If this is so, then I am of the opinion that the reason is number 1. below.
I believe it is possible to increase one's IQ scores by preparing for the
type of questions that would appear in these tests.
But quite frankly, this was the first time I heard of this Flynn Effect. I
don't know enough about it to have a strong opinion either way.
It may also be because of computers and the Internet. It is now so much
easier to accumulate raw facts and knowledge without a corresponding
increase in Intelligence.
When I was in college, I had a classmate who would look at a bunch of
Integral Calculus equations on the board and solve it in his mind. Needless
to say I was suitably impressed by that feat. I bet you won't find anybody
who can do that in today's crop of engineering students.
Jojo
----- Original Message -----
From: "Craig Haynie" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 12:10 AM
Subject: Re: [Vo]:The Fallacies of Darwinian Evolution - Genetic
Improbability
On 08/07/2012 11:59 AM, Jojo Jaro wrote:
I believe the scores are increasing because of two things:
1. People are studying for the test; not because they are more
intelligent. I could increase my IQ scores if I study the types of
questions they have in those tests.
2. The standards are lowering. Many students now are straight A
students without a corresponding increase in knowledge and
intelligence. In our politically correct educational system, everyone
wins and gets an A.
This increase in IQ scores has been going on for over 100 years or so,
and the tests are calibrated every 10 years, so that the average score
is 100 and the first standard deviation is at +- 15. When current
generation of students take the current test, their average is 100. If
the same people are given the previous test, calibrated 10 years earlier
they generally score around 103, which is 3 points higher than the
generation which originally took the test. It is thought that people
from the 1930s would score around 85 on today's tests.
Craig
