AP PSYCHOLOGY

DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
According to the Flynn effect, the amount of increase in IQ from one generation to the next depends on ____
A
quality of schooling
B
extent of societal modernization
C
nutrition during infancy and early childhood
D
SES and ethnicity
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Flynn effect refers to a secular increase in population intelligence quotient (IQ) observed throughout the 20th century (1–4). The changes were rapid, with measured intelligence typically increasing around three IQ points per decade.

Detailed explanation-2: -The “Flynn effect” refers to the observed rise over time in standardized intelligence test scores, documented by Flynn (1984a) in a study on intelligence quotient (IQ) score gains in the standardization samples of successive versions of Stanford-Binet and Wechsler intelligence tests.

Detailed explanation-3: -Rather than adjusting obtained IQ scores, some psychologists have proposed compensating for the FE by adjusting the mean score from the published norms and then reporting the obtained score relative to the newly adjusted mean (Green v.

Detailed explanation-4: -The correct answer is d) The observation that the mean standardized IQ score has risen since 1932. The Flynn Effect demonstrates that the average of the IQ scores will change as varying generations have different thresholds for what intelligence is necessary.

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