This is for an adult- and can your IQ go down over the years?
2007-01-05 07:29:54 · 11 answers · asked by yeswecandoflipsandstuff 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Standards & Testing
Typically, an above average IG is 116 and up, since the average is 100 and there is a 15 point spread (called a standard deviation) that goes from 85-115 in which 68% of the population falls. Only 16 percent of the population has an IQ over 115, so that is considered above average. If you add another standard deviation of 15, you have a significantly high IQ at 131 and above.
To fully answer your question, it is possible to score lower on tests as you age. There are several reasons, from being out of school and not taking tests very often to having a slower reaction time with aging. Many IQ tests will ask questions similar to trivia (such as "Who wrote Mutiny on the Bounty" that older folks who haven't taken literature for a while may not remember off the top of their head - although they may remember it in the middle of the night later on. LOL
Some intelligence increases with age, however. Adults tend to reason better than young people. IQ tests have been standardized with both men and women of all ages to ensure both validity and reliability and for the most part, the tests have stood the test.
2007-01-05 09:11:46 · answer #1 · answered by cottey girl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
below 75 is low intelligence
75-90 is below average intelligence
90-110 is average
110-124 is above average
125-139 is highly intelligent
140-180 is genius
Standard IQ tests only go to 180. There are other tests that are available through MENSA which test for higher IQ's
IQ tests are notoriously unreliable and the test results for an individual who repeats the test may vary by as much as 15 points.
2007-01-05 07:49:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
An IQ above 140 is considered Genius.
2007-01-05 07:32:16 · answer #3 · answered by gypsie_spiryt 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am not sure, but I dont think that you can really trust all of those IQ test popups you get as well as anything that you find online.
Asking to define certin shapes and angles does not show the intelegence of a person.
2007-01-05 11:24:25 · answer #4 · answered by J. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
90-110 is the normal range 120 starts to get decent and 140 is "genius".
2007-01-05 07:32:37 · answer #5 · answered by yelowcow 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not so sure it matters any more, some with high ones, 140 plus are idiots when it comes to life, some with lov ones survive brilliantly, it is all aboout the real world...and I anint talkin mtv...
2007-01-05 07:32:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Well, genius level is 140.
2007-01-05 07:30:54 · answer #7 · answered by Nolan D 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
140 ish is high but anything around that number is very good
2007-01-05 07:38:23 · answer #8 · answered by Docbrown 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
if you are over 125 you are considered very smart. I dont think it matters really as long as you arent a retard.
2007-01-05 07:37:54 · answer #9 · answered by Bistro 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
130s good
2007-01-05 07:32:07 · answer #10 · answered by trey 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋