Screen LibraryAre we getting smarter?：rising IQ in the twenty-first century
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge New York |
| Publication Dates: | 2012. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xiii, 310 p.: ill. ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781107028098 (hardback) 1107028094 (hardback) 9781107609174 (paperback) 1107609178 (paperback) |
| Index Number: | B848 |
| CLC: | B848.5 |
| Call Number: | B848.5/F648-1 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 288-304) and index. Opening windows -- IQ and intelligence -- Developing nations -- Death, memory, and politics -- Youth and age -- Race and gender -- The sociological imagination -- Progress and puzzles -- Appendix : I. IQ trends ; II. Capital cases and comparing the WAIS-III IQs of various nations ; III. Adult/child IQ trends and bright taxes/bonuses ; IV. Gender and Raven's ; V. Wonderful paper on causes of Raven's gains. "The 'Flynn effect' is a surprising finding, identified by James R. Flynn, that IQ test scores have significantly increased from one generation to the next over the past century. Flynn now brings us an exciting new book which aims to make sense of this rise in IQ scores and considers what this tells us about our intelligence, our minds and society. Are We Getting Smarter? features fascinating new material on a variety of topics including the effects of intelligence in the developing world; the impact of rising IQ scores on the death penalty, cognitive ability in old age and the language abil |