ford_428cj Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Western IQs drop by 14 points in last century, study says GlobalPost May 25, 2013 · 2:13 AM UTC By Sarah Wolfe A new study shows that a diabetes drug helps to regrow brain cells in humans. Credit: Matt Cardy It’s not just you. People really are getting dumber, according to a new study. Research published online in the journal Intelligence on Thursday claims the IQ of people in Western nations has fallen by an average of 14.1 points over the past century. More from GlobalPost: Study links lower IQ to higher prejudice Scientists in Europe used visual response times recorded in Western studies from 1889 to 2004. The idea is, the faster a person reacts, the smarter you supposedly are. "Simple reaction time measures correlate substantially with measures of general intelligence and are considered elementary measures of cognition,” wrote researchers Michael A. Woodleya of Vrije Universiteit in Brussels, Jan te Nijenhuisc of the University of Amsterdam and Raegan Murphy of the University College Cork in Ireland. More from GlobalPost: IQ study: Using number to measure intelligence 'a myth' Their findings showed a decline in general intelligence of 1.23 points per decade. So why are we supposedly getting dumber? Previous research has found that women of higher intelligence are having fewer children, meaning women of lower intelligence are driving population growth, according to the study. Over time, experts say, that would affect the average IQ of a population. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Irony... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford_428cj Posted June 29, 2020 Author Share Posted June 29, 2020 28 minutes ago, Anler said: Irony... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoughnut Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 ford > < Analer 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Liberals in charge of education and IQ goes down. And people act surprised. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XC.Morrison Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 (edited) I just noticed that Cevon Jr. is living the square body lyfe, Edited June 29, 2020 by XC.Morrison 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford_428cj Posted June 29, 2020 Author Share Posted June 29, 2020 28 minutes ago, snoughnut said: ford > < Analer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSFB Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Pfffffft.............It's gone down 20 points on this forum in just a few years. 2 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member Stephen Hawking Posted June 29, 2020 Gold Member Share Posted June 29, 2020 "Victorians were cleverer than modern populations, using high-quality instruments, namely measures of simple visual reaction time in a meta-analytic study. Simple reaction time measures correlate substantially with measures of general intelligence (g) and are considered elementary measures of cognition." Not buying it, the means to measure reaction time has undoubtedly improved over the listed time making the data suspect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Massive low IQ, 3rd world immigration will have that effect. Simple math. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford_428cj Posted June 29, 2020 Author Share Posted June 29, 2020 30 minutes ago, Phoenix said: Massive low IQ, 3rd world immigration will have that effect. Simple math. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Snake said: Liberals in charge of education and IQ goes down. And people act surprised. Yup and republicans are cutting education funding everywhere else. Look forward to moar dum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 41 minutes ago, Phoenix said: Massive low IQ, 3rd world immigration will have that effect. Simple math. Americans are some of the dumbest on the planet. That is a statistical fact Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Just now, Anler said: Americans are some of the dumbest on the planet. That is a statistical fact Look at you pointing at everyone.... Soooooooo above it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Just now, Snake said: Look at you pointing at everyone.... Soooooooo above it all. It was a generalization and in fact true. Sorry that hurts your butt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford_428cj Posted June 29, 2020 Author Share Posted June 29, 2020 22 minutes ago, Anler said: Americans are some of the dumbest on the planet. That is a statistical fact Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSFB Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Dumb 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awful knawful Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Sounds like same way p550 counts his money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin_dry Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Shitty food, sugar, HFCS, way good opiates. Welcome to America. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 51 minutes ago, spin_dry said: Shitty food, sugar, HFCS, way good opiates. Welcome to America. And yet... here you are! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry ginger Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 2 hours ago, ford_428cj said: spot on, before we only had low iq hilljacks like the dolphin flogger to pull it down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManOnManOral Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 2 hours ago, Anler said: Americans are some of the dumbest on the planet. That is a statistical fact Africans have the lowest IQs in the world. Fact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriftBusta Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 3 hours ago, SSFB said: Pfffffft.............It's gone down 20 points on this forum in just a few years. Boomers ftw!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoughnut Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 3 hours ago, ford_428cj said: You started a thread about yourself, too bad you weren't smart enough to give it a second thought before you hit "Submit Reply". 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 17 minutes ago, ManOnManOral said: Africans have the lowest IQs in the world. Fact. I know that's something that brings you comfort. Somewhere there are people dumber than you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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