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The intelligence of American children is still rising

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

Richard Lynn  and
Claudia Pagliari
Richard Lynn
Affiliation:
University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland
Claudia Pagliari
Affiliation:
University of Buckingham, England
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Summary

Children's intelligence increased in the United States by approxi-mately 3 IQ points per decade over the period 1932–78. New evidence shows that these increases have been sustained during the last 20 years. Two recent studies indicate that the rates of increase for 1972–89 and 1978–89 were 3·3 and 3·5 IQ points per decade respectively.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 26 , Issue 1 , January 1994 , pp. 65 - 67
Copyright
Copyright © 1994, Cambridge University Press

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