To place it in context, most IQ scores extend from 40 to 140. Normal IQ ranges from 80 to 120.
This is Neuroscientia’s’ understanding of an IQ score of 173. There is a wide range of IQ tests which test things like your memory, general learning, and intelligent thinking.
Some could argue that your IQ score relies upon your instruction and foundation. For instance, you would have a preference if the IQ test is in your local dialect.
Lewis Terman (1916) built up the first idea of IQ and proposed this scale for arranging IQ scores:
More than 140 – Genius
120 – 140 – Very predominant intelligence
110 – 119 – Superior intelligence
90 – 109 – Normal or normal intelligence
80 – 89 – Dullness
70 – 79 – Borderline intelligence
Under 70 – Definite senility
Typical Distribution and IQ Scores
The properties of the typical appropriation apply to IQ scores:
half of the IQ scores fall in the vicinity of 90 and 110
70% of IQ scores fall in the vicinity of 85 and 115
95% of IQ scores fall in the vicinity of 70 and 130
99.5% of IQ scores fall in the vicinity of 60 and 140
Low IQ and Mental Retardation
5% of individuals have an IQ under 70 and this is for the most part considered as the benchmark for “mental retardation”, a state of constrained mental capacity in that it produces trouble in adjusting to the requests of life.
The categories of mental retardation
50-70 – Mild mental retardation (85%)
35-50 – Moderate mental retardation (10%)
20-35 – Severe mental retardation (4%)
IQ less than 20 – Profound mental retardation (1%)
High IQ and Genius IQ
Genius IQ is by and large considered to start around 140 to 145, speaking to ~.25% of the populace (1 out of 400). Here’s a harsh guide:
115-124 – Above normal
125-134 – Gifted
135-144 – Highly talented
155-164 – Genius
165-179 – High genius
180-200 – Highest genius
less than 200 – “Unusual genius”
