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001 2012015437
003 DLC
005 20151015075717.0
008 120423s2012 enka b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2012015437
020 $a9781107028098 (hardback)
020 $a9781107609174 (paperback)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aBF431$b.F565 2012
082 00 $a153.9/309$223
084 $aPSY023000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aFlynn, James R.$q(James Robert),$d1934-
245 10 $aAre we getting smarter? :$brising IQ in the twenty-first century /$cJames R. Flynn.
260 $aCambridge ;$aNew York :$bCambridge University Press,$c2012.
300 $axiii, 310 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
520 $a"The 'Flynn effect' is a surprising finding, identified by James R. Flynn, that IQ test scores have significantly increased from one generation to the next over the past century. Flynn now brings us an exciting new book which aims to make sense of this rise in IQ scores and considers what this tells us about our intelligence, our minds and society. Are We Getting Smarter? features fascinating new material on a variety of topics including the effects of intelligence in the developing world; the impact of rising IQ scores on the death penalty, cognitive ability in old age and the language abilities of youth culture; as well as controversial topics of race and gender. He ends with the message that assessing IQ goes astray if society is ignored. As IQ scores continue to rise into the twenty-first century, particularly in the developing world, the 'Flynn effect' marches on"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 288-304) and index.
650 0 $aIntelligence tests$xHistory.
650 0 $aIntelligence levels$xHistory.
650 7 $aPSYCHOLOGY / Personality$2bisacsh.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1210/2012015437-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1210/2012015437-d.html
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1210/2012015437-t.html