Over the past 60 years, intelligence scores have increased by about 9 points for measures of general knowledge and 15 points for nonverbal measures of fluid reasoning. This is known as the ______.
A) Flynn effect
B) generational shift
C) Gardner measures
D) aptitude advancement

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The phenomenon of increasing intelligence scores over time is known as the Flynn effect, named after researcher James Flynn who first identified it. The other answer choices are not accurate descriptions of this phenomenon.

Over the Past 60 Years, Intelligence Scores Have Increased by About