Medically reviewed by Dakari Quimby, PhD The intelligence quotient (IQ) is a standardized measure of cognition, or your ability to think, understand, reason, learn, and remember. By design, the ...

There is a scale that shows what an average IQ is as well as a what is above and below "normal". The scale shows that and IQ score between 90 and 110 is considered average with most of the ...

A high IQ might give you a leg up in certain situations, like getting the job you want. However, a lower IQ score doesn’t mean you’re not intelligent or incapable of learning.

Adopted children tend to have a slightly higher IQ than siblings who remained with their biological parents, a recent study found.