Articles about IQ

Levels of IQ values

Individuals with IQ values above 140 have excellent presumption for creative activity and show direction to others. Almost 3% of the population can reach IQ values within 130 and 140. This IQ value is exceptionally high. |

Intelligence components

Intelligence is an ability to solve task and is divided into individual parts - mathematical intelligence, three-dimensional orientation, 2D orientation, verbal intelligence, motoric intelligence and memory. A proper IQ test should test and measure all these intelligence components.|

History of measuring intelligence

Origins of measuring intelligence can be found in the 2nd half of the 19th century. Instead of IQ tests we know today, other methods were used - measuring the so called reaction time, the time an individual need to react to a certain sensum. |

Measuring of the intelligence

First attempts to measure intelligence appeared in the 19th century when IQ was determined by the size of human brain. Nowadays we use other methods of measuring of the intelligence - tests of intelligence. |