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IQ scores have generally increased over the 20th century due to the Flynn Effect, with some recent evidence of plateauing or mild declines in certain developed countries.
Historical Trends: The Flynn Effect
The Flynn Effect describes the long-term rise in IQ scores observed across many countries during the 20th century, first documented by James Flynn. Average IQ scores increased roughly 3 points per decade in the United States, with similar trends in Western Europe, Japan, and South Korea
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For example, British children’s scores on the Raven’s Progressive Matrices rose by 14 points between 1942 and 2008
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These gains were observed across fluid intelligence (problem-solving and reasoning) and crystallized intelligence (knowledge and vocabulary), as well as improvements in attention and memory
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Generational Comparisons
IQ scores are standardized so that the average is always 100, which complicates direct comparisons across generations. When older tests are administered to newer generations, raw scores are consistently higher, often by 10–15 points, indicating that modern individuals outperform previous generations on the same test
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Factors contributing to these gains include better nutrition, improved education, reduced exposure to toxins, and more cognitively stimulating environments
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Generation X and Millennials benefited from lower lead exposure, higher formal education, and early exposure to abstract thinking through technology
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Recent Trends and Reversals
Some studies suggest a plateau or mild decline in IQ scores in certain developed countries since the 1990s, sometimes called the reverse Flynn Effect. For instance, Scandinavian countries like Norway and Denmark have documented declines in military conscript IQ scores for cohorts born after the 1970s and 1990s, respectively
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. Causes may include cultural shifts, changes in education, or environmental factors, though the overall global trend still shows long-term gains
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Implications
While IQ scores have risen over time, it remains controversial whether these gains reflect true increases in intelligence or improvements in test-taking skills and environmental factors
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IQ remains a useful measure for cognitive abilities such as problem-solving, reasoning, and memory, but it does not capture creativity, emotional intelligence, or practical skills
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Understanding these trends is important for education, public policy, and interpreting generational differences in cognitive performance.
In summary, IQ has increased steadily over the past century due to environmental and educational improvements, with some recent evidence of slowing or slight declines in certain regions, highlighting the complex interplay between biology, culture, and measurement methods
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@ThatCrazyDude @white_male People like to over simplify things, truth of the matter I haven't seen any European nation not also infiltrated and controlled by Mossad, but it's always easy to point at the stick in someone else's eye than to remove the one in your own.

The truth of the matter is we have a situation far more precarious and dangerous than most realize.

First the nuclear element, Iran is heavily dependent upon desalinization and dead dinosaurs only going to carry them so far, so long term nuclear is central to their survival, but nuclear power production does not require 60%+ enrichment. So I got to wonder whatcha all think of a mushroom cloud going off in your region?

Second you've got the religious element, Jews think they are God's chosen but they are rather arrogant about what they think they are chosen for, in their minds to enslave and control the world. Don't know about you but that's not acceptable to me.

And then Iran, Shi'a Islam also believes they are God's children but their view is that their mission is to bring on Armageddon, eliminate the those who don't believe as they, so if that's what you want let it go unabated. Combine these two major religious perversions and it's clear massive conflict is inevitable, and with the US military we are best equipped to get in the way of this agenda so naturally we're the great devil.

All that said, if this were the only agenda we would have mounted a rapid surprise attack to take out air defense and then landed a massive ground assault, retrieved the enriched uranium, and left. We didn't do that, which suggests other motivations which I think can be spelled out with three letters, "oil".

So my take the US didn't address is properly, efficiently, or in a way that would have minimized harm to civilians, the Europeans didn't address it at all, now being what it is, I don't know the solution but I suspect name calling isn't it.