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Are we getting smarter? : rising IQ in the twenty-first century /
Seeks to explain the 'Flynn effect' (massive IQ gains over time) and its consequences for gender, race and social equality.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Seeks to explain the 'Flynn effect' (massive IQ gains over time) and its consequences for gender, race and social equality. "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 abilities of youth culture; as well as controversial topics of race and gender. He ends with the message that assessing IQ goes astray if society is ignored. As IQ scores continue to rise into the twenty-first century, particularly in the developing world, the 'Flynn effect' marches on"--Back cover. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 310 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781139571203 1139571206 1139572954 9781139572958 9781139569392 1139569392 9781139235679 1139235672 1316090248 9781316090244 1139579770 9781139579773 1107254795 9781107254794 1283637723 9781283637725 1139570293 9781139570299 |