Intelligence and Music

[Hauskaz]

On Thursday, Kuldeep made an interesting remark. He stated it twice in conflicting ways, but what I think he meant was:

Those with an IQ above 130 cannot appreciate trance.

(He said "Those with an IQ not above" and "Those with an IQ above" but I assume this to be the correct statement)

This is an interesting concept. A lot of trance absorbs, so I must be brilliant. However, to see if there really is some sort of link between music genres and IQ, I'd like to gather a bunch of results.

simple-iq.com/

Please post your results of that test, along with the musical genres you listen to. I have not taken this test yet, but I assume that it probably works well enough for this experiment. Once enough data is gathered, I'll make some sort of table to show any patterns that may exist.

[lily]

sigh.

edit: 138, classical/game OSTs. Again.

[Cunt Wrap Supreme]

126, 2:12 remaining

Anything but any sort of metal, rap/hiphop/reggae, or polka.

[Hauskaz]

Given the fact I don't know what the hell is going on with anything right now, it would probably be good if I took this test tomorrow instead.

[Finn]

i like obscure scandinavian metal, and any cool music

IQ tests are all bullshit, my results on other tests have ranged from 90 (lol) to 150

[Hauskaz]

I know I actually put the wrong answer by mistake for one question, but it probably didn't make a difference.

Genres of interest listed from iTunes:
Progressive Rock
Classic Rock
Alternative Rock
Jazz Rock
House
Acid Jazz
Dance
Funk
Progressive Metal
Power Metal
Folk Metal
Symphonic Power Metal
Avant-garde Metal
Electronica
Chiptunes
Soundtracks
Disco

[hellomeow]

I have done some experimenting with this test for fun.

The first time I did this I had just woken up and was eating a fruit cup while I did it, and I got 104 with about 184 seconds remaining. After this I began the fun part.

As a 99 year old native speaker with 48 seconds remaining choosing the academically stupidest answers I could think of, I was able to score 19 points. As a one year old non-native speaker, within 35 seconds I was able to score 150. As myself (16, native speaker) the max score I could attain was 149. As myself but a non-native speaker, the max score I could attain was 150, note that both of these scores were done through carefully analyzing every question and then memorizing the order of the answers and completing the test within 20 seconds.

Conclusion: the score is lowered as a person's age increases, and the score increases if the person is a non-native speaker, and being younger than 7 invalidates the additional points scored due to age.

Here is your proof:



This was done as a non-native speaking 7 year old.

Also, I only listen to Japanese music (as in Japanese rock, Anime music, video game music, and J-Pop) and Squarepusher, Radiohead, Mindless Self-Indulgence, Dream Theater, Autechre and the Beatles as far as artists from countries other than Japan go.

If you want, I can post the answers I used and we can collaboratively ensure they are all correct.

[Dirty Tampon!]

Hmm.



I enjoy modern rock I suppose. I don't know the name of the genre I like...

Also, I enjoy the laments from musical theatre.

[Hauskaz]

If I put a genre down incorrectly, please remark about it. Some of you also need to specify further, unless you really do like industrial music, Danny.

Subject

IQ

Soundtrack

Death Metal

Progressive Rock

Classic Rock

Alternative Rock

Jazz Rock

House

Acid Jazz

Dance

Funk

Progressive Metal

Power Metal

Folk Metal

Electronica

Chiptunes

Disco

Japanese Rock

J-Pop

Drum and Bass

Musique concrète

Industrial

IDM

Pop

Classical

Electropop

Lily

138

X

X

X

X

X

Fresh Tampon!

137

X

X

X

Hauskaz

128

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Xiaounlimited

126

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

MrAwesome

125

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

iluvgrlzwglasses

104

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

[lily]

That chart is convenient.

Soundtrack, classic rock, progressive rock, J-Pop, classical. =D

[Dirty Tampon!]

Oh yeah, add J-pop for me. It pleases the Tampon.

[Tex-Mex Alex A. Dex]

155, Classical, sound track, electronica, electropop, and J-rock (though because i can understand J-Rock, it sorta loses it's meaning as "foreign rock", so you might just classify it as regular rock for me, or whatever)

[solocityElectricCyan]

lmfao, 108/7:23 remain

Trance, Guitar, Electronica, Techno, some metal

That was interesting.

[Hauskaz]

I don't want to edit this goddamn table.

[solocityElectricCyan]

EDIT IT.

I also like chiptunes