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Black-White Gap in IQ Scores Closing, Study Finds
The gap in IQ scores between whites and African-Americans has narrowed by at least a quarter since 1972, a pair of researchers contend in a new paper that attempts to skewer the argument that intelligence is a mostly inherited trait.
www.edweek.org
The tests preformed were very G loaded tests meaning they accounted for a lot of problem solving in these tests the latest rating was 92 for blacks they rose over 6 points this study was done by Flynn. The Flynn effect seems to be doing wonders on blacks. Some criticisms would be the Flynn affect doesn't target G However this is a bit dishonest the G factor is very related to IQ tests the tests used here were G loaded and not culturally biased. The so called negative Flynn affect exists in whites as well at least the British ones however this is due to environmental changes there is less cognitive need today as machines are doing most the work.
A recent study found no specific genes are responsible for intelligence the current consensus is around 80 percent of intelligence is heritable in adults in children this is around 20 percent hence why substances in children can increase intellgence. Also just talking can lead to an increase of around 6 points as a kid iq seems to be highly variable.
https://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/raise-iq-smarter-children-improve-performance.html
So know with all this being said if we can see an close in an gap within intelligence in 1 generation this seems to imply to me that intellgence is variable. Know this also needs to be said it takes 3 SD'S to raise the nominal IQ of the population by 15 points . This has happened with american blacks hence there IQ is know at 92. And since populations are constantly evolving cause there isn't such a thing as genetic limit since genes are incredibly volatile i assume the future is a positive 1.
BTW last point there is no taboo against race research.
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