As research warns IQ is falling for first time EVER
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This particular study used online IQ tests, which I find questionable, but researchers in other countries using other populations and other testing methods are finding the same results. And they all propose the same causes, which is technology. Full battery IQ tests measure several skill areas, including memory and crystallized knowledge, both of which would be affected by technology. One example would be phone numbers, which is a memory function. When I was a kid, I had a ton of phone numbers memorized. I can still recite my grandma’s phone number, even though she died in 2004. I couldn’t tell you my mothers number though… or the phone number of any of my other family members, because technology remembers them for me, and dials them for me. The same type of thing is happening with crystallized knowledge. Kids arent reading as much as they used to, they arent having to research through encyclopedias like they used to. They arent even watching TV like they used to, and it is all likely affecting IQ scores around the world.
Interesting observation. Almost as if we are not "exercising" or brains enough, and our gray matter is getting a bit flabby. I'm not sure it's exactly analogous, but I know that I rely on google maps now to get pretty much anywhere. Pre cell phones, I had to memorize directions, street names, be more cognizant of where north/south/east/west were, etc. Now, I just follow directions. Similarly, pre-PC's I used to do my taxes manually---I had to have a decent understanding of what I was doing. Now I use TurboTax, and frankly, I am just following the prompts the software provides--I'm far less cognizant of the math/rules than I once was.
Only my opinion, but I believe it is a combination of not having to use one's brain to memorize or figure things out anymore, computers do it for you, lack of exercise compared to in the past, and too much food especially of the junk/processed variety.
I am in my 70s, and all through school had to rely only on my BRAIN. No calculators, I memorized and learned to figure out word problems, etc. We also had regular physical education and music and art classes in school. And we ate real food and mostly at home. For my husband, the same.
I honestly don't know how some people are getting by in life - can you imagine if the internet went down? Sometimes I wish it would.....
The findings add to a growing body of evidence that has many experts speaking up about the importance of teaching children to handwrite words and draw pictures.
IQ is not a measure of what someone knows, it’s an indicator of their ability to reason and learn. The fact that societies are birthing less children and with less capable brains should be a major concern.
There is no way this is due to technology. My guess, migrants or the busted educational system. I have learned more by watching you tube videos than I learned in school.
Agreed. California has the highest number of illegal aliens and legal immigrants and also the highest rate of adults aged 18-25 that don’t have a high school diploma.
Doesn't help that the schools aren't pushing the kids to be the best that they can be. If anything, they seem to punish the smart ones to make the dumb ones feel better about themselves.
But I bet they can answer how many genders there are....infinite. Also the superiority of LGBTQXYZ and black supremacy, etc, you know all the important stuff.
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