More wisdom from the archives!
The Ambivablog archives, that is.
As part of a side discussion on Human BioDiversity, intelligence and IQ came up. Commenter wj wrote that his scores on IQ tests were always going up. Amba responded with:
Your own personal Flynn Effect!
Actually, doesn’t sound mysterious to me — sounds like you were learning how to ace IQ tests!
Lo and behold!
Has a 15-year-old explained the Flynn Effect?
UPDATE: Basically, the 15 year-old has posited that, in fact, people have been learning how to ace IQ tests. Or at least do them better. It’s interesting stuff, honest!
Ron Fisher (@KngFish) said,
November 16, 2013 at 7:37 pm
I was hoping this would relate to Errol Flynn somehow….be at least dashing, if not a little pervy! Alas….
Icepick said,
November 16, 2013 at 7:55 pm
Alas.
Icepick said,
November 16, 2013 at 7:57 pm
Ron, weirdly, your comment got stuck in moderation.