Heritability Estimates Versus Large Environmental Effects: The IQ Paradox Resolved
- Kind
- Journal Article
- Date
- 2001/04/01
- Publisher
- Brookings Institution
- Retrieved
- May 26, 2015
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Flynn-Dickens Model for IQ Gains
Take those born with genes that make them a bit taller and quicker than average. When they start school, they are likely to be a bit better at basketball. The advantage may be modest but then reciprocal causation between the talent advantage and environment kicks in. Because you are better at basketball, you are…
Rolling Triggers and Social Multipliers Explain the Flynn Effect
The most potent facet of our environment is other people. When something, perhaps the popularity basketball got from television, triggered greater participation in basketball, the average performance rose as individuals played more and got better. Initially, a few people learn to shoot with either hand, then others…