If you are a certified genius what is your IQ?

Answer 1

Superior intelligence on IQ tests is not determined by the numerical score (such as 140), but by the standard deviation or percentile. For example, an IQ score of 140 on the Cattell Culture Fair IQ test is only equivalent to an IQ score of 125 on the Wechsler IQ test.

The consensus in the field of psychology is that individuals scoring 2 standard deviations above the statistical norm (or the 98th percentile) are potentially highly gifted. On the Wechsler, that would be a score of 132. The term "genius" is subjective and individuals who are said to have IQs above the ceiling of conventional IQ tests have to be studied on an individual basis by experts.

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In intellectual categorizations, a certified genius is someone with an historically-certified 140+ range IQ. (This is not entirely accurate as an IQ of 140 on one IQ test is not the same as an IQ of 140 on another equally valid test. The statistics are normalized using different techniques).