IQ Prep

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Average reaction time: normal values, what affects them, what they mean

How fast people react on average, what influences the numbers, how reaction time relates to intelligence and how to measure it in a way that means something.

Apps for IQ test preparation compared

Brain-training apps, free IQ test apps, test-prep portals and test practice apps. What the four categories deliver, what they cost and who they are for.

CogAT, NNAT and WISC: what parents should know before a test

Which intelligence tests are used with children, what they are for, what preparation achieves for gifted-programme screening and where it is out of place.

Aptitude test preparation: item types, strategies, timing

Which item types appear in aptitude and cognitive ability tests, how to approach each one systematically and how to manage the clock. No tricks, just method.

Can you train your IQ? What the research says

Dual n-back, brain training, practice effects. What meta-analyses show about the trainability of intelligence, and what follows for test preparation.

How to solve matrix reasoning: the rules behind every Raven matrix

How 3×3 figure matrices are built, the four rule types per attribute, and the elimination method that gets you to the answer reliably.