intelligence quotient
Cognitive ability score
Intelligence quotient, usually abbreviated IQ, is a number derived from standardized tests designed to measure cognitive abilities relative to the general population.
The average score is set at 100, with most people falling between 85 and 115.
IQ tests assess reasoning, problem-solving, and abstract thinking rather than specific knowledge.
Though widely used in educational and psychological settings, IQ remains controversial as a measure of intelligence, which many argue encompasses capacities these tests don't capture.
Intelligence score
- g-factorCore mental ability factor
- Stanford-BinetCognitive assessment instrument
- percentileStatistical ranking threshold
- standard deviationSpread around the mean
bell curve · norm-referenced · mental age · standardization · validity · reliability · test battery · cognitive assessment
Drawing logical conclusions
- problem-solvingAddressing challenges methodically
- abstract thinkingCognition beyond physical reality
- working memoryTemporary cognitive holding space
- processing speedMental information-handling rate
verbal comprehension · pattern recognition · mental acuity · cognitive flexibility · executive function · analytical thinking · information processing
Person of rare brilliance
- prodigyGifted youth with rare talent
- savantPerson of profound learning
- MensaIntelligence-based membership organization
- giftedGiven as present
exceptional · precocious · talented · twice-exceptional · child genius · brilliant
Prejudice favoring familiar customs
- hereditarianBeliever in genetic determinism
- environmental factorsOutside influences on organisms
- eugenicsControlled human reproduction theory
- racial biasPrejudice based on ethnicity
IQ
Intelligence score
- g-factorCore mental ability factor
- Stanford-BinetCognitive assessment instrument
- percentileStatistical ranking threshold
standard deviation · bell curve · norm-referenced · mental age · standardization · validity · reliability · test battery · cognitive assessment · verbal IQ
reasoning
Drawing logical conclusions
- problem-solvingAddressing challenges methodically
- abstract thinkingCognition beyond physical reality
- working memoryTemporary cognitive holding space
processing speed · verbal comprehension · pattern recognition · mental acuity · cognitive flexibility · executive function · analytical thinking · information processing
genius
Person of rare brilliance
- prodigyGifted youth with rare talent
- savantPerson of profound learning
- MensaIntelligence-based membership organization
gifted · exceptional · precocious · talented · twice-exceptional · child genius · brilliant
cultural bias
Prejudice favoring familiar customs
- hereditarianBeliever in genetic determinism
- environmental factorsOutside influences on organisms
- eugenicsControlled human reproduction theory
- assessmentsassessments, evaluation, evaluations, test, tests
- IQ testsIQ, IQ score, Stanford-Binet, verbal IQ, subtest
- cognitive agingcognitive decline, memory decline, memory loss, brain aging, aging brain
- Disabilitiesblind, paralysis, vision loss, developmental disability, hearing impairment
intelligence quotientemotional quotient
Interpersonal awareness metric
emotional intelligence · EQ · street smarts · common sense · wisdom
intelligence quotientintellectual disability
Impaired reasoning and adaptive skills
mental deficiency · cognitive impairment · developmental delay · learning disability · stupidity
intelligence quotientwisdom
Good judgment from experience
knowledge · experience · education · life experience · understanding
intelligent, intelligence, intellectual, intellect, unintelligent, intelligible, intelligently, quotient, intellectuals