Your child is nervous about an IQ test that they are scheduled to take in the near future. You try to explain that it's only an estimate and people disagree about how to measure intelligence, let alone how to even define it. They ask you if the average IQ score has changed over the many years these tests have been done. What would you tell them?
A)Yes, the average score has increased.
B)No, the average score has not changed.
C)Yes the average score has increased, though only for males.
D)Yes the average score has increased, though only for females.
E)Yes, the average score has decreased.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The phenomenon known as the Flynn effect describes the observed increase in IQ scores over time, indicating that average scores have indeed increased across the population, not limited by gender.

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