Negative Flynn effect
The phenomenon in which average intelligence test scores in some developed countries have stopped rising or even declined slightly over the past two decades. Scholarly explanations include educational saturation, mismatch between test content and current skills, and changes in immigrant population composition.
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Over the past two decades, studies in Norway, Denmark, the United Kingdom and other countries have successively found that the Flynn effect has stalled or even reversed, a phenomenon known as the "reverse Flynn effect."
The reverse Flynn effect is mainly concentrated in fluid intelligence tests, while crystallized intelligence remains stable or rising.
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Over the past two decades, studies in Norway, Denmark, the United Kingdom and other countries have successively found that the Flynn effect has stalled or even reversed, a phenomenon known as the "reverse Flynn effect."
50%UnverifiedThe reverse Flynn effect is mainly concentrated in fluid intelligence tests, while crystallized intelligence remains stable or rising.
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