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  2. Flynn effect - Wikipedia

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    In the United Kingdom, a study by Flynn (2009) himself found that tests carried out in 1980 and again in 2008 show that the IQ score of an average 14-year-old dropped by more than two points over the period. For the upper half of the results, the performance was even worse. Average IQ scores declined by six points.

  3. IQ and the Wealth of Nations - Wikipedia

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    The IQ figures are based on 3 different studies for 17 nations, two studies for 30 nations, and one study for 34 nations. There were actual tests for IQ in the case of 81 countries out of the 185 countries studied. For 104 nations there were no IQ studies at all and IQ was estimated based on the average IQ of surrounding nations. [2]

  4. Nations and IQ - Wikipedia

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    The 1981 article "Average IQ values in various European countries" by Vinko Buj is the only international IQ study that over a short time period has compared IQs using the same IQ test. Rindermann (2007) states that it is of dubious quality with scant information regarding how it was done. [3] [4]

  5. American IQ Scores Have Rapidly Dropped, Proving the ... - AOL

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    AmericansIQ scores are trending in a downward direction. In fact, they’ve been falling for over a decade. According to a press release, in studying intelligence testing data from 2006 to ...

  6. Why is the American right obsessed with IQ? - AOL

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    For comparison, the average IQ is around 100. ... discovering that scores could change over time, ... the same way it makes us feel better about the state of the world to laugh about Trump’s ...

  7. 17 unexpected signs you have a high IQ -- even if doesn't ...

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    Results showed that the average firstborn had an IQ of 103, compared to 100 for second children and 99 for third children. ... edge in IQ — an average of three points over the closest sibling ...

  8. Intelligence quotient - Wikipedia

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    An intelligence quotient (IQ) is a total score derived from a set of standardized tests or subtests designed to assess human intelligence. [1] Originally, IQ was a score obtained by dividing a person's mental age score, obtained by administering an intelligence test, by the person's chronological age, both expressed in terms of years and months.

  9. Intelligence: Knowns and Unknowns - Wikipedia

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    The much-discussed "Flynn effect", which refers to the striking worldwide mean IQ increase over time, seemed too large to have simply reflected increased test sophistication. Possible explanations included improved nutrition and more complex environment. It was also unclear to what degree the IQ increase reflected real gain in intelligence.