How to Use IQ in a Sentence

IQ

noun
  • They wanted me to take an IQ test.
  • No matter how hard people try, however, race cannot be reduced to the results of an IQ test.
    Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2024
  • Wharton looks for his veteran leadership and high IQ players like Hunter to lead the way all season.
    Baltimore Sun, 5 Sep. 2023
  • And while that’s still an issue, today’s announcement does bring some bigger names to Connect IQ.
    Victoria Song, The Verge, 6 Aug. 2024
  • Even if a baby is verbally advanced, IQ tests are not designed for children this young.
    Carol Bainbridge, Parents, 23 July 2024
  • Of the 19 studies that were deemed to be high quality, 18 found that higher fluoride exposure led to a decrease in IQ.
    Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 16 Sep. 2024
  • Federal officials say there is no safe level of lead for children, and even small amounts can reduce IQ scores.
    Michael Phillis and Mike Stobbe The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2023
  • No blood lead level is considered safe in children, and even low levels of lead in blood can affect IQ, ability to pay attention, and academic achievement.
    Amanda Milkovits, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2023
  • More respondents were comfortable with a pro-Palestinian speaker than a leader of Hamas and with a scientist who believes that IQ varies by race rather than an outright white supremacist.
    Jacob McHangama, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2024
  • For comfort, the Escalade IQ is equipped with an independent front and rear air suspension with magnetic ride control, while four-wheel steering helps with agility and maneuverability.
    Laura Burstein, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Forrest is a war hero, college graduate, and gazillionaire, but a couple of measly IQ points, and he is automatically filed as incompetent and incapable.
    Ciara Moloney, IndieWire, 4 July 2024
  • High levels of lead exposure in this age group can cause long-term neurologic and developmental problems such as learning disabilities and lowered IQ.
    Akshay Syal, M.d., NBC News, 25 July 2024
  • Other topics have been explored as science has evolved, including the impact of fluoride consumption on pregnancy, arthritis, IQ, and kidney disease.
    USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Goleman underscored its importance, noting that while IQ and technical skills are crucial, emotional intelligence is the sine qua non of leadership.
    Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
  • That will eventually make EQ, or emotional intelligence, more important than IQ.
    Will Daniel, Fortune Asia, 28 Mar. 2024
  • By the 2000s ample scientific evidence indicated the arbitrariness of IQ's use as a basis for a dyslexia diagnosis.
    Sarah Carr, Scientific American, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Although measures of human intelligence are controversial, IQ tests can provide an initial baseline to assess one dimension.
    Edmon Begoli, IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2024
  • Exposure to lead in utero, infancy and early childhood can lead to harmful neurological effects like learning and behavior disabilities and lowered IQ.
    Kate Gibson, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Long-term exposure to lead in your diet can be especially risky for very young people, and can lead to neurological effects, such as learning disabilities, behavior difficulties and lowered IQ.
    Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2024
  • Exposure to lead in utero, infancy and early childhood can lead to harmful neurological effects like learning and behavior disabilities and lowered IQ, according to the regulator.
    Kate Gibson, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Long-term effects depend on the level of exposure and include memory problems, impaired speech, lowered IQ, fatigue, irritability, constipation, and vomiting, among others.
    Kayla Blanton, SELF, 7 Mar. 2024
  • While there’s been an incremental upward drift in IQ test scores — approximately 3 points per decade — across generations, that may reflect improvement in education, life experiences and test-taking, not intelligence.
    Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024
  • These include learning disabilities, behavior difficulties, and lowered IQ.
    Korin Miller, Health, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Even low levels, which were once considered safe, have been associated with cardiovascular diseases, reproductive problems, irreversible organ damage, lowered IQ, and behavioral disorders.
    Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 1 Feb. 2024

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