Is IQ Important or Insignificant? | Is there any purpose to knowing your IQ score?

This video answers the question: Is IQ important? IQ is a measure of the g factor (general mental ability) also known as intelligence. Two popular IQ are the WAIS and the Stanford-Binet. There is a good deal of controversy over the value of intelligence testing, especially for those who are functioning well. IQ is a standard score, it has mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15. IQ can be important depending on one’s perspective, but normally learning your IQ score is not particularly useful.