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Author Flynn, James R. (James Robert), 1934-2020, author.

Title Are we getting smarter? : rising IQ in the twenty-first century / James R. Flynn
Published Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012
©2012

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 310 pages)
Contents Opening windows -- IQ and intelligence -- Developing nations -- Death, memory, and politics -- Youth and age -- Race and gender -- The sociological imagination -- Progress and puzzles -- Appendix : I. IQ trends ; II. Capital cases and comparing the WAIS-III IQs of various nations ; III. Adult/child IQ trends and bright taxes/bonuses ; IV. Gender and Raven's ; V. Wonderful paper on causes of Raven's gains
Summary Seeks to explain the 'Flynn effect' (massive IQ gains over time) and its consequences for gender, race and social equality
"The 'Flynn effect' is a surprising finding, identified by James R. Flynn, that IQ test scores have significantly increased from one generation to the next over the past century. Flynn now brings us an exciting new book which aims to make sense of this rise in IQ scores and considers what this tells us about our intelligence, our minds and society. Are We Getting Smarter? features fascinating new material on a variety of topics including the effects of intelligence in the developing world; the impact of rising IQ scores on the death penalty, cognitive ability in old age and the language abilities of youth culture; as well as controversial topics of race and gender. He ends with the message that assessing IQ goes astray if society is ignored. As IQ scores continue to rise into the twenty-first century, particularly in the developing world, the 'Flynn effect' marches on"--Back cover
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Intelligence tests -- History
Intelligence levels -- History
PSYCHOLOGY -- Personality.
Intelligence levels
Intelligence tests
Intelligenzquotient
Zunahme
Intelligenz
Intelligenzniveau
Industriestaaten
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
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