Psych 101 Series Sampler Quotes

“And I want readers to understand the Flynn Effect, the notion that our American society gets smarter at the constant rate of 3 IQ points per decade (Flynn, 1987, 2007)—an optimistic-sounding result until one realizes that the United States trails nearly all other developed nations in IQ gain.”
― Springer Publishing Company, Psych 101 Series Sampler

“There’s no such thing as a person’s IQ. It varies. Change the IQ test and you change the IQ. Change the examiner, the day of the test, the person’s mood, or the examiner’s alertness, and you change the IQ. Test the person 12 times and you might get a dozen different IQs.”
― Springer Publishing Company, Psych 101 Series Sampler