The 20th century witnessed a dramatic increase in IQ, as much as 3 points per decade (see Are you smarter than Aristotle? Part I). The fact that IQ scores increased so much in such a short amount of ...

A Northwestern University study shows a decline in three key intelligence testing categories—a tangible example of what is called the Reverse Flynn Effect. Leading up to the 1990s, IQ scores were ...

WASHINGTON -- The steady rising of IQ scores over the last century – known as the Flynn effect – causes IQ tests norms to become obsolete over time. To counter this effect, IQ tests are "renormed" ...

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There is a little-known phenomenon known as the Flynn effect. It basically states that from the early 1930s throughout the 20th century, IQ scores have significantly increased all around the world ...

Once upon a time, human beings appeared to be getting cleverer. Year after year, decade after decade, IQ scores crept upward, a steady, reassuring rise that came to be known as the Flynn Effect, after ...

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Adults’ ability to concentrate has increased over the past 20 to 30 years, according to a meta-analysis in the journal Personality and Individual Differences. The research group that conducted the ...