The intelligence quotient (IQ) is a standardized measure of cognition, or your ability to think, understand, reason, learn, and remember. By design, the average IQ score is 100. Higher IQ scores are ...

The average IQ score is designed to be 100. IQ scores between 90 and 109 are considered average. Genetics accounts for about 50% of the IQ differences between people. The intelligence quotient (IQ) is ...