Evidence for the Importance of the Environment in Determining IQ

question 13

True/False

Evidence for the importance of the environment in determining IQ scores derives from the improvement in average IQ scores that occurred in several cultures and countries during the past few generations. This phenomenon is called the Flynn effect.

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