Teaching, thinking styles, and test scores: what CerebrumIQ reveals and what it doesn’t
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Mackenzie Ferguson
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Two Reddit users recently shared personal experiences tied to their CerebrumIQ test results — and though their stories come from different places, both explore the tension between intelligence, performance, and identity. One user, a teacher, felt shaken by a lower-than- average IQ score and began questioning whether they were in the wrong profession. Another, who scored unusually high, wondered if their INTJ personality type was actually predictive of intelligence — or just a stereotype. What links these two moments is a broader question: what do IQ results really tell us about who we are — and what we’re capable of?
“Can you be a good teacher with a low IQ?”
This was the raw, honest question posed by a user who has been teaching for three years
and recently received a low CerebrumIQ score. They weren’t looking for sympathy. They
were looking for clarity.
“I love teaching,” they wrote. “I put everything I have into my students. But now I’m
wondering if maybe I’m not cut out for this.”
It’s a tough emotional pivot: from passion to self-doubt, triggered by a single number. The
user asked whether qualities like empathy, organization, and communication — traits they
believed they had — were enough to outweigh a modest IQ score in a profession that is so
intellectually and emotionally demanding.
The replies were overwhelmingly supportive. Many educators chimed in to say that some of
the best teachers they knew weren’t academic superstars — they were facilitators,
encouragers, mentors. Others pointed out that intelligence in teaching takes many forms:
understanding how people learn, adapting content on the fly, managing emotional dynamics
in a classroom. None of these are captured fully by an IQ score.
One particularly sharp reply said, “Your CerebrumIQ result measures certain mental skills. It
doesn’t measure impact. Your students know the difference.”
“I’m an INTJ and scored super high. Coincidence?”
The second Redditor had a different experience. After taking the CerebrumIQ test and
getting a high score, they wondered whether there was any actual connection between their
MBTI type — INTJ — and cognitive performance.
“I know it sounds like a stereotype,” they wrote. “But I’ve seen so many posts about INTJs
being strategic, analytical types. Is there any truth to it?”
While MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) isn’t a scientific measure of intelligence, the
user’s question tapped into something people often wonder: whether how we think — the
patterns we fall into, the way we approach problems — might actually influence how we
score on structured tests like CerebrumIQ.
Other users, including fellow INTJs, responded with anecdotes about their own scores and
shared reflections on how their cognitive style helped or hindered them. Some said their
methodical, systems-based thinking aligned well with IQ test logic. Others said it was more
about being comfortable in testing environments, not necessarily being smarter.
The takeaway? MBTI might describe your cognitive style, but IQ measures something else
entirely: speed, reasoning, memory, pattern recognition. Where they overlap is in how we
use those tools — not whether we have them.
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What CerebrumIQ actually tests — and what it leaves out
At its core, CerebrumIQ breaks intelligence down into practical domains. It looks at how
quickly you process information, how well you remember patterns, how effectively you solve
problems under pressure. These are measurable skills — and they’re useful. But they are
not complete portraits.
Empathy, intuition, flexibility, emotional regulation — all vital in teaching, leadership, and
creative work — don’t appear on the scorecard.
CerebrumIQ is transparent about this. The platform offers users an objective assessment of
their current cognitive skills, and supplements that with exercises to help train and improve
over time. But it never claims to define a person’s value or their future.
The emotional impact of misalignment
What makes both Reddit posts resonate is the sense of cognitive dissonance. For the
teacher, it was the mismatch between how they feel they’re doing and what their score
suggests. For the INTJ user, it was wondering if personality types could be unfairly validated
by high scores.
This kind of disconnect is common. People feel disappointed when results contradict self-
image — and skeptical when results confirm it too perfectly.
That’s why interpreting IQ results, especially through CerebrumIQ, has to go beyond the
number. You need context. You need a sense of who you are beyond the test — and what
you value.
Can you be great at your job and still have a modest IQ score? Yes.
There’s a growing understanding, both in education and business, that intelligence is
multidimensional. You can have strong interpersonal intelligence — reading people well. You
can have kinetic intelligence — thinking best when in motion. You can have linguistic
intelligence — using words to teach or persuade.
CerebrumIQ measures certain cognitive mechanics. But life measures outcomes.
That’s why the first Redditor’s question — “Am I in the wrong field?” — might be missing a
bigger truth. Teaching isn’t about outperforming students intellectually. It’s about helping
them discover their own strengths. And often, the best people to do that are those who’ve
had to reflect on their own limitations.
Do INTJs — and other types — really test higher?
Maybe. But correlation isn’t causation. INTJs are often drawn to structured, logic-based
tasks, which can align well with IQ testing formats. But a strong score isn’t limited to any
type. And MBTI is a framework for describing how we make decisions — not a predictor of
cognitive power.
Still, understanding your thinking style can help you perform better. If you know that your
mind works best with quiet, structure, and abstraction, you might create better test-taking
environments. That’s self-awareness, not superiority.
Final thought: IQ tests like CerebrumIQ are mirrors — not verdicts
Whether you’re a teacher questioning your career or a high scorer curious about patterns,
the most useful takeaway from a CerebrumIQ test isn’t the number — it’s what you learn
about how you think. And what you choose to do with that information.
If the score humbled you, use it as a point of reflection — not a reason to quit. If the score
affirmed something you already believed, use that knowledge to push yourself further — not
to settle.
Because real intelligence isn’t static. It’s responsive. And growth, whether as a teacher, a
strategist, or a student, isn’t measured in digits. It’s measured in direction.
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