the upload.
@@Louis13XIII Well, I follow the rythm of the video: I see the exercice, pause, reply on a notebook, then listen to the solutions comments. And usually I go: ??!!!! Why so complicated!
@@Louis13XIII most times is a geometry pattern thing, where you have an axis or point of symetry, so it can "pop" in front of the eyes. Else, it's been a while since I have done this particular one, but I remember 2 or 3 at the end of the series, that I just used "pivot + colour", and he went all about shapes and positions etc....
for question 14 answer C seems correct to me When you look at the pattern of rotation of the line from left to right, it always does a 45 degree and then a 90 degree turn and the shapes cycle through
@@Borgia5119 you’re right but I see that as a pattern where row 1 and 2 tell me “A 90 degree shift of the line will always be followed by a 45, and a 45 shift always by a 90 degree one” I might have over-analyzed for an unintended pattern here
@@ANGola0 a real iq test only applies when you havent studied for it, and it doesnt use the same paterns for every question. a real iq test combines mathematical + logic based tests and takes hours to complete.
@@noidontthinksolol Most people arent studying for the online mensa iq test, they just take it for fun. And its still fairly accurate for what its worth lol
People that legitimately take Mensa tests practice patterns like crazy for many, many hours before they take an actual test. Doesn't matter if they are actual questions on said test or not. Therefore, most people in Mensa probably shouldn't even belong in Mensa. You would have to find someone to take the test who has never studied patterns in any way to get a true reading, therefore it's next to useless.
Exactly! I'm a super intelligent guy with iq=156 and I don't think people are supposed to be given a cheat sheet beore the test. What is the point then? I classify intelligence with at clear distinction between being CLEVER and being SMART. You can NEVER be taught to be SMART. But you can learn to be CLEVER. This video is teaching how to be clever. My IQ was measured as part of a head-hunting process for a management position I had. There were 36 questions and I answered all correct (but I didn't have time to think through the 2 last questions and just made a mark on what I thougt to be the correct answer, and they turned out to be correct too. I never bothered to be a Mensa member as I don't see the point of being a member in a club just to be together with other so-called smart persons. What is the point of that?? I prefer to be alone, sit at my desk or lie down on my bed and just stare into the air while I take a walk in my brain. I constantly experience new things and inventions and have a wonderful time alone in my own universe. I wish more people would / could do the same.
I wondered something similar after reading that they accept SAT scores. Wouldn't a standardized test like that measure something completely different than a pattern test like this would, at least for someone who never practiced patterns? It seems to me that the SAT would measure someone's ability (or maybe just dedication) to learn, not the ability to walk in cold and figure something out for himself. MENSA claims that IQ scores are immune to practice, but I am sure that if I now took the test after watching this single video, my score would be boosted substantially. So yeah, it all seems a little fishy to me.
I think it's only cheating If someone obtains the correct answers WITHOUT understanding how the sequences work. If a person is shown how it works and they understand, that is only like learning maths at school. If a person even after watching this video still doesn't understand even after having it explained to them then they would be cheating if they just gave the answers without understanding.
@@Diamondsparkle788 I understand why you think you are correct BUT you are wrong. Trust me - you are! With your reasoning everybody that understands Einsteins theories should have a part of the Nobel prize they gave to him. It is the CAPABILITY of being able to find a solution (on your own) a good IQ-test is supposed to measure. Being able to replicate the procedure / solution to get to the result is the being CLEVER part I mentioned in my pevious comment. Finding a solution on your own is the being SMART part I also mentioned.
For question #32, I used this logic, on left box flip vertically right side, on middle box flip vertically left side, combine them and that's the right box
I’m very surprised that this channel doesn’t have more views or subscribers, especially with recognition from a very popular IQ test from Mensa. Oh well, big brain society over here
Not sure if diagonals are needed or intended to be used for any of these... Normally you should be able to solve both from left to right, and also from top to bottom Let me exemplify on four of the easier puzzles: Puzzle nr. 8: Pattern: Always 5 dots in the middle. Over and under the five dots you will always find 1 middle dot, 2 side dots, and 3 middle dots. Puzzle nr. 11: Add new shapes, Remove repeating shapes. Puzzle nr. 12: Clockwise rotation. Row or column always have two black, and one grey. Puzzle nr. 13: All rows and columns will contain A) circle, triangle, and square and B) black, grey, and white figure .
Exactly, I was able to solve all the questions up to Q32 and Q34 without any diagonals, I'm stumped at 33 and 35 however. I'm confident that it can be solved left to right. Q34, if you look left to right, the 2 white dots are rotating anti-clockwise and never repeating.
Agreed. A lot of the questions were made more complicated by incorporating those lines. Most were basic “spot the difference in this pattern,” which could be solved by just counting the relevant elements in each square. I’m not convinced this is a good example of a quality IQ test.
34 - if you follow the pattern diagonally for the black dots but horizontally for the white ones, D could be the answer as each row starts with two white dots that move two times counterclockwise in every following suqare. Where you only see one white dot, the other one is hidden behind the corresponding black one.
If we look at the diagonals at question 35, I would say that it’s most easy to recognise that from top left to bottom right, every diagonal has exactly one element that is the same throughout the pattern, and NOTHING ELSE that stays the same. Meaning that the solution would have to be one with the V-shape, but that couldn’t contain the top stripe. So basically, when asserting patterns from top left to bottom right (continuing again, the pattern, from the third “adjacent” diagonal of the current diagonal we are analysing) The third part of any pattern, has to have the same element as the common element among the last two, but can have none of the previous elements that have already been used in the pattern, of those patterns who were not common between the last two. Now, the pattern I saw can be completely coincidental and not the actual solution to the puzzle, or it could be byproduct of the actual solution, meaning my way of solving it wasn’t intended, but worked nevertheless. When I’m thinking about it, looking at diagonals both ways is definitely correct. There could potentially be multiple solutions to the puzzle if my intuition was correct, but I guess I was just lucky that my solution was the correct one.
What I love about question 30 is that I did not think to induce the rule square+square equals nothing by considering to look from top to bottom, but only answer E makes sense anyway. Since it is the only one that has two squares without anything in them on the top. Sometimes you do not have to figure the task out completely, to be able to solve it.
Yeah, there seems to be no precedent for this implied elsewhere in this puzzle. Thought the exact same thing. I scored within range, but I think these Mensa folks have got to be a certain kind of special to go through the trouble of joining such an organization!
Because u take the middle box's right side squares, and put them one by one on the right side of the left box, on the row. That results in the bottomest square being put on top last. Like a package in the warehouse. Whatever is on top, ends up being on bottom, and vice-versa. I worked 2 months as a warehouse worker during summer college, and this made perfect sense to me cuz that's how we'd put the packages from the floor on the pallet.
23 WITHOUT DIAGONALS: Each row has one white square. On the first row, it is in the middle of the shapes, on the second, it is the first shape, so on the 3rd it must be at the last shape (only F). Additionally, each cell has 1 black circle in unique positions. F) also matches the correct position of the circle. Additionally, each row has 1 black triangle and each time in different position. F) again matches the correct position of the triangle.
29 could have been explained better, some might be perplexed by 2nd row, squares of same color cancels each other out if they are on opposite side of the line, but if they are on same side they dont.
There are so many instances in this test where I get to the exact same conclusion as you about what the right answer is, but I get there through other explanations.
For no. 33 I expected it to be more complicated, thinking the when the triangle flips, it reveals the alternate colour. I saw all the pattern, but it doesn't fit with the alternating variation.
Is there any subjectivity to the "correct" answer? Do we preferentially see certain patterns: rotations, increase in number of an object, diagonals/orthogonals, etc. Other patterns (that we are blind to) might be just as "valid". This reminds me of the what-number-is-next questions as there are equations to produce any next number -- we are just partial to certain ones. Would a very intelligent alien choose the same answers on this test and for the same reasons?
Getting only 12 correct is below the level the test can score you at. Getting 13 correct gives you an IQ of 85. Then 88, 92, 95, 97, 100, 102, 105, 107, 110, 112, 115, 118, 121, 125, 128, 131, 133, 135, 138, 142 and then the last 2 max scores.
can someone explain how diagonals logically make sense? to take 1 square and pair it with the ones on the opposite side? to make it equally distributed on both sides?
So if you learn all these rules e.g. diagonal patterns, quirky additions, rotations etc. and do a hundred examples of each surely your IQ will get better - like studying chess?
@@humuhumunukunukuapuaa7372 I used to be pretty good at IQ tests (40 odd years ago) but these days... this one slaughtered me! Nonetheless, I will practise and - certainly all this diagonal stuff eluded me! Yep, must practise...
@@noxuification1. Every person has different prior experience/knowledge, so it's only logical that everyone should prepare for the test for fair measurement. 2. IQ results are always being normalized to 100, because the more people have higher results due to studying etc., the higher the average is.
I was stuck on last 3 tests, the thing that blew my mind is the diagonals. It seemed so unintuitive to me because it felt like there is no the same amount of information, however if we consider that the diagonals repeat by each 3 than you get equal number of information wrapped, but this seemed way too complicated compared to just vertical and horizontal lines. I was just assuming that there "format" is somewhat consistent because you can come up with infinite solutions for any puzzle if you look "outside the box" but those answers will likely be a lot more complicated, which seemed unlikely considering you have less than a minute for each answer in average. After taking this test I felt really dumb. I want to get properly tested for Mensa but not to become an member but to know if I am simply too dumb to be competitive in my field and to realize how fucked I am :D
@felipejoys Well, nobody is perfect, we all have been dealing with the cards we have been given .. Being over 135 is decent, decent enough to feel damn lonely ..
this whole "diagonals" method seems like someone was stuck with the idea of "matrix determinants" then, went on to create these tests.. ruclips.net/video/YsPMbFeoAno/видео.html&ab_channel=Mathispower4u
@@drednac this seems like something the test creator came up with, something particular to him that only himself and a couple more could kind of "accidentally" find out (the diagonals) - because when you look at the 3x3 grid, you can make multiple correlations, moreover, you have to decide among all of those in seconds, so you have time to finish it on time.
Another pattern for 33 is that there are 4 with only one triangle striped and if bottom right have all triangles striped then there will also be 4 with all triangles striped so C is also a correct answer.
Just caught a piece while playing in background, but noticed #11 works both horizontally and vertically, providing the same correct answer. Makes me wonder if on the difficult puzzles you will need to check multiple directions to rule out the red herrings. However, my problem is I tend to overcomplicate these things.
I took the mensa iq test today and boy.. its nothing compared to anything you find out there. constantly pressured by time (like 15 hard questions in 3minutes), and you barely have any puzzle tests, except at the beginning and some in between here and there, and none of them are as the ones you see with easy logical patterns. I was shocked, but felt great!
Entrance test for Mensa is not longer for hight IQ ; you have to resolve items more based on your school luggage than your mind : all university people can pretend to be a member easily . The members of the association are no longer rare as we used to think . Excuse me , my english is far away .
In between two SAT tests, I went through The Princeton Review Book, which instead of vocabulary words and math problems taught principles of the test itself. My score went up 110 points. Even with different questions, the “standardized” in tests can be hacked. My goal wasn’t to raise my self-esteem, but to get into an Ivy League school which my wealthy father then declined to pay for 😂 I have no regrets. Fight the Power!
on 29 they glossed over what was happening with the black boxes in the middle row? if you follow the logic of the white boxes shouldn’t there be 2 black ones left?? or if they don’t follow that logic and we can ignore them why did they mention the black box again after the solution?
Idk if this was a mistake but it’s an actual thing. Have you ever wondered why some written math tests have an unnecessary amount of word? It’s “fill”. It’s a useful tool if you tend to overthink equations/problems. It can help you better your logical reasoning, confronting problems more directly instead of swerving around irrational solutions that only makes sense to our selves.
I think that the more obvious rule in n.35 is that in each row, the 1st column always has only the lines that are not present in columns 2 and 3. In other words, 1+(2+3) must add up to a "complete" set of lines. So for picture 9, the only thing that matters is that it has 2 vertical lines on both sides that picture 7 and 8 are missing. Coincidentally, it also leads to option D.
Heres an observation, I have watched this video and picked up some of the problem solving strategies such "not in common" and "Diagonal processing" . As a result, I get 6 questions extra correct and my iQ score goes up 20 points. Therefore, the difference in my IQ is not my speed, or the correct answer, but my ability to identify the problem solving strategy. In my first go, I would never have spotted these problem solving strategies and probably would have sat there for 15 minutes each question until I got it right but due to a practice effect, I get better and better. Surely, this questions the validity of this measure.
The validity of the test, or the validity of your scores on subsequent tests? If the latter, then I agree. Only your first score is valid. Your inability to spot the diagonal logic on your first attempt is factored into finding your score. Most people were unable to do that and this is reflected in the fact that you'd likely receive a 99th percentile or higher score if you did. The IQ score is based on how you did compared to other people's first attempts as well. The fact that you can learn a different approach and then get a higher score because of it doesn't make the test itself less valid due to how the norming process works.
@@philj9594 It makes no sense that the broad array of human mental feats can be summarized into a single dimension, one number, which you can use to line people up like you can line up people by height. Your mind is not a piece of string that can be measured. It is unfathomably complex. You, a person, are smart because you can think about the world: guess about it, change it, poke it, run away from it, and create it as you please. You are not smart because you can recite five letters backward within the allotted time or perceive a diagonal pattern in a test.
@@FernandoJaccoudIts an estimate, and is a good indicator of potential in many fields. Ofc not a limiter, but the avarage for an lawyer will be far abover avarage than a janitor. Ofc its flawed, but best way we have of testing fluid intelligence
@@philj9594 People that legitimately take Mensa tests practice patterns like crazy for many, many hours before they take an actual test. Doesn't matter if they are actual questions on said test or not. Therefore, most people in Mensa probably shouldn't even belong in Mensa. You would have to find someone to take the test who has never studied patterns in any way to get a true reading, therefore it's next to useless.
@@olaikintel First of all, it doesn't measure fluid intelligence because you can learn for it. So it tests if you know a certain solving strategy, that is by definition, not your fluid intelligence. Of course, remembering solving strategies or even coming up with one does indeed correlate to intelligence but those can't even be distinguished. Which raises the question: What is it even good for? If you want a prediction for success in a certain field, a specialized test, specifically designed for that field, will give you a much better prediction. A test like this is only good for discriminating against those who score low or to bolster the ego of those who score high.
I asked a question for the "Mensa Hungary" video. Let me repeat here: What IQ range do you think the Mensa Hungary test measures? (If we're realistic.)
My main issue is I kept counting the shapes to see if there was a pattern in the numbers, as well as seeing if there was a pattern in the movements of the puzzles. I never thought about cancelling out what the first two pictures had in common or what their differences were then subtracting or adding the outliers. So I guess I am just dumb
7. you can also rotate pictures from first row by -90' and add pictures from second row rotated by +90' to obtain picture from the bottom, result is the same
very good explanation, the end is really hard. I am pretty sure that training helps here a lot otherwise you try to check for some to complicated rules.
why are these so easy almost all can be solved by just like 2 patterns. the fist is what i call just follow the path. the first thing in the pattern will follow the same pattern as the above row. and the second pattern I found is for problems that move either diagonally or in a clock motion. for those I would just follow the clock motion. these patterns for me solved almost all of the problems. is there any reason that these strategies work as well as the ones provided in the video?
was surprised by the explanation on the 8th one, i decided to ignore the first column, thinking 3rd column= flipped 2nd column, quickly got C. Though my mwthod feels flawed and baseless, one in the video looks mathematically pleasing
Oh, you are totally right. No idea how I missed that one. It doesn't change the fact that we have to have the striped triangle on the bottom right so you could reason in the exact same way from picture D, E and F to answer E.
Haven't watched the video yet. I got 128. I was struggling with the white and black circles devided by a lign. I am very curious about the logic behind thm
I've taken this test a few times every couple of months, and I get 131 every time. When you get to question 33 I can feel a barrier. It's not intuitive anymore for me at that point. Even the explanation seems contrived. So I think it is actually a really good test. I don't feel that I was unlucky or that I was cheated. I just feel like it was an accurate measurement of my limit. I wish my limit was higher but it doesn't do any good to lie to myself. I am taking the USA mensa test in a few hours. I feel pretty prepared.
Waitttt 9:21 #14, I see why you would say A but I can't help but think the answer should be C , right? If we should be grouping them from top left to bottom right, we can determine that by the shape. So we see that the line going through the circle will rotate 45 degrees counterclockwise so the answer should be C Can someone confirm?
For question 17. I got B, I followed the same logic as you but instead of looking at the pattern in columns I was looking at rows. They all move the same angle when you look at rows from left to right.
I have up after question 4 because they were too easy, and nothing like real mensa questions I've seen before. Did the questions get progressively harder, cos I was too bored to stick around?
Sorry this video is a bit old. Each image have 4 positions: top left, top right, bottom left, and bottom right. The are 3 possible things you can find in each position: nothing, a dot, or a square. In any row/column, you have 3 images. The object (nothing/dot/square) you find in a specific position in the third image, is a product of what you find in that specific position for the first and second image. As I showed in the video in the first row, top right position we have: one dot, one dot, one square. So having dots in the 2 first images, gives a square in the third image. You can see the exact same (dot + dot = square) in 3 other places within the matrix.
Its more like, u only have 3 states, either empty, a dot or a square. Like in math, two minuses equal a plus. So dot + square = nothing, two of the same = the other one, dot or square + nothing = dot or square
Question 32 is brilliant imo because it has a clear pattern yet contains irrelevant information. It forces you to discern very finely between the information that matters from the information that does not
For number 33 I think the answer is B. There's a rule that's consistent for every tile that basically amounts to "for any given tile, you need to mix and match the triangles from the tiles immediately surrounding to make the shape of the given tile. Stated another way, if you add all of the immediate surrounding tiles together, you should be able to piece together the exact triangles in your given tile. If 1 or more tiles immediately surrounding has 1 or more of the exact type of triangle (same position, flip direction, color) you can use those to construct your given tile. Immediate diagonals are fair game, but you can't jump over a tile to get to the triangle you need." The only way to make this rule work on every single tile including the bottom right one is to pick B. Any other tile you need to jump an entire block to have all the triangles you need to make the bottom left one. B you only need the tile directly above and directly diagonal to the left, so all 9 tiles follow the rule.
@@kerkertrandov459 the diagonal pattern he shows makes less sense cause why does the top middle box randomly have an extra white triangle for no reason and doesn't fit with the rest of the pattern. My rule is relatively simple. Probably takes less lines of code to write than the "correct" pattern
I think F is a better solution for 16. Each row has a solid, a hatched, and a blank figure; each row also has one "up umbrella" and two "down umbrellas". Each column has a solid, a hatched, and a blank figure; each column also has one "up umbrella" and two "down umbrellas".
Only 7 questions in, but my man, you are really over-complicating these answers. On 7, for example, use the rows and just count. 1,2,3, 2nd row, 2,3,4, 3rd row, 3,4, then the answer, 5 dots. Previous question was exactly the same. Actually, they all were very similar. There was no need to bother with any rotations with 1-7. Edit - Number 31 is also crazy simple. Reading the boxes like a book: just look at what number 4 and 7 have in common, then look at what 5 and 8 have (same upside down L pattern). Now you know that 6 and 9 will have a repeating pattern (backwards L), and D is the only answer.
Trying to IQ tests while tired is a huge mistake. I got to 11 and my brain was ready to shut down. Managed to get to question 20 without a mistake and then just started missing obvious patterns.
@@resiliated9326 It's a standard IQ test. Nothing difficult about it. I came to this video cause I wanted to see how many I got wrong and the test itself didn't have an answers page.
Would you consider this a fairly accurate IQ test? It seems that most people regard it as one of the most valid online IQ tests. It apparently was normed with a large sample size. What makes me skeptical is that I've never seen anyone who has a score below 120. This is just my observation from reading the r/mensa forums. I myself scored @ 121, which is fairly close to what I've scored on other mensa tests and other standardized online IQ tests. You seem to have a lot of experience with these, so I would like to get your take on it.
I have taken the test and I've got a score of 97 (slightly below average) :/. I think it's accurate since I'm a bit slower to grasp things than most people. I think people who have superior reasoning skills naturally gravitate towards these tests (I'm an exception) and that's why you have never seen anyone scoring below 120.
@@Clank-rn1fk Well, keep in mind it is only a test of spatial intelligence. Most iq tests are "g-loaded" and test many different aspects of intelligence. Don't let that be the end all be all. Also, 97 is still average and having average spatial abilities isn't a bad thing.
Hey! The 2 reasons I can think of: -What you are mentioning is just 2 pieces of information where the first one has the value 0 and the second one has value 1, that doesnt mean that that the third piece of information will have value 2. For example lets say we measure heights of 2 people: the first one is 170 cm, the second one is 175 cm... does that mean that the third measurement SHOULD be 180 cm?... basically you are taking an assumption that there is a linear function + that these arent just a product of random chance... "Any 2 dots can have a line drawn through them such that they both are on the line" -The patterns on the diagonals are repetition of shapes, the only shapes found in the pictures are these repetitions on the diagonals. We have 8 pictures with no additional lines besides the repetition on the diagonals but for some reason our answer should contain a bonus line THAT IS NOT DESCRIBED ON THE DIAGONALS just because there is this potential 0 1 2 pattern... Also you could explain why there is a 0 1 1 pattern based on the repetitions in the diagonals. Hopefully that makes sense, just tell me if you need some more explanation :)
I think that the more obvious rule in n.35 is that in each row, the 1st column always has only the lines that are not present in columns 2 and 3. In other words, 1+(2+3) must add up to a "complete" set of lines. So for picture 9, the only thing that matters is that it has 2 vertical lines on both sides that picture 7 and 8 are missing. Coincidentally, it also leads to option D.
I never used diagonals but got the same answers just by looking at patterns in rows and columns. It's interesting that it gets the same answers though. Doing it with diagonals seems easier in some respects, but I also feel like it's less of a pattern.
got 131 when i did it. how might i fair in a real exam? always assumed id be between 85-100 because i did bad in school. always score high in online ones though
Does the time spent completing the puzzles make any difference? At first I wasn't able to complete all 35- I've run out of time. I'm certain that it has some sort of ''vital'' meaning, but is it any indicator when it comes to the intelligence?
I tend to think more in terms of permutation between rows objects than in terms of diagonals. For Example if ther first two squares had respectively one and three dots, the. the third one should have three two dots. Similarly for shapes and so on
Well, the actual "fun" starts with puzzle #30. To me, #30 and #33 seem the most devious. 32 confused me by the flip. 34 also showed similar white dot pattern in rows and columns. 31 was easy, 35 was fun. 30 doesn't really have a purely logical pattern. It is a mathematical pattern that involves cyclic groups with modulo 3. And 33 is quite a "flippant" one. Flipping and hiding doesn't help the pattern stand out much. I would probably need a lot of time and external motivation to figure these two on my own.
Ironically, 30 and 33 I got right (or guessed right) but 32,34 and 35 got wrong. Only others I missed were 8, 14, 20, and 21. Not too bad considering I haven't tried one of these tests in a few years.
Thanks for your tests. Am on them. Would claim, question 8: reply is E. With E, all rows and colums, all sum up to 27 dots! How do you see that solution?
I have a question. It's probably stupid. Why can't the answer to 21 be E? If you add two of the top and middle horizontals, you get the third of the top and middle horizontals, respectively. You might say, in the top and bottom horizontals, supposing this is a good solution, the left and middle of the horizontals add to make the right, whereas, in the middle horizontal, the left and right add to make the middle. But if the pattern is two of the horizontal add to make the third, and that pattern can be established in the top and middle horizontals, what difference does it make where the shapes you add are and where the sum is? (Not exactly a sum, but who cares?) And you might say, in the top and middle horizontals, the shapes you add have nothing in common, whereas, in the bottom horizontal, the shapes you add have something in common, namely, the top left and bottom right right angles. But if the pattern is two of the horizontal add to make the third, and that pattern can be established in the top and middle horizontals, what difference does it make if the shapes you add together have anything in common? Again, this is probably stupid.
I dont know what you mean by "in alphabetical order", but if you only pick random answers, it is (1/6)^35 which is like 5.817*10^-26 % chance or 0.00000000000000000000000005817%
He just showed the correct answers and they were not in alphabetical order, e.g. a, b, c, d, e, f, a, b, c, d, e, f... So the answer to your question is 0%. They literally have NO chance of getting every question right. In fact you could go back through the entire video and plug in a, b, c... and see how many you get right and that's your score. UNLESS it's a different test, e.g. the correct answers have been scrambled with same exact questions, then it's random and very unlikely; especially considering who would make a test where the correct answers are a reiteration of 6 alphabetized letters?
@@jeffknonig8743 i imagine for many people if somehow the correct answers were indeed a, b, c, d, e, f, a, b, c, d, e, f.. through the entire test, you would start doubting yourself and waste time double checking everything. i know i would!
17:50 your answer is accidently correct. You did not acknowlegde the middle row of the puzzle which is relevent, every row is always relevent. Following your logic, it does not explain the reason the black box ends up on top, and not in the middle with one white on top and one white below.
I thought I had 33 but my answer wasn’t even an option.. The pattern I saw was subtracting the white dots of A and B from eachother and then mirroring the remaining white dots, if that makes sense.
I kept scoring 131 and I didn't know why Now I know I never took in account the patterns had patterns within them The way I thought has been totally flipped and now everything I see everything Everything is different now Make it stop This feels like madness Through the eyes of a genius Oh well guess I gotta live with it now it should ferment in my brain since I'm still growing its now apart of me :p
@@MarcoP1919i scored it correctly without diagonals, i used only horizontal lines. I found some kind of flipping pattern and I don’t remember correctly how it worked, but that wasn’t random guess
Exercise 34. Took me long but i thought "In answers black and white dots are always equal so i filtered every answer where theres more of one of those" I still cant understand, was this solution right or im just so dumb
Since you guys here are probably smart so here is a riddle: Four golfers named Mr. Black, Mr. White, Mr. Brown and Mr. Blue were competing in a tournament. The caddy didn't know their names, so he asked them. One of them, Mr. Brown, told a lie. The 1st golfer said, "The 2nd Golfer is Mr. Black." The 2nd golfer said, "I am not Mr. Blue!" The 3rd golfer said "Mr. White? That's the 4th golfer." And the 4th golfer remained silent. Which one of the golfers is Mr. Blue? The official answer is the 3rd golfer is MR. Blue but I have a big problem with that answer. Since Mr. Brown told something (a lie) it has to be either number 1 or number 3 so only two options for being Mr. Brown. if 1st is Mr. Brown then there is a paradox because he lies which means that 2nd golfer isn't Mr. Black he also isn't Mr. Blue as he said it himself he also isn't Mr. White as it is 4th golfer but he also can't be Mr. Brown since it is 1st golfer. So the only way this can be consistent is that the 3rd is Mr. Brown. Here the 2nd golfer is Mr. Black as 1st said it, and since 4th isn't Mr. White because 3rd lies, only 1st can be Mr. White therefore Mr. Blue has to be the remaining 4th golfer. Am I right or is there a catch?
sorry for the slow response. I think you are correct. if 1 was Mr. Brown then "2 is not Mr. Black", "2 is not Mr. Blue", "4 is Mr. White" -> "2 is not Mr. White" -> "2 is Mr. Brown" -> "2 has to be Mr. Brown" -> Paradox. If 2 was Mr. Brown then "2 is Mr. Blue" -> paradox if 3 was Mr. Brown then "2 is Mr. Black", "4 is not Mr. White", "4 is not Mr. Black", "4 is not Mr. Brown" -> "4 is Mr. Blue" -> "1 is Mr. Mr. White": 1=white, 2=black, 3=brown, 4=blue. if 4 was Mr. Brown -> "he didnt speak" + "he told a lie" -> paradox
I got a 117. But frankly, if you do puzzles, you would get a higher score. If you do graphic design or art, you would get a higher score. I had a lower score because I’m not moving on until I see the answer, so I only progressed to, I think, #29. It was fun though.
I completely disagree. If the puzzles you do were literally matrices with very similar logic to what you see in this test, you'd be correct. But that is something that almost never happens. The reason I believe you are wrong is that when practice effect on IQ tests has been studied, it's been shown that doing a lot of different matrix reasoning tests only results in gains of maybe 5 points at the maximum and scores remain very stable for most people unless they repeat the exact same test or one with nearly identical logic. No amount of graphic design is going to magically raise your inductive reasoning capability. No need to feel insecure over a score of 117 though. That's perfectly respectable.
I belong at IQ 115… I tried to comprehend the questions I got wrong and they go over my head even when you explain hahaha. Right around 20 min in the video is where I check out.
I have seen noone talked about question 30, but there are two valid solutions based in different ways of thinking. One is alternative b and other, alternative e. Both are correct.
I think 33 is B. We have to split top and bottom because they work differently. But top left-right and bottom left-right will work the same way. Top shaded triangle+top no triangle = Top shaded triangle Bottom shaded triangle + bottom no triangle = Bottom No triangle Top no triangle + Top unshaded triangle = Top shaded triangle (Because it has to be different from bottom no triangle + bottom unshaded triangle)
Number 8 seems quite complicated for just number 8. I pick the only option that wasn't in the picture as an answer since every single element was unique as a pattern. Which could be technically considered a valid answer so I feel cheated :)
I was so frustrated about it that I ignored the first row and just said "the third picture is the same as the second one but turned upside down" and I'm surprised to see it is correct lol
@@schlaftablette360 that was what I did too. I flipped column 2 for the answer. this meant column 1 was useless information which seemed odd. but hey, correct answer lol
If you learn to look for what the patterns have in common and not in common and increase your score. Wouldn’t hat Knowledge pertain to any other iq test? Resulting an increase of score on other iq tests? If so, how can iq tests be accurate? My first time taking the test I got a score of 113, but after hearing this guy say to look for what is or isn’t in common, and without memorizing his answers, it went to 123. I assume that the first score was more accurate as I didn’t intentionally look for those patterns.
@16:42 Question 27 is ambiguous. By observing the diagonals we can see that the shapes are flipped 180 degrees each time. By this logic the answer should be B. Mensa is not a reliable test and full of poorly constructed questions.
Can a person raise one's intelligence? I think it depends on how one defines intelligence. If it is the ability to see patterns, then yes. With practice such as given in this video, one can better see the patterns. In an actual test, time is a factor. So, not only must be able to figure out the pattern, one must do so quickly. Thank you for the video. #34 with the white dot "hiding" behind the black dot blew my mind a bit. I hadn't thought of that. #33 and #35 were also difficult for me. Some trivia: In California, it is illegal for a public school to give a student an IQ test. What is probably the most controversial book on intelligence? The Bell Curve. What is a response? Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences.
You do a great job showing different solution strategies, but you always start by explaining the correct strategy. The missing piece is how to find out which strategy to apply. Should I look for rotations, reflections, diagonals or additions/subtractions? After all, we are highly time-constrained.
The one in the thumbnail took me longer than I tend to take (and I'm not even sure I fully see it, lol)...there tends to be a gray (stripped) triangle up and other one down, with the other triangles being white...so the last figure, among the multiple choice, the correct choice would be a figure with a triangle facing up, since there is already one with its triangle facing down, lol...but I somehow feel that's insufficient...there is also always a fully black (stripped) figure, that's already covered in the last row (I am assuming this going by rows, lol, and not by columns, I thought of that too)...hell, lol, the pattern seems to somewhat hold for columns too...at any rate, lol, the multiple choice should have a figure (perhaps 3, lol, since there is always oddly composed figure, I mean, with an odd number of triangles), perhaps it will have three triangles, but a dark (stripped) triangle that is "up", lol...took way too much time on that one, even if I'm correct, lol...
I appriciate any recommendation for fun puzzles/IQ tests so please send me a message or comment on this post if you have some :)
My next video will be about the old puzzle 31 of the Mensa Norway IQ Test and how it was impossible to solve it. Here is specific videos about the last 4 puzzles (they might have more comments and help if you are looking for a specific solution):
Puzzle 32: ruclips.net/video/cEjsGrydzmE/видео.html
Puzzle 33: ruclips.net/video/cZUr0JYe7zg/видео.html
Puzzle 34: ruclips.net/video/ks7Js7mJHz4/видео.html
Puzzle 35: ruclips.net/video/sW-uSRaIcRs/видео.html
can you make a video on this test with solutions. maybe it is just me but i found it a little harder than this one. hr.iq-test.cc/start?qid=30
Hello, PLEASE make a video about bakaiq.com/iq-tests/free/bit1/index.php?fbclid=IwAR1JpKRgsUdEKtojB2RwKI12NT9DUmtFQW5OcvKr3o9luZ0QNqrfsaEh6Ow, it is extremely challenging and rewarding
@@Zindsaw Taking the test now.
@@MisterSpeedStacking Taking the test now.
@@PuzzlesAndSolutions Please tell me how it went haha
The interesting thing about puzzles in IQ test is that they often contain multiple correct patterns so they can be solved by different ways of thinking.
i’m always disappointed when i hear him explain how he gets the answer, only for him to get the same answer as me.
Yep
I agree - there were a few times I noticed patterns different to him that were there but would've landed me on the wrong answer.
Like Puzzle 14 - if you look at the pattern of the lines going DOWN the columns instead of using diagonals you see a different pattern. You see an asymetrical pattern of 45 degree turn, 45 degree turn, 90 degree turn. Following THAT pattern gets you a different answer - you get C
And that exact pattern is actually how you solve puzzle 17 later on.
@@phantomluts I also went with C on that. I felt it was the intended pattern to find, and the obvious repetition pattern was there for partial credit or something.
@@jaywalker7721 if u look at rows, there's an circle and a horizontal line in every row so circle with horizontal line must be the answear, i dont fuck with diagonals... rows are safer haha, c can't be cus there not an pattern for that line anywhere in that puzzle
It's so interesting that we worked out the right answers in different ways. The way I worked it out felt more intuitive or something. This feels so systematic! Thanks for the upload.
same here! I go around with the exact answers, but I'm like..."this dude's mind runs so complicated!" :)
@@Maryparfait so basically you looked up the solutions?
@@Louis13XIII Well, I follow the rythm of the video: I see the exercice, pause, reply on a notebook, then listen to the solutions comments. And usually I go: ??!!!! Why so complicated!
@@atelierparfait what’s your thought process?
@@Louis13XIII most times is a geometry pattern thing, where you have an axis or point of symetry, so it can "pop" in front of the eyes.
Else, it's been a while since I have done this particular one, but I remember 2 or 3 at the end of the series, that I just used "pivot + colour", and he went all about shapes and positions etc....
for question 14
answer C seems correct to me
When you look at the pattern of rotation of the line from left to right, it always does a 45 degree and then a 90 degree turn
and the shapes cycle through
That isn’t consistent, the second row starts vertically and then shifts 90 degrees first, while the other two rows shift 45 degrees.
@@Borgia5119 you’re right but I see that as a pattern where row 1 and 2 tell me
“A 90 degree shift of the line will always be followed by a 45, and a 45 shift always by a 90 degree one” I might have over-analyzed for an unintended pattern here
@@VirtualRiot I also saw this when I did that question at first, that’s just what I concluded (I think there’s another question like this, not sure)
No its not, no other shape has a line in that direction
Its about the simplest solution. Each row has all 3 shapes and all 3 line positions, thats simpler than "if 45 then 90, if 90 then 45"
Diagonals has risen my IQ by around 20 points in 20 minutes 😂
Same 125 with out diagonals and 145 with)
LOL
@@ANGola0 a real iq test only applies when you havent studied for it, and it doesnt use the same paterns for every question.
a real iq test combines mathematical + logic based tests and takes hours to complete.
@@noidontthinksolol Most people arent studying for the online mensa iq test, they just take it for fun. And its still fairly accurate for what its worth lol
@@noidontthinksololthats just incorrect. You dont hybernate for 30 since birth and then wake up and take an iq test
People that legitimately take Mensa tests practice patterns like crazy for many, many hours before they take an actual test. Doesn't matter if they are actual questions on said test or not. Therefore, most people in Mensa probably shouldn't even belong in Mensa. You would have to find someone to take the test who has never studied patterns in any way to get a true reading, therefore it's next to useless.
Exactly! I'm a super intelligent guy with iq=156 and I don't think people are supposed to be given a cheat sheet beore the test. What is the point then? I classify intelligence with at clear distinction between being CLEVER and being SMART. You can NEVER be taught to be SMART. But you can learn to be CLEVER. This video is teaching how to be clever. My IQ was measured as part of a head-hunting process for a management position I had. There were 36 questions and I answered all correct (but I didn't have time to think through the 2 last questions and just made a mark on what I thougt to be the correct answer, and they turned out to be correct too. I never bothered to be a Mensa member as I don't see the point of being a member in a club just to be together with other so-called smart persons. What is the point of that?? I prefer to be alone, sit at my desk or lie down on my bed and just stare into the air while I take a walk in my brain. I constantly experience new things and inventions and have a wonderful time alone in my own universe. I wish more people would / could do the same.
I wondered something similar after reading that they accept SAT scores. Wouldn't a standardized test like that measure something completely different than a pattern test like this would, at least for someone who never practiced patterns? It seems to me that the SAT would measure someone's ability (or maybe just dedication) to learn, not the ability to walk in cold and figure something out for himself. MENSA claims that IQ scores are immune to practice, but I am sure that if I now took the test after watching this single video, my score would be boosted substantially. So yeah, it all seems a little fishy to me.
@@billscannell93 You are correct. You would absolutely do better. It's nothing but a glorified club.
I think it's only cheating If someone obtains the correct answers WITHOUT understanding how the sequences work. If a person is shown how it works and they understand, that is only like learning maths at school. If a person even after watching this video still doesn't understand even after having it explained to them then they would be cheating if they just gave the answers without understanding.
@@Diamondsparkle788 I understand why you think you are correct BUT you are wrong. Trust me - you are! With your reasoning everybody that understands Einsteins theories should have a part of the Nobel prize they gave to him. It is the CAPABILITY of being able to find a solution (on your own) a good IQ-test is supposed to measure. Being able to replicate the procedure / solution to get to the result is the being CLEVER part I mentioned in my pevious comment. Finding a solution on your own is the being SMART part I also mentioned.
This video explains the puzzles better than the older one. thanks man.
The 33 is explained extremely poorly.
I never considered using diagonals! I only used horizontal lines. I got 138, so I think I managed to find some weird patterns anyway
same I never saw them as diagonals, I always thought it was the boxes shuffling in each row while taking the test
brainlet
I got 138 too
@@josephyohan3839 Nice! I took a paid test and got 131 lmao. Didn't join mensa because fuckem but at least I can say it's a choice
@@dzarko55 Narcissism, no one asked what your IQ was bro it’s just a puzzle test
For question #32, I used this logic, on left box flip vertically right side, on middle box flip vertically left side, combine them and that's the right box
I solved by flipping both left and middle box and the third box figure was the common or overllaping figure of left and middle box
Weakness
I’m very surprised that this channel doesn’t have more views or subscribers, especially with recognition from a very popular IQ test from Mensa. Oh well, big brain society over here
Kinda like the SAT where if you know a strategy, you can rig your score vs people who don’t practice
That's very true before I watch this video I would have got none of these right because I didn't understand how these dumb puzzles work.
@@echoc3742so you’re dumb
Not how it works, even with study/practice people only end up less than 1 standard deviation off their intended IQ
Not sure if diagonals are needed or intended to be used for any of these... Normally you should be able to solve both from left to right, and also from top to bottom
Let me exemplify on four of the easier puzzles:
Puzzle nr. 8: Pattern: Always 5 dots in the middle. Over and under the five dots you will always find 1 middle dot, 2 side dots, and 3 middle dots.
Puzzle nr. 11: Add new shapes, Remove repeating shapes.
Puzzle nr. 12: Clockwise rotation. Row or column always have two black, and one grey.
Puzzle nr. 13: All rows and columns will contain A) circle, triangle, and square and B) black, grey, and white figure .
Exactly, I was able to solve all the questions up to Q32 and Q34 without any diagonals, I'm stumped at 33 and 35 however. I'm confident that it can be solved left to right. Q34, if you look left to right, the 2 white dots are rotating anti-clockwise and never repeating.
Agreed. A lot of the questions were made more complicated by incorporating those lines. Most were basic “spot the difference in this pattern,” which could be solved by just counting the relevant elements in each square. I’m not convinced this is a good example of a quality IQ test.
34 - if you follow the pattern diagonally for the black dots but horizontally for the white ones, D could be the answer as each row starts with two white dots that move two times counterclockwise in every following suqare. Where you only see one white dot, the other one is hidden behind the corresponding black one.
If we look at the diagonals at question 35, I would say that it’s most easy to recognise that from top left to bottom right, every diagonal has exactly one element that is the same throughout the pattern, and NOTHING ELSE that stays the same. Meaning that the solution would have to be one with the V-shape, but that couldn’t contain the top stripe.
So basically, when asserting patterns from top left to bottom right (continuing again, the pattern, from the third “adjacent” diagonal of the current diagonal we are analysing) The third part of any pattern, has to have the same element as the common element among the last two, but can have none of the previous elements that have already been used in the pattern, of those patterns who were not common between the last two.
Now, the pattern I saw can be completely coincidental and not the actual solution to the puzzle, or it could be byproduct of the actual solution, meaning my way of solving it wasn’t intended, but worked nevertheless.
When I’m thinking about it, looking at diagonals both ways is definitely correct. There could potentially be multiple solutions to the puzzle if my intuition was correct, but I guess I was just lucky that my solution was the correct one.
I did the Mensa test twice. The first time I received a score of 143, the second time I received 102. I never take these tests seriously
Wait you did an official one IRL or these online training versions?
I got 102 first
i got 90 in one on the internet and 111 in one irl, i think different ways of thinking between different cultures play a big role.
Did you click some of the answers randomly without knowing if they were correct?
Yeah, because you had no idea what u were doing and got lucky with the answers the first time. 102 is a closer approximate
What I love about question 30 is that I did not think to induce the rule square+square equals nothing by considering to look from top to bottom, but only answer E makes sense anyway. Since it is the only one that has two squares without anything in them on the top.
Sometimes you do not have to figure the task out completely, to be able to solve it.
This is the best explanations I have seen for solving the Mensa Norway IQ test!
18:28 What about the second row? Why did the black square went to the top and not the bottom?
Yeah, there seems to be no precedent for this implied elsewhere in this puzzle. Thought the exact same thing.
I scored within range, but I think these Mensa folks have got to be a certain kind of special to go through the trouble of joining such an organization!
Because u take the middle box's right side squares, and put them one by one on the right side of the left box, on the row. That results in the bottomest square being put on top last. Like a package in the warehouse. Whatever is on top, ends up being on bottom, and vice-versa. I worked 2 months as a warehouse worker during summer college, and this made perfect sense to me cuz that's how we'd put the packages from the floor on the pallet.
23 WITHOUT DIAGONALS: Each row has one white square. On the first row, it is in the middle of the shapes, on the second, it is the first shape, so on the 3rd it must be at the last shape (only F).
Additionally, each cell has 1 black circle in unique positions. F) also matches the correct position of the circle. Additionally, each row has 1 black triangle and each time in different position. F) again matches the correct position of the triangle.
29 could have been explained better, some might be perplexed by 2nd row, squares of same color cancels each other out if they are on opposite side of the line, but if they are on same side they dont.
Thanks for the explanation, 7 months later, it helped me hehhe 👍
Came here to say the same thing! I didn’t like the way 29 was explained. it didn’t apply the the second row.
There are so many instances in this test where I get to the exact same conclusion as you about what the right answer is, but I get there through other explanations.
For no. 33 I expected it to be more complicated, thinking the when the triangle flips, it reveals the alternate colour. I saw all the pattern, but it doesn't fit with the alternating variation.
Is there any subjectivity to the "correct" answer? Do we preferentially see certain patterns: rotations, increase in number of an object, diagonals/orthogonals, etc. Other patterns (that we are blind to) might be just as "valid". This reminds me of the what-number-is-next questions as there are equations to produce any next number -- we are just partial to certain ones. Would a very intelligent alien choose the same answers on this test and for the same reasons?
Getting only 12 correct is below the level the test can score you at. Getting 13 correct gives you an IQ of 85.
Then 88, 92, 95, 97, 100, 102, 105, 107, 110, 112, 115, 118, 121, 125, 128, 131, 133, 135, 138, 142 and then the last 2 max scores.
Dayum u really tested each one didnt ya
Damn that's interesting. I thought it was scored based on the percentile you are compared to other people who took the test. Apparently not.
This is absolute bogus.
thats interesting, i though i was right in 2 more than 29. apparently my logic is inferior to creator of the test.
can someone explain how diagonals logically make sense? to take 1 square and pair it with the ones on the opposite side? to make it equally distributed on both sides?
Tried the test and 15 problems into it my ADHD brain be like "come on, bitch. You don't need to sit through this"
So if you learn all these rules e.g. diagonal patterns, quirky additions, rotations etc. and do a hundred examples of each surely your IQ will get better - like studying chess?
Your ability to see patterns would become better
@@utsavluthra6970that would improve cognitive problem solving skills as well, it would probably just be more you tapping into potential
@@humuhumunukunukuapuaa7372 I used to be pretty good at IQ tests (40 odd years ago) but these days... this one slaughtered me! Nonetheless, I will practise and - certainly all this diagonal stuff eluded me! Yep, must practise...
but should i call it cheating? if now i am aware where and how to looks for paterns? i thought only first atempt is consider as your true iq ?
@@noxuification1. Every person has different prior experience/knowledge, so it's only logical that everyone should prepare for the test for fair measurement.
2. IQ results are always being normalized to 100, because the more people have higher results due to studying etc., the higher the average is.
I was stuck on last 3 tests, the thing that blew my mind is the diagonals. It seemed so unintuitive to me because it felt like there is no the same amount of information, however if we consider that the diagonals repeat by each 3 than you get equal number of information wrapped, but this seemed way too complicated compared to just vertical and horizontal lines. I was just assuming that there "format" is somewhat consistent because you can come up with infinite solutions for any puzzle if you look "outside the box" but those answers will likely be a lot more complicated, which seemed unlikely considering you have less than a minute for each answer in average. After taking this test I felt really dumb. I want to get properly tested for Mensa but not to become an member but to know if I am simply too dumb to be competitive in my field and to realize how fucked I am :D
Got 135, last three had me stuck
@felipejoys Well, nobody is perfect, we all have been dealing with the cards we have been given .. Being over 135 is decent, decent enough to feel damn lonely ..
this whole "diagonals" method seems like someone was stuck with the idea of "matrix determinants" then, went on to create these tests..
ruclips.net/video/YsPMbFeoAno/видео.html&ab_channel=Mathispower4u
@@drednac this seems like something the test creator came up with, something particular to him that only himself and a couple more could kind of "accidentally" find out (the diagonals) - because when you look at the 3x3 grid, you can make multiple correlations, moreover, you have to decide among all of those in seconds, so you have time to finish it on time.
so.. to me it's not much of an IQ test, but a "let's see who GUESSES what is the pattern i came up with?" (diagonals, in this case)
Interestingly on #31 I saw a different pattern.
If you add the pictures in columns it creates a pattern
Another pattern for 33 is that there are 4 with only one triangle striped and if bottom right have all triangles striped then there will also be 4 with all triangles striped so C is also a correct answer.
Just caught a piece while playing in background, but noticed #11 works both horizontally and vertically, providing the same correct answer. Makes me wonder if on the difficult puzzles you will need to check multiple directions to rule out the red herrings. However, my problem is I tend to overcomplicate these things.
I took the mensa iq test today and boy.. its nothing compared to anything you find out there. constantly pressured by time (like 15 hard questions in 3minutes), and you barely have any puzzle tests, except at the beginning and some in between here and there, and none of them are as the ones you see with easy logical patterns. I was shocked, but felt great!
They are easy for the most part. Clockwise rotation, 1 of each per row, and overlapping, that sums up most of em till the last few ones.
What was it like. I’m really nervous
@@Selenatorresxoxo Everything else was okay but like 5 of them made me shake in my boots
@@sh-tx1fd my little brother aced the real Mensa test on his first try when he was like 18 yo lol
@@andyn6053 he aced it? He is now the smartest bean in the can? Damn...
In the 14 if u use diagonals why is the a?
Entrance test for Mensa is not longer for hight IQ ; you have to resolve items more based on your school luggage than your mind : all university people can pretend to be a member easily . The members of the association are no longer rare as we used to think . Excuse me , my english is far away .
In between two SAT tests, I went through The Princeton Review Book, which instead of vocabulary words and math problems taught principles of the test itself. My score went up 110 points. Even with different questions, the “standardized” in tests can be hacked. My goal wasn’t to raise my self-esteem, but to get into an Ivy League school which my wealthy father then declined to pay for 😂
I have no regrets. Fight the Power!
fight the power? looks like the only thing you fight is the mcdonalds employee for forgetting extra pickles on your big mac
@@gligurr what?
@@stephaniehofeller1383 who?
@@gligurr whatever.
cares
on 29 they glossed over what was happening with the black boxes in the middle row? if you follow the logic of the white boxes shouldn’t there be 2 black ones left??
or if they don’t follow that logic and we can ignore them why did they mention the black box again after the solution?
Idk if this was a mistake but it’s an actual thing. Have you ever wondered why some written math tests have an unnecessary amount of word? It’s “fill”. It’s a useful tool if you tend to overthink equations/problems. It can help you better your logical reasoning, confronting problems more directly instead of swerving around irrational solutions that only makes sense to our selves.
I think that the more obvious rule in n.35 is that in each row, the 1st column always has only the lines that are not present in columns 2 and 3. In other words, 1+(2+3) must add up to a "complete" set of lines. So for picture 9, the only thing that matters is that it has 2 vertical lines on both sides that picture 7 and 8 are missing. Coincidentally, it also leads to option D.
Heres an observation, I have watched this video and picked up some of the problem solving strategies such "not in common" and "Diagonal processing" . As a result, I get 6 questions extra correct and my iQ score goes up 20 points. Therefore, the difference in my IQ is not my speed, or the correct answer, but my ability to identify the problem solving strategy. In my first go, I would never have spotted these problem solving strategies and probably would have sat there for 15 minutes each question until I got it right but due to a practice effect, I get better and better. Surely, this questions the validity of this measure.
The validity of the test, or the validity of your scores on subsequent tests? If the latter, then I agree. Only your first score is valid. Your inability to spot the diagonal logic on your first attempt is factored into finding your score. Most people were unable to do that and this is reflected in the fact that you'd likely receive a 99th percentile or higher score if you did. The IQ score is based on how you did compared to other people's first attempts as well. The fact that you can learn a different approach and then get a higher score because of it doesn't make the test itself less valid due to how the norming process works.
@@philj9594 It makes no sense that the broad array of human mental feats can be summarized into a single dimension, one number, which you can use to line people up like you can line up people by height. Your mind is not a piece of string that can be measured. It is unfathomably complex. You, a person, are smart because you can think about the world: guess about it, change it, poke it, run away from it, and create it as you please. You are not smart because you can recite five letters backward within the allotted time or perceive a diagonal pattern in a test.
@@FernandoJaccoudIts an estimate, and is a good indicator of potential in many fields. Ofc not a limiter, but the avarage for an lawyer will be far abover avarage than a janitor. Ofc its flawed, but best way we have of testing fluid intelligence
@@philj9594 People that legitimately take Mensa tests practice patterns like crazy for many, many hours before they take an actual test. Doesn't matter if they are actual questions on said test or not. Therefore, most people in Mensa probably shouldn't even belong in Mensa. You would have to find someone to take the test who has never studied patterns in any way to get a true reading, therefore it's next to useless.
@@olaikintel First of all, it doesn't measure fluid intelligence because you can learn for it.
So it tests if you know a certain solving strategy, that is by definition, not your fluid intelligence.
Of course, remembering solving strategies or even coming up with one does indeed correlate to intelligence but those can't even be distinguished. Which raises the question: What is it even good for?
If you want a prediction for success in a certain field, a specialized test, specifically designed for that field, will give you a much better prediction.
A test like this is only good for discriminating against those who score low or to bolster the ego of those who score high.
What is the word that sounds like "pestle" that he keeps using? Is it "puzzle"?
I asked a question for the "Mensa Hungary" video. Let me repeat here: What IQ range do you think the Mensa Hungary test measures? (If we're realistic.)
Probably 2 standard deviations at most: so from 70 to 130 ish. The questions seemed a bit easy to me.
It would probably depend on how hungry you were.
@@frankdrums761 you got sense of humour. Just forget being funny, that's not you.
My main issue is I kept counting the shapes to see if there was a pattern in the numbers, as well as seeing if there was a pattern in the movements of the puzzles. I never thought about cancelling out what the first two pictures had in common or what their differences were then subtracting or adding the outliers. So I guess I am just dumb
7. you can also rotate pictures from first row by -90' and add pictures from second row rotated by +90' to obtain picture from the bottom, result is the same
For puzzles 11 you can think about it like 4 quadrants each shape shows up in 4 boxes that all combine to form a square
I took this test without knowing these strategies and only got 107, I guess I'm not as smart as I thought 😭
11:50 my logic was just to add one horizontal and one vertical line, like an off-centre plus sign
very good explanation, the end is really hard. I am pretty sure that training helps here a lot otherwise you try to check for some to complicated rules.
why are these so easy almost all can be solved by just like 2 patterns. the fist is what i call just follow the path. the first thing in the pattern will follow the same pattern as the above row. and the second pattern I found is for problems that move either diagonally or in a clock motion. for those I would just follow the clock motion. these patterns for me solved almost all of the problems. is there any reason that these strategies work as well as the ones provided in the video?
This video is by far better than your previous explanation of the Norway test.
was surprised by the explanation on the 8th one, i decided to ignore the first column, thinking 3rd column= flipped 2nd column, quickly got C. Though my mwthod feels flawed and baseless, one in the video looks mathematically pleasing
Same!
For question #8, u take middle box, flip it vertically and get right box
On 33 you say only D and E have white triangle on top left, but so does F, or did I misunderstand?
Oh, you are totally right. No idea how I missed that one. It doesn't change the fact that we have to have the striped triangle on the bottom right so you could reason in the exact same way from picture D, E and F to answer E.
@@PuzzlesAndSolutions Good, I didn’t disagree with the answer, just being pedantic :)
Haven't watched the video yet. I got 128. I was struggling with the white and black circles devided by a lign. I am very curious about the logic behind thm
I've taken this test a few times every couple of months, and I get 131 every time. When you get to question 33 I can feel a barrier. It's not intuitive anymore for me at that point. Even the explanation seems contrived. So I think it is actually a really good test. I don't feel that I was unlucky or that I was cheated. I just feel like it was an accurate measurement of my limit. I wish my limit was higher but it doesn't do any good to lie to myself. I am taking the USA mensa test in a few hours. I feel pretty prepared.
Ey hope it went well
Much better than your other video. It was almost like I was watching gibberish. Good touch.
Waitttt 9:21
#14, I see why you would say A but I can't help but think the answer should be C , right?
If we should be grouping them from top left to bottom right, we can determine that by the shape. So we see that the line going through the circle will rotate 45 degrees counterclockwise so the answer should be C
Can someone confirm?
I did the test again but with answer C, and the result is 145 or more too, so A and C is correct.
@@estelle_chenxing no u can have 1 wrong and it doesnt deduct points, A is correct likely
@@kerkertrandov459 Oh I didn't know that lol that you!
@@estelle_chenxing ye they said it in the video, haven't tested it tho
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For question 17. I got B, I followed the same logic as you but instead of looking at the pattern in columns I was looking at rows. They all move the same angle when you look at rows from left to right.
I have up after question 4 because they were too easy, and nothing like real mensa questions I've seen before. Did the questions get progressively harder, cos I was too bored to stick around?
I didnt understand some of the explanations. Some of them are a bit out there. Two dots equaling a square? What
Sorry this video is a bit old.
Each image have 4 positions: top left, top right, bottom left, and bottom right.
The are 3 possible things you can find in each position: nothing, a dot, or a square.
In any row/column, you have 3 images.
The object (nothing/dot/square) you find in a specific position in the third image, is a product of what you find in that specific position for the first and second image.
As I showed in the video in the first row, top right position we have: one dot, one dot, one square.
So having dots in the 2 first images, gives a square in the third image. You can see the exact same (dot + dot = square) in 3 other places within the matrix.
Its more like, u only have 3 states, either empty, a dot or a square. Like in math, two minuses equal a plus. So dot + square = nothing, two of the same = the other one, dot or square + nothing = dot or square
Question 32 is brilliant imo because it has a clear pattern yet contains irrelevant information. It forces you to discern very finely between the information that matters from the information that does not
question 5 for example I just checked the arrows position on the line and didn't even think about it's rotation
For number 33 I think the answer is B. There's a rule that's consistent for every tile that basically amounts to "for any given tile, you need to mix and match the triangles from the tiles immediately surrounding to make the shape of the given tile. Stated another way, if you add all of the immediate surrounding tiles together, you should be able to piece together the exact triangles in your given tile. If 1 or more tiles immediately surrounding has 1 or more of the exact type of triangle (same position, flip direction, color) you can use those to construct your given tile. Immediate diagonals are fair game, but you can't jump over a tile to get to the triangle you need."
The only way to make this rule work on every single tile including the bottom right one is to pick B. Any other tile you need to jump an entire block to have all the triangles you need to make the bottom left one. B you only need the tile directly above and directly diagonal to the left, so all 9 tiles follow the rule.
That sounds way too complicated for a puzzle like this
Patterns are meant to be simple, like the diagonal pattern he shows
@@kerkertrandov459 the diagonal pattern he shows makes less sense cause why does the top middle box randomly have an extra white triangle for no reason and doesn't fit with the rest of the pattern. My rule is relatively simple. Probably takes less lines of code to write than the "correct" pattern
I agree with you, my reasoning is as follow:
@@GoomySmash in the test the correct answer is a
I think F is a better solution for 16. Each row has a solid, a hatched, and a blank figure; each row also has one "up umbrella" and two "down umbrellas". Each column has a solid, a hatched, and a blank figure; each column also has one "up umbrella" and two "down umbrellas".
Only 7 questions in, but my man, you are really over-complicating these answers. On 7, for example, use the rows and just count. 1,2,3, 2nd row, 2,3,4, 3rd row, 3,4, then the answer, 5 dots. Previous question was exactly the same. Actually, they all were very similar. There was no need to bother with any rotations with 1-7.
Edit - Number 31 is also crazy simple. Reading the boxes like a book: just look at what number 4 and 7 have in common, then look at what 5 and 8 have (same upside down L pattern). Now you know that 6 and 9 will have a repeating pattern (backwards L), and D is the only answer.
Trying to IQ tests while tired is a huge mistake.
I got to 11 and my brain was ready to shut down.
Managed to get to question 20 without a mistake and then just started missing obvious patterns.
u mean u got to the hard part and ur iq was too low to figure it out so u had to come to this video
@@resiliated9326 It's a standard IQ test. Nothing difficult about it.
I came to this video cause I wanted to see how many I got wrong and the test itself didn't have an answers page.
@@SamuraiPipotchi sure whatever helps u sleep at night
@@abananainspace i think u got dumber ye sleep deprivation makes u dumb
@@resiliated9326 Probably true, I didn't sleep yesterday and now I can't tie my shoes
Would you consider this a fairly accurate IQ test? It seems that most people regard it as one of the most valid online IQ tests. It apparently was normed with a large sample size. What makes me skeptical is that I've never seen anyone who has a score below 120. This is just my observation from reading the r/mensa forums. I myself scored @ 121, which is fairly close to what I've scored on other mensa tests and other standardized online IQ tests. You seem to have a lot of experience with these, so I would like to get your take on it.
I have taken the test and I've got a score of 97 (slightly below average) :/. I think it's accurate since I'm a bit slower to grasp things than most people. I think people who have superior reasoning skills naturally gravitate towards these tests (I'm an exception) and that's why you have never seen anyone scoring below 120.
97-112
@@Clank-rn1fk Well, keep in mind it is only a test of spatial intelligence. Most iq tests are "g-loaded" and test many different aspects of intelligence. Don't let that be the end all be all. Also, 97 is still average and having average spatial abilities isn't a bad thing.
@@dedsrsngl Are those the scores you gor?
@@jimraynor7788 no, I got 128 but its off or on by 15 points right? so 113-143. with 120 being the most accurate.
On puzzle 35 Each row have 0 vertical lines, 1 vertical lines and 2 vertical lines with would give the answer E. Can you explain why that is wrong?
Hey! The 2 reasons I can think of:
-What you are mentioning is just 2 pieces of information where the first one has the value 0 and the second one has value 1, that doesnt mean that that the third piece of information will have value 2. For example lets say we measure heights of 2 people: the first one is 170 cm, the second one is 175 cm... does that mean that the third measurement SHOULD be 180 cm?... basically you are taking an assumption that there is a linear function + that these arent just a product of random chance... "Any 2 dots can have a line drawn through them such that they both are on the line"
-The patterns on the diagonals are repetition of shapes, the only shapes found in the pictures are these repetitions on the diagonals. We have 8 pictures with no additional lines besides the repetition on the diagonals but for some reason our answer should contain a bonus line THAT IS NOT DESCRIBED ON THE DIAGONALS just because there is this potential 0 1 2 pattern... Also you could explain why there is a 0 1 1 pattern based on the repetitions in the diagonals.
Hopefully that makes sense, just tell me if you need some more explanation :)
The rows all have all 0 Vertical lines, 1 vertical line and 2 vertical line. Exept row 3
I think that the more obvious rule in n.35 is that in each row, the 1st column always has only the lines that are not present in columns 2 and 3. In other words, 1+(2+3) must add up to a "complete" set of lines. So for picture 9, the only thing that matters is that it has 2 vertical lines on both sides that picture 7 and 8 are missing. Coincidentally, it also leads to option D.
You made number 8 more complicated than it really is. each row needed to add up to the number 27. So the last box you needed 8 dots to equL 27.
I never used diagonals but got the same answers just by looking at patterns in rows and columns. It's interesting that it gets the same answers though. Doing it with diagonals seems easier in some respects, but I also feel like it's less of a pattern.
got 131 when i did it. how might i fair in a real exam? always assumed id be between 85-100 because i did bad in school. always score high in online ones though
If you look at number 8. Another way of getting the answer is that all the dots in each row will add up to 27.
At puzzle 14 i think C might also be a valid answer. Cause all the lines on the TOP LEFT TO BOTTOM RIGHT DIAGONAL rotate by 45degrees each step.
Does the time spent completing the puzzles make any difference? At first I wasn't able to complete all 35- I've run out of time. I'm certain that it has some sort of ''vital'' meaning, but is it any indicator when it comes to the intelligence?
I tend to think more in terms of permutation between rows objects than in terms of diagonals. For Example if ther first two squares had respectively one and three dots, the. the third one should have three two dots.
Similarly for shapes and so on
Well, the actual "fun" starts with puzzle #30. To me, #30 and #33 seem the most devious.
32 confused me by the flip. 34 also showed similar white dot pattern in rows and columns. 31 was easy, 35 was fun.
30 doesn't really have a purely logical pattern. It is a mathematical pattern that involves cyclic groups with modulo 3.
And 33 is quite a "flippant" one. Flipping and hiding doesn't help the pattern stand out much.
I would probably need a lot of time and external motivation to figure these two on my own.
Question 30 has two solutions.
odja bakkes
Ironically, 30 and 33 I got right (or guessed right) but 32,34 and 35 got wrong. Only others I missed were 8, 14, 20, and 21. Not too bad considering I haven't tried one of these tests in a few years.
Thanks for your tests. Am on them.
Would claim, question 8: reply is E.
With E, all rows and colums, all sum up to 27 dots!
How do you see that solution?
I have a question. It's probably stupid.
Why can't the answer to 21 be E?
If you add two of the top and middle horizontals, you get the third of the top and middle horizontals, respectively.
You might say, in the top and bottom horizontals, supposing this is a good solution, the left and middle of the horizontals add to make the right, whereas, in the middle horizontal, the left and right add to make the middle.
But if the pattern is two of the horizontal add to make the third, and that pattern can be established in the top and middle horizontals, what difference does it make where the shapes you add are and where the sum is? (Not exactly a sum, but who cares?)
And you might say, in the top and middle horizontals, the shapes you add have nothing in common, whereas, in the bottom horizontal, the shapes you add have something in common, namely, the top left and bottom right right angles.
But if the pattern is two of the horizontal add to make the third, and that pattern can be established in the top and middle horizontals, what difference does it make if the shapes you add together have anything in common?
Again, this is probably stupid.
For 35, you just need to add to analyse as a row after diagonal. Adding the flipped shape patern of the first box of the row (:
What is the probability that a person guessing all the questions in alphabetical order gets 35/35 answer correct?
I dont know what you mean by "in alphabetical order", but if you only pick random answers, it is (1/6)^35 which is like 5.817*10^-26 % chance or 0.00000000000000000000000005817%
He just showed the correct answers and they were not in alphabetical order, e.g. a, b, c, d, e, f, a, b, c, d, e, f... So the answer to your question is 0%. They literally have NO chance of getting every question right. In fact you could go back through the entire video and plug in a, b, c... and see how many you get right and that's your score. UNLESS it's a different test, e.g. the correct answers have been scrambled with same exact questions, then it's random and very unlikely; especially considering who would make a test where the correct answers are a reiteration of 6 alphabetized letters?
@@jeffknonig8743 i imagine for many people if somehow the correct answers were indeed a, b, c, d, e, f, a, b, c, d, e, f.. through the entire test, you would start doubting yourself and waste time double checking everything. i know i would!
17:50 your answer is accidently correct. You did not acknowlegde the middle row of the puzzle which is relevent, every row is always relevent. Following your logic, it does not explain the reason the black box ends up on top, and not in the middle with one white on top and one white below.
shut up bro
His explanation was completely correct.
Well obviously that's a function of the accidental intelligence component of the universal medula ob short galla
Check my other reply in the comments where I explain why the black box ends up on top.
13:11 shouldn't we watch vertical ?
That works too
I thought I had 33 but my answer wasn’t even an option.. The pattern I saw was subtracting the white dots of A and B from eachother and then mirroring the remaining white dots, if that makes sense.
I kept scoring 131 and I didn't know why
Now I know
I never took in account the patterns had patterns within them
The way I thought has been totally flipped and now everything
I see everything
Everything is different now
Make it stop
This feels like madness
Through the eyes of a genius
Oh well guess I gotta live with it now it should ferment in my brain since I'm still growing its now apart of me :p
Lol
I did score 130 something, because those diagonals didn't make sense to me was too random
How can you solve 33 for example without diagonal? If would be impossibile
@@MarcoP1919i scored it correctly without diagonals, i used only horizontal lines. I found some kind of flipping pattern and I don’t remember correctly how it worked, but that wasn’t random guess
Can someone explain how he knows which diagonal is associated with the diagonal in the unknown answer ?
Its just a symmetrical pattern
Exercise 34. Took me long but i thought "In answers black and white dots are always equal so i filtered every answer where theres more of one of those" I still cant understand, was this solution right or im just so dumb
Great video! I need to practice putting things together in new ways and finding the patterns.
Since you guys here are probably smart so here is a riddle:
Four golfers named Mr. Black, Mr. White, Mr. Brown and Mr. Blue were competing in a tournament. The caddy didn't know their names, so he asked them. One of them, Mr. Brown, told a lie.
The 1st golfer said, "The 2nd Golfer is Mr. Black."
The 2nd golfer said, "I am not Mr. Blue!"
The 3rd golfer said "Mr. White? That's the 4th golfer."
And the 4th golfer remained silent. Which one of the golfers is Mr. Blue?
The official answer is the 3rd golfer is MR. Blue but I have a big problem with that answer.
Since Mr. Brown told something (a lie) it has to be either number 1 or number 3 so only two options for being Mr. Brown.
if 1st is Mr. Brown then there is a paradox because he lies which means that 2nd golfer isn't Mr. Black he also isn't Mr. Blue as he said it himself he also isn't Mr. White as it is 4th golfer but he also can't be Mr. Brown since it is 1st golfer.
So the only way this can be consistent is that the 3rd is Mr. Brown. Here the 2nd golfer is Mr. Black as 1st said it, and since 4th isn't Mr. White because 3rd lies, only 1st can be Mr. White therefore Mr. Blue has to be the remaining 4th golfer.
Am I right or is there a catch?
sorry for the slow response. I think you are correct.
if 1 was Mr. Brown then "2 is not Mr. Black", "2 is not Mr. Blue", "4 is Mr. White" -> "2 is not Mr. White" -> "2 is Mr. Brown" -> "2 has to be Mr. Brown" -> Paradox.
If 2 was Mr. Brown then "2 is Mr. Blue" -> paradox
if 3 was Mr. Brown then "2 is Mr. Black", "4 is not Mr. White", "4 is not Mr. Black", "4 is not Mr. Brown" -> "4 is Mr. Blue" -> "1 is Mr. Mr. White": 1=white, 2=black, 3=brown, 4=blue.
if 4 was Mr. Brown -> "he didnt speak" + "he told a lie" -> paradox
Yup as per me u r right
I got a 117. But frankly, if you do puzzles, you would get a higher score. If you do graphic design or art, you would get a higher score. I had a lower score because I’m not moving on until I see the answer, so I only progressed to, I think, #29. It was fun though.
as a designer I somewhat agree with your suggestion
I completely disagree. If the puzzles you do were literally matrices with very similar logic to what you see in this test, you'd be correct. But that is something that almost never happens. The reason I believe you are wrong is that when practice effect on IQ tests has been studied, it's been shown that doing a lot of different matrix reasoning tests only results in gains of maybe 5 points at the maximum and scores remain very stable for most people unless they repeat the exact same test or one with nearly identical logic. No amount of graphic design is going to magically raise your inductive reasoning capability. No need to feel insecure over a score of 117 though. That's perfectly respectable.
Im an idiot and I got 135 so If anyone thinks he is stupid because of bad iq test results dont because its about luck and it makes no sense
Thats not how this work, with and without study you typically end up within less than 1 deviation
I belong at IQ 115… I tried to comprehend the questions I got wrong and they go over my head even when you explain hahaha. Right around 20 min in the video is where I check out.
same.. I got 115 but the last 7 or 8 questions I was like nope.. not doing these. So I must've only missed a few before that
Hey! I'll
wait for your Puzzle 31 video anxiously.
Please make me look good in case you mention me! 😂
I have seen noone talked about question 30, but there are two valid solutions based in different ways of thinking. One is alternative b and other, alternative e. Both are correct.
I think 33 is B.
We have to split top and bottom because they work differently.
But top left-right and bottom left-right will work the same way.
Top shaded triangle+top no triangle = Top shaded triangle
Bottom shaded triangle + bottom no triangle = Bottom No triangle
Top no triangle + Top unshaded triangle = Top shaded triangle (Because it has to be different from bottom no triangle + bottom unshaded triangle)
odja bakkes skaan mea IQ van 91
Number 8 seems quite complicated for just number 8. I pick the only option that wasn't in the picture as an answer since every single element was unique as a pattern. Which could be technically considered a valid answer so I feel cheated :)
I was so frustrated about it that I ignored the first row and just said "the third picture is the same as the second one but turned upside down" and I'm surprised to see it is correct lol
@@schlaftablette360 that was what I did too. I flipped column 2 for the answer. this meant column 1 was useless information which seemed odd. but hey, correct answer lol
If you look at the 2nd column and 3rd column, the 3rd column is the 2nd column flipped - as seen in the top two rows, which is how I got C for that.
If you learn to look for what the patterns have in common and not in common and increase your score. Wouldn’t hat Knowledge pertain to any other iq test? Resulting an increase of score on other iq tests? If so, how can iq tests be accurate? My first time taking the test I got a score of 113, but after hearing this guy say to look for what is or isn’t in common, and without memorizing his answers, it went to 123. I assume that the first score was more accurate as I didn’t intentionally look for those patterns.
@16:42 Question 27 is ambiguous. By observing the diagonals we can see that the shapes are flipped 180 degrees each time. By this logic the answer should be B. Mensa is not a reliable test and full of poorly constructed questions.
For me number 33 was the tricky one. Don't think I'd got that one right under time pressure.
Can a person raise one's intelligence? I think it depends on how one defines intelligence. If it is the ability to see patterns, then yes. With practice such as given in this video, one can better see the patterns. In an actual test, time is a factor. So, not only must be able to figure out the pattern, one must do so quickly. Thank you for the video. #34 with the white dot "hiding" behind the black dot blew my mind a bit. I hadn't thought of that. #33 and #35 were also difficult for me. Some trivia: In California, it is illegal for a public school to give a student an IQ test. What is probably the most controversial book on intelligence? The Bell Curve. What is a response? Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences.
You do a great job showing different solution strategies, but you always start by explaining the correct strategy. The missing piece is how to find out which strategy to apply. Should I look for rotations, reflections, diagonals or additions/subtractions? After all, we are highly time-constrained.
When are you going to upload a new video?
Hey, I will try to post some new videos soon. Hopefully within a week if im not too busy with my lectures :)
So you are going to ignore entire 2nd row at 29. puzzle?
The one in the thumbnail took me longer than I tend to take (and I'm not even sure I fully see it, lol)...there tends to be a gray (stripped) triangle up and other one down, with the other triangles being white...so the last figure, among the multiple choice, the correct choice would be a figure with a triangle facing up, since there is already one with its triangle facing down, lol...but I somehow feel that's insufficient...there is also always a fully black (stripped) figure, that's already covered in the last row (I am assuming this going by rows, lol, and not by columns, I thought of that too)...hell, lol, the pattern seems to somewhat hold for columns too...at any rate, lol, the multiple choice should have a figure (perhaps 3, lol, since there is always oddly composed figure, I mean, with an odd number of triangles), perhaps it will have three triangles, but a dark (stripped) triangle that is "up", lol...took way too much time on that one, even if I'm correct, lol...