Short Information About IQ
The Intelligence quotient or IQ is a number describing the intelligence of people in comparison to the rest of the population. The original definition of IQ when measuring the intelligence of children was: IQ is a ratio of the mental age to the physical age multiplied by 100. The mental age was calculated on the basis of the average results in a test in the respective ag
e category. Types of IQ Tests
There are two types of IQ tests:
1) Verbal - They determine the level of the ability to find the superior concept for presented series of concepts: "dog, cat, lion = animal", identify the concept not pertaining to a group: "bird, rabbit, monkey, car", find regularities in series of numbers: "11,12,14,17,21", solving of mathematical word tasks, etc.
2) Non-verbal - These tests are designed to measure the ability to form cubes, organize pictures by certain time and a logical sequence, build shapes from various parts, etc. Some of these tests are often aimed to explore your abstract, complex or detail thinking. Keep in mind that when you decide to take an IQ test, you have to be physically and mainly mentally relaxed, and take it seriously, which will allow you to be fully concentrated.
