What is the average IQ?

Question

I took the classic IQ test on tickle.com and it said my IQ is 124. Is that high low or average?

Answer 1

I spent over two hours on this answer and had to retype it twice due to a problem with computer.so please take a look..it is full of valuable information..thanks..several of the answers are wrong but 100 is in the middle of the average range. You are considered superior range, so congratuations.

IQ is done as a bell shaped curve...as one is at each end, the number of people is very small as one goes up into the top of the bell, the number of people in it increases....those 130 and up (2.2%) and those under 70 IQ are mentally retarded (2.2%)represent the bottom edges of the bell and with the number of people in a specific range going up the higher up one goes in the curve.

I have put a link in the sources to easily show you everything you wish to know, but I hope you will read the entire answer as it is the 2nd time I wrote it as the Internet explorer on my computer encountered a problem while I was typing and almost done and lost all my data/typing and had to redo it all over again. I do think there is useful information in this answer. (the link for you to look at first is 2nd from the bottom (it is in the sources

here I put it here..take a look now..

http://www.ship.edu/~cgboeree/intelligence.html


100 is at the very top on the bell and represent the average IQ so that 50% of the people have an IQ lower than 100 and 50% have an IQ higher than 100.

124, your IQ, is considered to be superior IQ. Be aware that the IQ tests have a standard deviation of 3 IQ points so your IQ may actually be 121 to 127 varying from one test to another. 6.7 percent fall within the superior range which is 120 to 130, so you are smarter than 94% of the population approximately.

130 is the cutoff for children in gifted and talented classes and 140 is the cutoff for inclusion in Mensa, the high IQ club. Some gifted and talented program start the cutoff at 120.

IQ generally measures the ability to figure out problems, more so than general knowledge and generally indicates being able to be successfully academically. There are other types of intelligence such as musical, street smart, etc. There is said to be an optimal IQ which is around 130-140 which is smart enough to succeed in most academic endeavors, but not so smart as to be considered odd for having extremely divergent thinking that though brilliant is often so far above the norm as to not be understandable to people.

I personally wanted to teach gifted kids and passed a Mensa quiz. My parents were told in the 5th grade that I tested in the top one percentile of national tests, but I think it is closer to the top 2%. In college (6 years) I graduated with a 3.9 GPA and in two difficult classes where half the class failed or dropped out, I was the only one with an A according to my professors. I generally didn't go lower than 97 on any grade or paper though occasionally with subjective rather than objective tests I did (as teacher bias can affect grading in subjective standards of measurement--observations, projects, tests, etc). Objective tests are a better indicator as they eliminate teacher bias.

My children are much smarter than me. I consider this due to environmental factors. IQ is determined by genetics and this bears out in my extended family with many cousins, nieces, nephews, etc graduating with 3.9 or 4.0 GPA or being in gt classes. However, environment does play a role. We are born with a range of inherited IQ and whether we will be at the top of our range or the bottom depends on the environment we are reared in.

Longitudinal studies show IQ being consistent throughout life and malleable until about age 7 or 7. However, I have read of studies of people in their 70's still growing new dendrites and neurons (brain cell components) with nutritional or stimulating environments or things like doing reading, puzzles, etc so I believe one can alter their IQ beyond age 7 at least somewhat.

My oldest son, Jeffrey, in at about a lower 150's IQ and my youngest one, Jeremy, tested at 167. This is funny because when he was little I thought he was not as smart as Jeff and maybe would get B's in school, but he surprised us all by being in an absolutely genius IQ (but he is pretty normal and down to earth acting, thankfully not weird).

I attribute the IQ differences between myself and my kids to environmental factors. My mother had just survived years of extreme starvation after years of war in Italy and also only knew how to cook, according to my dad, boiled hot digs and boiled eggs when she arrived in US as she was the daughter of a baron and raised in the aristocracy with maids (till they lost most of their wealth due to war). so I don't imagine I had a great diet.

My kids, on the other hand, had excellent nutritious diets and very stimulating environments. I attribute the differences in IQ points between them to bottle-feeding versus extended breastfeeding on demand. My oldest was bottle-fed and my youngest breastfed on demand until age 4 as I believed in child led weaning. This type of breastfeeding is said to raise IQ 10-15 points which is about right between my 2 sons reared in similar environments. (I was also more into health foods when my 2nd son was born).

They also express their giftedness quite differently with Jeff being very creative and right brained and excelling in the arts, dram, and writing and being very wise. He was like a counselor to me from a very young age. He has tremendous insight that always stuns and helps me. I don't know where it comes from..he just has it.

My youngest, Jeremy, on the other hand, is very left brained and excelled at subjects like computers, math, science, etc. He is a computer whiz/geek and that is his career..hired right from high school at 30,000 pay as he was so good. He put a Rubik's cube together in less than 2 minutes to my amazement and repaired three vcrs that the video repair shop could not be repaired as a kid having NO knowledge of vcrs.

Be aware that a person with a gifted IQ is as different from average as an average person is from a mentally retarded person. Also that there are huge variations within the gifted community with a person of IQ 130 being extremely different than one with an IQ of 170.

Also most people don't know that high IQ is not just related to intelligence but actually carries with it components of giftedness. Similar traits are found in those possessing a gifted IQ. Just like mentally retarded people share traits so, too, do gifted ones. A mentally retarded person is different from one who has a learning disability (LDH) as a learning disabled person may be highly intelligent but has trouble in one or more subject areas. A mentally retarded person is slow of speech and thought across the board.



I looked these up from my file cabinet upstairs and typed many of them. below as I couldn't find a good link though I searched. You may share some of these traits since you are near giftedness. Other components are listed in the links below..

1. being a keen observer, having a sense of the significant; willing to consider the unusual; intense focus; occasional gullibility;

2. intellectual curiosity/ inquisitive attitude/ intrinsic motivation/ seems strong willed and may resit direction/ intense in interest and behaviors/ less influenced by extrinsic (external) rewards/ breadth of information



3. large vocabulary and verbal proficiency/ interest in reading/ becomes bored with school easily

4. high energy, alertness, eagerness/ periods of intense efforts/ active mind/ needs continual stimulation/ may be seen as hyperactive.

5. creative and inventive/ likes new ways of doing things/ may question traditional customs/ seen by others as different, out of step or rebellious.

6. interest and ability to see cause effect relationships/ enjoys abstract concepts/ love of truth and fair play/ difficulty accepting the illogical/ worry about humanitarian concerns/ aware of hypocrisies.

7. sensitivity/ intuitiveness/ empathy for others/ sensitivity to criticism/ vulnerability to peer rejection/ need for success and recognition/ expects others to have the same values and concerns/ may feel different and alienated.

8. acquires and retains information quickly/ dislikes routine and drills/ makes concepts unduly complex

9. ability in abstraction, conceptualization, synthesis, interest in inductive learning and problem solving/ rejection or omission of details/ questions teaching procedures/ divergent thinking may no be appreciated.

10. thinks critically/ has high expectations/ is self critical and evaluates others/ critical or intolerant of others/ may seek perfection/ overly self critical/ may becomes depressed or discouraged/skepticism

11. emotional depth and sensitivity/idealism and sense of justice

12. intuitive knowing/ may have ESP

12. may be proficient in music and art/ expressing feelings thought and moods through art, dance, drama, or music/ many hobbies/ diversity of interests

13. good memory/ acquires knowledge quickly/ widely read in specific areas/ comprehends well/long attention span/retains and uses information/sees the big picture

14. observant/ inquisitive/ independent learner/ intense and enjoys hypothesizing

15. likes structure/ self confident/ good judgement and common sense/ responsible/ articulate

16. creative/ keen sense of humor/ expressive (oral and written)/ original, inventive, and imaginative/ interest in brainstorming

17. good coordination/flexible/produces original products and thoughts.

18. friendly and outgoing/ Cartesian split (neglect the physical)



http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=characteristics+of+giftedness&ei=UTF-8&fr=slv8-msgr&x=wrt

http://www.sageschool.org/gifted.shtml

http://www.nexusresearchgroup.com/gifted_kids/gifted3.htm

http://www.gifteddevelopment.com/What_is_Gifted/characgt.htm

http://www.k12.hi.us/~gtstate/giftedness_and_the_gifted__what_s_it_all_about_.htm

Answer 2

The average IQ is supposed to be 100.

All IQ tests are different and measure for different things, so your having an IQ rating of 124 on one, especially if it isn't a standardized one, doesn't necessarily mean much.

Answer 3

The average IQ is 100. Internet IQ tests are typically unreliable.

Answer 4

the average is 100, however age is a factor, mensa will not test those under 18 because the brain has not yet fully developed, so the score will not be accurate. i have taken the internet tests and have scored between 125and 143 on the mensa test i got a 132, however there are many variables such as amount of sleep and even diet can affect your test scores.

Answer 5

100

Answer 6

It is usually 100.. but don't get too chuffed. Fully fifty percent of the population has an above average IQ

Answer 7

That's good. Average is 100.

Answer 8

100 is the accepted median. You tested well above average.

Answer 9

High as average is set at 109

Answer 10

That's high. Genius is 140 and above. And several other people gave answers of 100 which is accurate.

Peace.

Answer 11

Between 90 and 109 is average.
Your IQ is defined as being "superior."

Here is a lot of info about IQ:
http://iq-test.learninginfo.org/iq04.htm
http://www.geocities.com/rnseitz/Definition_of_IQ.html