How to Know Your I.Q. Level without Taking the Test & Brainy Stories by Billy J. Burton - HTML preview

PART TWO:

THE PSYCHOLOGY BEHIND EACH RANGE

This section aims at helping the reader understand where, he or she, stands compared to others in

the intelligence continuum.

The first segment of each subdivision is dedicated to the observation of the natural characteristics

of the members of each range, seen from an observer’s standpoint. You might recognize these

behaviors or functioning modes in people you know.

The second part (the quiz) is the inner vision, someone in that range, has of him or herself or

how, he or she, usually feels. It’s what one needs to focus on to discover, whether or not, one

belongs to that range.

In every chapter, you’ll give yourself a point for each time you agree with one of its 20 statements. The higher mark will correspond to the range you most likely belong to. In case you find almost the same number of points for two consecutive ranges, your score will presumably be close to the boundary separating those two ranges (If, for example, you’ve given yourself nearly the same number of points in the Superior Range (115-129) and the Moderately Gifted Range (130-144), chances are, your score is close to 130).

I will strive to present each range with its own habitual characteristics. They are obviously simply strong behavioral tendencies. Of course, some people may have, or appear to have, a

few dissimilar qualities that vary from the typical conduct or the classic inner feelings that I’m

describing. Furthermore, the more an individual is on the autism spectrum279 or suffers from serious mental illness280 the less accurate this portrayal.

Events, taken from the lives of people, I have had the honor to repeatedly converse with, will

illustrate the particularities I’m commenting upon.

I will predominantly focus on the “above average” intelligence ranges, for most people who are

genuinely interested in that matter, are commonly under the impression they exceed the

intellectual norm, and that, with good reason.

Throughout this book, I equate an I.Q. score with its corresponding intelligence quantity and quality, it doesn’t merely represent a rarity rank without substance.

You will notice a gradual shift in the abilities and personalities or the Neurotypicals255, “The

Normies”, whereas the Neuro 255-256-atypicals, “The Gifted”, show divergent traits and skills.

If you're looking for an easy estimate of someone's cleverness, notice which I.Q. range his or her friends belong to. A person almost always navigates willingly around peers sporting an I.Q. score less than 20 points82, from him- or herself.