Ever had a sneaking suspicion that perhaps the later generations are smarter than their predecessors???? In that case you are not alone, it is a fact and it happens to be a widely acknowledged and well documented phenomenon….what’s more???...it even has a name!!!!!
It is called the ……………….effect.
The ...... effect describes an increase in the average intelligence quotient (IQ) test scores over generations.
What “effect” are we talking about?
it's called the Flynn effect after James R. Flynn, who did much to document it and promote awareness of its implications. The term itself was coined by the authors of The Bell Curve.[2]
ReplyDeleteThe effect's increase has been continuous and approximately linear from the earliest years of testing to the present. There are numerous explanations to the Flynn effect and also some criticism. There is currently a discussion if the Flynn effect has ended in some developed nations since the mid 1990s.