The average IQ is 100.
An Intelligence Quotient, or IQ, is a measure of what psychologists call our "fluid and crystallized intelligence." Put simply, an IQ test measures your reasoning and problem-solving abilities.
There are different kinds of IQ tests, but most analyze your visual, mathematical and language abilities as well as your memory and information processing speed. A licensed psychologist administers a series of subtests; the results are then combined into one score: Your IQ.
According to the American Association for the Advancement of Science, kids who score higher on IQ tests will, on average, go on to do better in conventional measures of success in life: Academic achievement, economic success, even greater health, and longevity.
A research concludes that IQ scores are partly a measure of how motivated a child is to do well on the test. And harnessing that motivation might be as important to later success as so-called native intelligence.
Check out some tips on how to improve your IQ at Become A Genius.
In the news, studies at the University of Pennsylvania have found that students who don't have the highest IQs in their class but get high grades share a quality called "grit." They keep plugging away despite any setbacks or failures, and had the greatest financial success in their 30s.
This cognitive control predicted success better than both the child's IQ and the wealth of his or her family. Find out more at the The Huffington Post.