Examining the Flynn effect in Danish participants. What’s most interesting to me is the speculation that video games may be responsible for an increase in spatial abilities. They’re not so bad after all.
Trends in Cognitive Ability (Flynn Effect) – Teasdale & Owen
Trends in Cognitive Ability (Flynn Effect) – Teasdale & Owen
November 3, 2006 by Phronk
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I read somewhere recently that the Flynn effect seems to have peaked. I’m not surprised. I’ve always thought it was a side effect of video games, the internet, test familiarity, and our increasingly visual culture. I haven’t seen any indication that people are really any smarter than in the past.
I figure it’s gotta peak at some point. Our brains can only do so much, and it’s not like they’re changing biologically (except for the effects of environmental influence, like nutrition). Perhaps we’ll continue to improve in specific abilities, but I doubt a general increase in intelligence can go up much more (at least, until we start replacing parts of our brains with computers).