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SUMMARY:The Flynn Effect\, intelligence\, and US Black/White IQ - Professo
 r James Flynn\, University of Otago
DTSTART:20101011T160000Z
DTEND:20101011T170000Z
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CONTACT:Professor John Rust
DESCRIPTION:The Flynn Effect is the increase in raw IQ scores over time. M
 assive gains in the past century put the mean IQ around 1900 on today’s 
 norms at about 70\, the cutting line for mental retardation.  Some studies
  of measurement invariance over time report that the size of gains on WISC
  subtests do not mimic the magnitude of their g-loadings\, which seems to 
 indicate that IQ gains are not general intelligence gains.  However\, the 
 magnitude of the US Black-White performance gap on the subtests does corre
 late with g-loadings.  These facts pose problems: (1) In what sense are IQ
  gains intelligence gains? (2) If generational IQ comparisons are “empty
 ”\, why are IQ comparisons between individuals and groups significant? (
 3) If gains over time are “empty”\, why be impressed that Black gains 
 are larger than White gains? Professor Flynn will share his latest thinkin
 g on these controversial topics.
LOCATION:SPS Seminar Room
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