As well as providing valuable brain training material, the primary

purpose of this book is to include tests for several different types

of intelligence and, in the concluding chapter, collate the results
into a fi nal assessment to produce an overall brain quotient (BQ)
rating.
The book is divided into several chapters, with each chapter
testing and assessing a different aspect of intelligence: IQ, agility
of mind, logical analysis, numerical aptitude, spatial aptitude, EQ
(personality), creative thinking, memory and verbal aptitude.
In addition to obtaining an overall BQ rating, readers can,
because of the way the book is structured, identify their own
particular strengths and weaknesses. They have, therefore, the
opportunity to build on their strengths and work at improving
their performance in areas of weakness.
Whilst the providing of an overall BQ rating is an innovative
new concept, it has been argued for some time that the traditional
method of intelligence measurement, the IQ test, is too narrow as
a defi nition of intelligence.
IQ tests assess only what is termed as general ability in three
categories of intelligence: numerical, verbal and spatial (abstract)
reasoning. However, there are several other equally important
and valuable types of intelligence that need to be recognized and
developed