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CLEP Intro Edu Psych

Category - Individual Differences

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It is a documented fact that intelligence scores have risen in over 20 countries over the past 100 years. Given this information, one can theorize that even if heritability is a factor in intelligence, it is likely to change over generations. Which component of intelligence does this describe?
  1. Heritability
  2. Flynn effect
  3. Nutrition
  4. Family experience
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Answer: B -The Flynn effect describes a sustained rise of IQ scores throughout time that has been documented in over 20 countries worldwide. The Flynn effect predicts that future generations will perform better on the IQ tests taken by past and current generations, in part due to re-norming of scores and in part to both increased intelligence and test taking ability.
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