I assume your parent is referring to the Flynn effect [0], and that by an increase in IQ he means that the average person today, taking a test normalized for th

I assume your parent is referring to the Flynn effect [0], and that by an increase in IQ he means that the average person today, taking a test normalized for the average population a few years in the past or more, would score above 100. [0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flynn_effect http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flynn_effect