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IIRC the Flynn effect has been in reverse since the mid 90's. Here's a quote from Wikipedia: "Research suggests that there is an ongoing reversed Flynn effect,
by MaximumYComb 6y ago
IIRC the Flynn effect has been in reverse since the mid 90's. Here's a quote from Wikipedia:
"Research suggests that there is an ongoing reversed Flynn effect, i.e. a decline in IQ scores, in Norway, Denmark, Australia, Britain, the Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, France and German-speaking countries, a development which appears to have started in the 1990s".
In my country, Australia, we saw zero improvement on the Colored Porgressive Matrices from 1975-2003, and a decline since then.
- armitron 6y agoIt'd be interesting to see if reversal of the Flynn effect is correlated with massive unskilled immigration (esp from third world countries), which has accelerated in many European countries. If we examine countries with extremely strict immigration policies that favor the skilled (e.g. Singapore), will we see IQs going up? The concept of IQ-shredder is also relevant: http://www.xenosystems.net/iq-shredders/ http://www.xenosystems.net/iq-shredders/
- MaximumYComb 6y agoThe birth rate differences between high IQ and low IQ sections of the population have been suggested as the primary driver of this. The fact that it's been suggested at all is amazing due to the western world's strong avoidance of any topic that resembles an argument for eugenics.