Were victorians smarter than modern man?

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Were victorians smarter than modern man? 07/25/15 (Sat) 20:23:57 No.79

This meta analysis in 2013 was made to answer the question

Were the Victorians cleverer than us?

The decline in general intelligence estimated from a meta-analysis of the slowing of simple reaction time

They were

>It should also be emphasized that whilst our value of a −14.1 IQ point decline is an estimate based on the best meta-analytical data available, a simple inspection of our figure shows there is a non-negligible amount of scatter around the regression line.

>The real magnitude of the effect might therefore be several IQ points lower or even higher.

>In conclusion however these findings do indicate that with respect to ‘genetic g’ the Victorians were indeed substantially cleverer than modern populations.

08/04/15 (Tue) 07:41:53 No.83

>>79

I remember reading somewhere that eidetic memory was common among Ancient people, maybe we've been getting dumber over time?

08/25/15 (Tue) 01:41:12 No.108

>>79

I have a 1920's high school textbook that say yes.

Scholar 09/14/15 (Mon) 06:53:40 No.150

This is insane. Thanks for sharing.

Scholar 03/27/16 (Sun) 10:38:22 No.330

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Scholar 03/27/16 (Sun) 10:56:39 No.331

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