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0 pointsLAC-Tech24d ago0 comments

Is the average IQ of the US still 100?

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Roughly yes, it is declining. The Flynn effect was just smart people having kids later which has now normalized and reversed (with smart people having fewer kids).

red-iron-pine23d ago

isn't the point that 100 is roughly the average? or 100 at the year they made the test, anyway.

throwawaymobule24d ago

Isn't it always 100, by definition?

LAC-TechOP23d ago

I dont think IQ is based on american adults.

throwawaymobule19d ago

It's based on whatever population you're testing, IIRC.

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