This reminds me that the more culture-loaded the type of test, typically the smaller the Flynn Effect. (There are exceptions to this, such as questions about scientific concepts that have become more common in our culture.) That's a big reason why people can't see the Flynn Effect in daily life: it's quite small on culture-loaded aspects like reading, vocabulary, arithmetic, and general information, whereas it's big on the more Raven's Matrices-like space alien sections that are intended to be more culture free. My guess is that our 20th Century culture as a whole served to tutor people in how to respond to Raven's type questions.
By trying to read culture-loading across space, IQ test designers increased it across time.
Well, at least I have some hope for jobs that require tests like the Wonderlic or CCAT then... (since I particularly struggle on the inductive reasoning portion)
This reminds me that the more culture-loaded the type of test, typically the smaller the Flynn Effect. (There are exceptions to this, such as questions about scientific concepts that have become more common in our culture.) That's a big reason why people can't see the Flynn Effect in daily life: it's quite small on culture-loaded aspects like reading, vocabulary, arithmetic, and general information, whereas it's big on the more Raven's Matrices-like space alien sections that are intended to be more culture free. My guess is that our 20th Century culture as a whole served to tutor people in how to respond to Raven's type questions.
By trying to read culture-loading across space, IQ test designers increased it across time.
Well, at least I have some hope for jobs that require tests like the Wonderlic or CCAT then... (since I particularly struggle on the inductive reasoning portion)