Plain explanations of how IQ scores work, what the common question formats are testing, and the psychology behind the assessments on this site. Each guide maps to one of the nine tests, so you can read first and take the test after.
All guides
- Are Online IQ Tests Accurate?What separates a decent online test from a worthless one.
- IQ Percentile Chart: What Your Score Actually RanksThe full table from 70 to 145, and how percentiles are derived.
- How to Prepare for an IQ TestFormat familiarity, sleep, and the tactics that do nothing.
- What IQ Score Do You Need for Mensa?Top 2%, and why the qualifying number differs by test.
- Signs of High Intelligence (And the Myths)What the research supports, and the popular signs that fail.
- Matrix Reasoning Questions ExplainedThe rules behind the grids, and a method for solving them fast.
- Number Sequence Puzzles: How to Solve ThemDifferences first, then ratios, then compound rules.
- What Is a Good EQ Score?How EQ scales work, and why components beat the total.
- The Big Five Personality Traits ExplainedWhat each of the five traits predicts, and why it beat the MBTI.
- The Four Attachment Styles ExplainedWhere the four styles come from and how they show up.
- What Is Financial Literacy?The four concepts that define it, and what the gap costs.
- Career Aptitude vs IQ: What Predicts WhatIQ predicts performance; interest fit predicts staying.
The assessments
- General IQ TestGeneral Cognition
- Logical Reasoning TestAnalytical Reasoning
- Emotional Intelligence (EQ) TestEmotional Intelligence
- Financial IQ TestFinancial Literacy
- Grammar & Vocabulary TestVerbal Ability
- Personality Type TestPersonality Psychology
- Love Style TestRelationship Psychology
- Career Path TestWork Psychology
- Fashion IQ TestVisual Style Reasoning