He's Not as Smart as He Thinks

More men bashing by a women - when is it going to stop? It is bad enough to see it in commercials and now to see it being promoted as a scientific study is a bit much. Women would never stand for women bashing but they all engage in men bashing. No wonder our divorce rates are so high and our children suffer from trying to find security in broken homes. What ever happened to the concept of nurturing a loving stable home by loving nurturing women? I guess the women's movement has succeeded, which explains why so many women take pride in being a "***" now, which I assume means they think they are smarter than men. and not just equal.

Don't worry fellas this is a bogus study. I am into psychology and this study isn't consistant with others. Unfortunately a lot of studies like this are funded by social special interest groups (even in universities), and if they are not happy with the results, the funding is pulled, so there is a lot of bias in these studies. I must also admit since psychology is not an exact science there is a lot of bias in the field in general. Newsweek should really know better, but I think this article has a purpose. This is an election year, and this article is does have a theme. It's basically telling women they shouldn't trust the confidence of a man as a leader (Obama, GOP maybe?), but science says they should trust a woman (vote Hillary?). It's hard for me believe they don't consider these things when they publish articles. This article does have a male bashing tone to it, and publishing it like this is kind of a jerk thing to do. I am sure if the table was turned, feminists would be on prime time news or Oprah accusing Newsweek of sexism. Thatis my take.

Boys are not performing as well in school because all they can do ages 12-100 is check out girls. Men and women have an equal capacity for intelligence. But, let's face it. Men are better at some things and others Women are better. There are reasons gender roles exist. Don't ask me to pick out matching outfits and I won't ask you to dig a ditch. But, I think we're both capable of doing the dishes. Get over it and enjoy having leverage.

people are people, to continue to show the differences between genders is only creating useless controversy. Both men and women can succeed and to continue to dwell on meanial studies such as this only further sets the rift between the us, and creates frail basses for fanatic feminism that is only a determent to society.
As a women I feel throughoutly annoyed that we continue to study the differences between the genders. We are both capable of the same things, We should not continue to look at the differences, rather what we have accomplished as a whole. These types studies are creating useless debate, they are not needed.

Don't worry guys this is just one of those bogus studies. I am really into psychology and this isn't consistant with other results. Studies like this get funded by social special interest groups (even in universities). Unfortunately if the financial contributers are not happy with the results of the study, the funding is pulled, therefore there ends up being a lot of bias. Actually there is a lot of bias in the field of psychology in general because it isn't an exact science. Much of it is based on opinion then actual fact. Anyway I think Newsweek should know better but I think they published this for a purpose. It is an election year and Newsweek does favor Hillary Clinton. I think the purpose of this article is to help condition women into thinking you shouldn't trust a man's confidence as a leader (Obama or GOP), but you should trust a womans (vote Hillary). That is my take. For how they did it, it's kind of a jerky thing to do. It is quite a male bashing job.

Ok people i appreciate your ideas and concerns but the bottom line is that we need male and female strengths to rule the world. I read someone else comment that the man rules the world. That is true to an extent but without the female contributions it wouldn't have happend. It really dosn't matter who's the smartest because it varies by up bringing and culture. I do agree that male and female people do underestimate or think highly of themseleves but the bottom line the world is good in some parts but we still need more work to do. Man or woman has done a poor job runing this country due to greed. And Septimus what politican hasn't lied to win a postion?! Don't be to critical of Hillary Clinton. And whoever this applies to stop bashing each other by gender but thier abilities!

How can so many commenters have IQ scores of 150 or above when just 130+ is the "gifted" range? Does Newsweek's fan base really lie that far to the right of the bell curve? I'd like to know what IQ tests you've all been taking. (I do not say this mockingly, I'd honestly like to know where these numbers are coming from. I'm just curious about IQ tests in general.)

Overall, some of this does indeed make sense, but intelligence is comprised of multiple factors which one test cannot accurately evaluate. Men and women also think differently due to the ways in which our minds are wired. The key term here is perceive, which means the way in which you see yourself. I'll agree men do tend to overexaggerate themselves, but so do women. The fact of the matter is that we're human. Each and everyone one of is unique. We all have different strengths and weakness. To quote LoveMyMan; "We (men and women) are designed to complement one another." That is one statement I couldn't agree with more.

Adrian Furnham IS a male. He's the one doing the research. Is he sexist? Is his life's work pseudo-scientific? I don't think so.
As a woman and a psychologist (who is not a feminist!), I have to disagree with everyone who is writing this article off as bogus and bias. No one anywhere in this article said that one sex was better than the other. No one said one sex is smarter. No one said one sex is more negative than the other. There were no fingers being pointed here, and if anyone feels there were, maybe the problem lies in their own minds.
This article is about perception, not reality. It is simply saying that men tend to overestimate their intelligence while women tend to underestimate theirs. TEND TO. As in a trend, not a rule. No one is telling YOU personally that you suffer from either hubris or humility.
And since this article is about perception, I think it raises an interesting point. Both sexes are at fault here: neither is accurately picking up on the truth of the matter, which is that we are more similar than we think. That is not a negative finding, it is not a feminist finding. It is simply letting us know that in this area, we universally, regardless of gender, misperceive ourselves and the world around us. If THAT is what we can take from this study instead of arguing over its validity and reliability or the writer's bias, we could learn a little something about life in general. Misperception occurs in all areas of life, and the sooner we can identify it, the sooner we can start treating each other rationally and humanely and creating a better world.

If someone is a transexual, are they smarter than themself?

More men bashing by a women - when is it going to stop? It is bad enough to see it in commercials and now to see it being promoted as a scientific study is a bit much. Women would never stand for women bashing but they all engage in men bashing. No wonder our divorce rates are so high and our children suffer from trying to find security in broken homes. What ever happened to the concept of nurturing a loving stable home by loving nurturing women? I guess the women's movement has succeeded, which explains why so many women take pride in being a "***" now, which I assume means they think they are smarter than men. and not just equal.

beniceyall says this article is not about how women are smarter but yes it is, read the title. Also beniceyall says men die more and are awarded more Darwin awards. This is because it is much more natural for men to take risks that women usually do not take. Not because men are stupid. The Darwin awards are a joke, not a justification for the media to continuously bash males and put females on a pedestal. Lastly, I do not thing one gender or race or anything is smarter than the other, I just think that men these days are treated like black people were in the 60's. We can be called not as smart as women, rapists, woman-beaters, perverts, pedophiles. Men take the blame and are exploited. Our sexuality is vilified and our intelligence is degraded, usualy by women who are "experts". No one would ever say or write half of the things about women that western society says and writes about men, just out of respect.