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This statement is true, but a bit misleading. Yes, IQ tests are constantly being adjusted so that the mean is always 100, but the average person today will scor
by ideonexus 10y ago
This statement is true, but a bit misleading. Yes, IQ tests are constantly being adjusted so that the mean is always 100, but the average person today will score above 100 on an IQ test from a decade or more ago. This is what the article is referring to when it asserts "Our IQs have never been higher." It is a factual statement and the basis for the "Flynn Effect," which has tracked our steady increase in average IQ for many decades now [1].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flynn_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flynn_effect