If I have a 107 IQ... am I smart or am I retarded?

Question

I took an IQ test and the result was 107 but I don't really understand how it works and how the numbers are rated, etc... I have to admit that I have not done previous research for it althought I have heard about IQ tests before

I just went to tickle.com and took it there and got a 111 IQ score

Answer 1

You are way better than the WSIDR !!!!

Answer 2

Without knowing your age, it is difficult to answer that. A lot of the question on the IQ test assume that you are an adult and have had some education, life experience, etc. that a young teenager or child would not have had. So they will score lower then their real intelligence. But a 107 is average score. If you are 12 or under, it would be a better then average score.

Answer 3

Well, considering that you only got a 107, I'm not surprised you don't understand. :)

Just kidding, you are not a 107. You are smarter than that.

I was tested when I was 14 (scored 129) and the test took hours. A lady came to the school and gave it to me.

An IQ test can't really be done on line.

They were really only designed to measure how retarded a person is, not how smart.

Don't worry about it.

Answer 4

The average is 100, with the average category boundaries being 85 - 115; you're in the average category, but above rather than below.

Its 15 either way because that's the standard deviation, a measure of spread and one standard deviation either side of the average is where 65% of people come.

When you're either 70 - 85 or 115 - 130, you're on a different level; the former is considered quite stupid and the latter is the more intelligent one. 95% of people fit between 70 - 130, which is 2 standard deviations either side from the average

When you under 70, you're mentally retarded and when you're above 130, you're a genius because only 5% of people are 3 standard deviations away, so 2.5% are on either side.

Answer 5

You are neither.

Typical IQ tests work like this: 100 = Average

Think of 25 points as being a chunk of significant smartness.

125 is smart. This person tends to figure things out a bit faster. Say 1 person in 10

150 is brilliant or Genius. This person always seems to be one step ahead, or in their own little world. ~1 in 50

Conversely, someone you think is noticeably dumb is closing in on 75. And Moron, as in can't figure out a zipper, is pushing 50.

There is a trick that will make you seem a LOT smarter, though.

Learn to see the obvious. For example:

If intelligence is virtually 'the' defining characteristic of our species, why would half the population think measuring it is silly? ;-)

Answer 6

Average IQ is 100-125 depending on who is issuing the test
Other places will tell you it's 90-110 or 100-150 or even 80-115.

Either way you are average, and if you are young you have plenty of potential to raise you score...Don't stress...

Answer 7

Scores fluctuating around 100 are considered average, or typical of most people. It is a satisfactory score in that most people who take an IQ test score in that area, over 75% do.

Answer 8

I was tested once in middle school and got a 118. I have no interest in being tested again. I feel smart, and I think an average IQ score would be a blow to my ego.

Answer 9

68% of the world's population has an IQ between 85 and 115. no worries. you're average. in case you're wondering, your determination and perserverance will play a far heavier part in having a successful, happy life than your IQ ever will.

Answer 10

100 is always going to be the average. That is how the IQ test is structured. You are just about average.

Answer 11

For an adult over the age of 18 the 'average' i.q is from 90-110. This would mean you fit into the high end of average intelligence.