Considerations on the Flynn Effect

Autor/in	Weiss, Lawrence G.
Titel	Considerations on the Flynn Effect
Quelle	In: Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 28 (2010) 5, S.482-493 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0734-2829
DOI	10.1177/0734282910373572
Schlagwörter	Intelligence Tests; Scores; Academic Achievement; Time Perspective; Theories; Social Influences; Death; Punishment; Context Effect; Measures (Individuals); Age Differences; Ethics; Raven Progressive Matrices + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Intelligence test; Intelligenztest; Schulleistung; Zeitbezug; Theory; Theorie; Sozialer Einfluss; Sterbefall; Tod; Todesfall; Bestrafung; Messdaten; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Ethik
Abstract	Flynn has proposed a grand integrative theory, which he calls "scientific spectacles," to explain the phenomenon of rising IQ scores across multiple decades known as the Flynn effect (FE). In his theory, he purports that modern society has placed increasing value and emphasis on the application and education of scientific principles--which include abstract fluid reasoning--and this has mirrored larger score increases in the abstract fluid reasoning tasks included as part of most intelligence tests. He highlights huge gains in the Wechsler Similarities subtest over time as one linchpin supporting his theory that fluid reasoning is rising faster than other aspects of intelligence, but further points to large increases in Wechsler performance tasks (i.e., perceptual organization and reasoning) relative to crystallized tasks, and to the many studies of Raven's Progressive Matrices, which is widely held to be a fairly pure measure of fluid reasoning. As with any new theory of this magnitude, Flynn's grand proposal has invited numerous criticisms that must now be addressed--and this is as it should be in the spirit of scientific progress. Each of these issues is multilayered and has many legitimate perspectives. The present article attempts to carefully consider each issue and perspective in sequence. (As Provided).
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