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Chapter 32 - Secular Changes in Intelligence

from Part VII - Intelligence and Society

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2012

By
James R. Flynn
Edited by
Robert J. Sternberg  and
Scott Barry Kaufman
Robert J. Sternberg
Affiliation:
Oklahoma State University
Scott Barry Kaufman
Affiliation:
New York University
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Summary

The thesis about psychometics and cognitive history, that they actually complement one another, and the remarks made about the brain imply a new approach to the theory of intelligence. A BIDS approach is needed: one that treats the brain (B), individual differences (ID), and social trends (S) as three distinct levels, each having equal integrity. The three are interrelated and each has the right to propose hypotheses about what ought to happen on another level. The core of a BIDS approach is that each of those levels has its own organizing concept and it is a mistake to impose the architectonic concept of one level on another. Despite static IQ, the developed world may enjoy a century of cognitive progress. IQ gains over time signal the evolution of minds that can be better educated. They provide no guarantee that the educating will be done.

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cognitive abilities testexplicit reasoning processintelligencetacit reasoning processsyllogismsreasoning abilitiesmental modelsmental rulesworking memory capacity
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The Cambridge Handbook of Intelligence , pp. 647 - 665
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2011

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