CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

MEASUREMENT OF INTELLIGENCE

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The Flynn effect refers to the
A
Superiority of certain racial and ethnic groups on intelligence tests
B
Extreme scores that are more common for males than females on math tests
C
Predictive ability of intelligence tests
D
Gradual improvement in intelligence tests scores over the last several decades
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: -The Flynn Effect is the tendency of IQ scores to change over time, and specifically, the apparent increase in intelligence in the general population evidenced by a steady increase in IQ scores. It was first noticed by James Flynn.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Flynn Effect refers to the finding that the average human IQ has increased over time, which was first discovered by researcher James Flynn in 1984.

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