What Is IQ?
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (189792)
Boise, Idaho
October 16, 2016 5:25pm CST
When it comes to the brain, learning and thinking skills Tony Buzan is the world's leading advisor, lecturer and author on the subject. He is the enventor of Mind Maps(mental literacy and mind mapping) and his work has been published in 30 languages in 100 countries. The Mind Mapping[registered] is a thinking tool popularly called the Swiss army knife of the brain which is now used by over 250 million people world-wide.
But how do you measure intelligence? IQ is a number that measures a person's cognitive abilities or intelligence. This is in relation to their age. An IQ between 90 and 110 is considered to be average and over 120 is superior. About 70% of the population's IQ is between 85 and 115. About 95% is between 70 and 130 and anything below 70 is considered mentally retarded. But a person who scores 100 in one population could score higher or lower in another.
According to the Guinness Book of World Records the highest IQ belongs to the Marilyn vos Savant who was 10 years old when he was scored. There is some controversy as to the validity of the testing in her case. This would correspond to about 185 at an adult age. That score is only surpassed by Kim-Ung_Yong of S.Korea with a score of over 200 and that of chess champion Bobby Fisher at 187.
Multiple IQ tests are usually more accurate. These give a more accurate account of a person's overall intelligence and are usually divided to give an overall average. If a standard test is affected by emotions, anxiety, mood or biochemistry the multiple testing would give a more accurate representation of a person's intelligence.
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@celticeagle (189792)
• Boise, Idaho
18 Oct 16
There should be a full range of questions. That is why taking it several times would be good.
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@vandana7 (102698)
• India
17 Oct 16
My take is..you have this much box...you have fifty percent for emotions and fifty percent for unemotional intelligence. Having more of unemotional intelligence is as much of an abnormality as having more of emotional intelligence. So having high IQ should not be considered good! Such folks might fail in establishing friendships because everything goes mathematical in their brains.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
17 Oct 16
A person's IQ can be extremely difficult to measure. Even if you undergo 10 tests and take an average, the fact still remains that another 10 tests would produce a different average.
When I took the British Mensa entry test many years ago I was given an IQ score of 168. However, I always enjoyed the type of mental questions that are involved in such a test, so in reality I would probably score better than a more intelligent person who disliked those type of posers.
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@celticeagle (189792)
• Boise, Idaho
18 Oct 16
@Asylum ........An accurate testing would have a full range of questions, not just suited to one over another.
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@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
17 Oct 16
@celticeagle I think so too and my grandpa always said common sense is not so common really lol lol
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@celticeagle (189792)
• Boise, Idaho
17 Oct 16
Mine is about the same. I think common sense has a lot to do with it.
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@TheHorse (238275)
• Walnut Creek, California
17 Oct 16
@celticeagle Common sense doesn't necessarily remind you that opposite angles are the same, and that the angles of two crossed lines add up to 360. Or does it?
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@celticeagle (189792)
• Boise, Idaho
18 Oct 16
Intelligence is good whether isolated or not.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
17 Oct 16
average scores are always better than a one go type of deal
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@celticeagle (189792)
• Boise, Idaho
6 Nov 16
@TheHorse .....That's true. So the average would be more distinct than other wise.
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@cindiowens (5120)
• North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
16 Oct 16
Have you ever watched the tv series Brain Games? My kids and I love it.
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@celticeagle (189792)
• Boise, Idaho
17 Oct 16
No, I haven't. There is a new one starting soon called Genius. THere is a fun game on GSN called idiotest that is fun too.
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@celticeagle (189792)
• Boise, Idaho
18 Oct 16
@vandana7 ......Might be a while huh?
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@allen0187 (59645)
• Philippines
17 Oct 16
Not sure what my IQ is but I'd like to find out. It would be great to know if I can be accepted in MENSA International.
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@allen0187 (59645)
• Philippines
17 Oct 16
@celticeagle according to this site, you are in the 'very superior' IQ range.
Impressive!
https://www.iqtestforfree.net/IQ-chart.html,
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@celticeagle (189792)
• Boise, Idaho
17 Oct 16
@allen0187 .....Yes, I have read up on it.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32760)
• Calgary, Alberta
17 Oct 16
IQ does not mean a person will be successful in life. Kesha who is one of the trashiest popstars ever have an IQ considered as Genius,She just got involved in multiple scandals. There is a genius guy who ends up as a cashier at Wallmart.
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@celticeagle (189792)
• Boise, Idaho
17 Oct 16
Look at the genius character ,Sheldon, on The Big Bang Theory. He is socially awkward and very self absorbed.
@Bluedoll (16770)
• Canada
18 Oct 16
I have a question. Assuming there are a number of questions that determine IQ it would require some kind of quality in questions right? Well if a person's brain is the size of say a pea and can answer some of the questions reasonably well but not all, what would that mean on test day?
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@celticeagle (189792)
• Boise, Idaho
18 Oct 16
If their brains were the size of a pea they should probably go another direction and IQ testing would not be of much help.
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@celticeagle (189792)
• Boise, Idaho
18 Oct 16
@Bluedoll .....There would not be much.
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@Bluedoll (16770)
• Canada
18 Oct 16
@celticeagle I was referring to the ability of tests to draw an accurate picture. But okay from the perspective you took I was thinking about how much of the brain would be utilized as in attention.
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@OreoBrownie (3755)
• Commerce, Georgia
19 Oct 16
I'm intelligent on some things but dumb as a rock on other things. The IQ tests are useless.
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@celticeagle (189792)
• Boise, Idaho
19 Oct 16
I think most people are that way.
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@DaddyEvil (174263)
• United States
6 Nov 16
Hmmm... I believe there is a free online IQ test people can take, celticeagle. Have you ever tried taking it? (I just did, but am not sure if it would be appropriate to post my test score here or not.) shrug!
The free IQ test is here:
BTW, I hope you have many happy returns of the day! 
The average IQ score is 100. Take this fast, free and accurate online IQ test to see how well you compare.
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@cindiowens (5120)
• North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
16 Oct 16
I have no idea what my IQ is.
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@celticeagle (189792)
• Boise, Idaho
20 Oct 16
@cindiowens .....You should take one of the tests and see.
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@cindiowens (5120)
• North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
19 Oct 16
@celticeagle I understand what "IQ" means, I just have no idea what score I would have.
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