Flynn effect
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flynn-effect-205-1510829
title:
Flynn effect
text:
The Flynn effect is the substantial and long-sustained increase in both fluid and crystallized intelligence test scores that were measured in many parts of the world over the 20th century, named after researcher James Flynn (1934–2020). When intelligence quotient (IQ) tests are initially standardized using a sample of test-takers, by convention the average of the test results is set to 100 and their standard deviation is set to 15 or 16 IQ points. When IQ tests are revised, they are again standa
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20th-century rise in intelligence test scores
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flynn_effect
date created:
2002-01-17T09:39:03Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T12:01:02Z
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