What's an IQ? I know it has something to do with your intelligence level but I never looked into it and?

Question

I want to know more about it I guess.
What's a bad score?
What's an exellent score?
What's the average score?
What does IQ stand for?

Can you give me some free sites that offer IQ tests?

Answer 1

IQ stands for "intelligence quotient". Average score is about 95-110. I guess "bad" would be anywhere from 70 (that would be mentally retarded) to 80. "Genius" level is about 145 and up, but 130-145 is also very excellent.
You can't really trust online IQ quizzes, because it is the Internet, they aren't real, and they aren't tailored to your age group. It's really best to get tested by a psychologist, but that can get pretty expensive (I've only been IQ tested for a magnet program in my school district). However, SparkNotes.com (link below), if you sign up, is one I've found to be reasonably accurate. You could Google "free IQ tests" as well.

But remember that IQ doesn't represent how successful you'll be or anything like that. IQ only tests some areas of intelligence, and you might not even be good at test-taking anyways. You shouldn't worry too much about it, unless you're trying to get into some gifted school.

Answer 2

An intelligence quotient or, IQ is a score derived from one of several different standardized tests attempting to measure intelligence. IQ tests are used as predictors of educational achievement. People with low IQ scores are sometimes placed in special-needs education. While one need not consider those below a certain IQ to be "subhuman" anymore than one need consider those above it to be "superhuman", such attitudes do exist, bringing discussions on IQ far outside the purely scientific scope[1]. The supporters of such views believe that intelligence is depictable as a single number, capable of rank ordering people in a linear order, is primarily genetically based and essentially immutable[2]

IQ scores are also used by social scientists; in particular, they study the distribution of IQ scores in populations and the relationships between IQ score and other variables. IQ correlates with job performance and income, also with the social status of the parents.[3] Recent work has demonstrated links between IQ and both morbidity and mortality. [4] [5] [6] [7][8] [9] [10] While IQ heritability has been investigated for nearly a century, controversy remains as to how much is heritable, and the mechanisms for heritability are still a matter of some debate. [11] The same study says that IQ of the same person may vary with age, and the heritable component becomes more significant with age. The average IQ scores for many populations were rising at an average rate of three points per decade during the 20th century with most of the increase in the lower half of the IQ range: a phenomenon called the Flynn effect. It is disputed whether these changes in scores reflect real changes in intellectual abilities, or merely methodological problems with past testing.

There are indications that IQ is falling out of favor among human intelligence researchers[citation needed]. Daniel Schacter, Daniel Gilbert, and others have moved beyond general intelligence and IQ as the sole means to describe intelligence.[12

Answer 3

IQ stand for "intelligent quotient". Average is a range, from 85 to 115, low average to high average. There are on real free IQ tests. Those tests you can do on line, even the ones you pay for, are not real IQ tests. They are fun to do and they tell us something about ourselves, but they are not real IQ tests. If you do searches for "free IQ tests" and even do a search for that question here on Yahoo Answers you'll find that it has been asked over 200 times so you will find some information.

The "Tickle" site is free, but remember they are not real IQ tests.

This first site explains real IQ tests. Best of luck with it. Have fun.

Answer 4

IQ stands for intelligent quotient. Your IQ is determined through standard testing done at various ages in your school. Your score is compared to other people your age. An average IQ is said to be 100. So below 100 is below average and above 100 is above average. Below 70 is intellectually challenged. Superior IQ is around 140 and genius is from 160-180. This isn't set in stone; people have different abilities and this is only an average. For example, you may be superior in math and not so superior in English. So you may come out as average. Don't worry about numbers; concentrate on your positive aspects and don't compare yourself to others.

Answer 5

IQ = Intelligence Quotient

The average IQ is by definition 100; scores above 100 indicate a higher than average IQ and scores below 100 indicate a lower that average IQ. Theoretically, scores can range any amount below or above 100, but in practice they do not meaningfully go much below 50 or above 150.

Answer 6

intelligence quotient. 100 is average 140 is a genius 70 is mentally challenged. Just google IQ test and you will get a bunch of sites. Beware though that these web tests are only an estimation and not a true and complete IQ test.

Answer 7

I.Q. stands for "information quotient". Its a test that measures your intelligence, not buy common trivia questions or history, but by puzzles and problem solving along with some math. Go take a free one online and it will tell you your scoe and show you a chart.

Answer 8

intelligence quotient

I've scored in the 120 something to 140 something range before and I don't consider myself to be a brainiac.

Answer 9

here go for it .. remember IQ is subjective and holds little credibility in the real world .. my IQ is supposedly 186 .. personally, I doubt I am any smarter than other people

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IQ

http://web.tickle.com/tests/uiq/index-pop.jsp?sid=&supp=&z=

http://www.iq-testing-online.com/iqintro.html

http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=IQ&btnG=Search&meta=