Anyone take an IQ test drunk?
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Anyone take an IQ test drunk?
I feel so much smarter with my clear head and all that I decided to take an IQ test. Needless to say I only scored 90 , but I started to think. I spent so much time dumbing down, what a shame. I can remember so many times where I had trouble doing basic things as a drunk. I don't think we realize what it really does to our brains.
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i once read a study conducted on college students taking exams under the influence of alcohol. basically the results where they has a slight improvement in over all test scores. i had some test anxiety in college. so i had a few drinks before class and took and exam, and i flew though it and received an A. so i think i took vast majority of my exams under the influence of alcohol with confidence.
i once read a study conducted on college students taking exams under the influence of alcohol. basically the results where they has a slight improvement in over all test scores. i had some test anxiety in college. so i had a few drinks before class and took and exam, and i flew though it and received an A. so i think i took vast majority of my exams under the influence of alcohol with confidence.
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Originally Posted by robgt350 
i once read a study conducted on college students taking exams under the influence of alcohol. basically the results where they has a slight improvement in over all test scores. i had some test anxiety in college. so i had a few drinks before class and took and exam, and i flew though it and received an A. so i think i took vast majority of my exams under the influence of alcohol with confidence.
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Originally Posted by haennie
Yes alcohol has been shown to increase performance and creativity in small quantities. I don't think anyone would do well really drunk.
Originally Posted by aborkie
I believe it. For example a musician might play fantastic after 2-3 drinks, but it's all downhill from there, and fast.
I play much better sober, hands down
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To the point made by robgt350...
Back in Stone Age Psych Classes, we studied 'Learning States'. To cut right to it, the Theory was that if you had a mild buzz on during Classes, you likely would do better with a mild buzz on come time for Tests.
We had the full Honor System at this small, Lib Arts College. Take a Test anywhere you want, including outside the Classroom. I ducked into the Restroom while taking a Test in Class, only to hear this repeated 'clicking' noise. It was a Guy I kinda knew, sitting on the Can [as a Chair], and flicking this little Pen Knife incessantly while he took the same Psych Test.
Turns out, he was 'Speeding'. He'd done Speed during much of Class, and was doing so during this Test in accordance with the idea to be in the same Learning State during Testing as you were in during Classes.
He did fine on the Test, I recall. I don't advise this Practice, obviously, but there might be something to this whole 'Learning State' concept. Info absorbed is stored differently; Neurons fire differently; and so on...
Back in Stone Age Psych Classes, we studied 'Learning States'. To cut right to it, the Theory was that if you had a mild buzz on during Classes, you likely would do better with a mild buzz on come time for Tests.
We had the full Honor System at this small, Lib Arts College. Take a Test anywhere you want, including outside the Classroom. I ducked into the Restroom while taking a Test in Class, only to hear this repeated 'clicking' noise. It was a Guy I kinda knew, sitting on the Can [as a Chair], and flicking this little Pen Knife incessantly while he took the same Psych Test.
Turns out, he was 'Speeding'. He'd done Speed during much of Class, and was doing so during this Test in accordance with the idea to be in the same Learning State during Testing as you were in during Classes.
He did fine on the Test, I recall. I don't advise this Practice, obviously, but there might be something to this whole 'Learning State' concept. Info absorbed is stored differently; Neurons fire differently; and so on...
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Originally Posted by Dee74
I thought I played better drunk/stoned but I have recorded proof that's not the case LOL
I play much better sober, hands down
I play much better sober, hands down
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i took an online iq test on beer 11 and a bunch of pot. i scored a 70. i took the same test the next day and scored 170. it was multiple choice so that might have helped me some when retaking it but 100 points is still pretty big.
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