Secular declines in cognitive test scores: A reversal of the Flynn Effect

2007/03/03 by Thomas W. Teasdale, David R. Owen · 7 citations
Decision Sciences · Psychology · #Cognitive Abilities and Testing #Educational and Psychological Assessments #Psychometric Methodologies and Testing

paper · doi:10.1016/j.intell.2007.01.007

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Citations

• The Raven's Progressive Matrices: Change and Stability over Culture and Time
• Educational and ecological correlates of IQ: A cross-national investigation
• The mean IQ of Americans: Massive gains 1932 to 1978.
• Massive IQ gains in 14 nations: What IQ tests really measure.
• Are intelligence tests measurement invariant over time? Investigating the nature of the Flynn effect
• Are cognitive differences between immigrant and majority groups diminishing?
• A long-term rise and recent decline in intelligence test performance: The Flynn Effect in reverse

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• Flynn effect [wikipedia]
• James Flynn (academic) [wikipedia]