Gen Z is now officially the only generation to measure lower than their predecessors in intelligence. A neuroscientist says this is because short videos and summarised texts are being increasingly relied on, but this is not how the human brain works.
IQ is a shit index, that shouldn’t be taken seriously
Yes, as a means of measuring intelligence. What it was designed to do, and what it is used for in a clinical context, is to measure for impairment against your peers.
So…. You didn’t read the article, and it shows. Maybe it is on to something.
I tried but nothing happened when I clicked “show full article.”
Yeah, well I think this thread has a very angry vibe and needs a picture of a cat!
Did… you read the comment? They made a simple statement. They didn’t go beyond that and made no other claims. You’re the one assuming, here.
For real. It’s a fine example of reading while being illiterate.
No that doesn’t make IQ a good measurement of intelligence. Volumes have been written on this and how it is more a measurement of one’s heritable environment. Source: I am a millennial with an above average IQ.
So… when used at a population level rather than at an individual level, and used for comparison between generations from the same place… they’re a good metric?
Good in what sense? Consider that people do better on an IQ test if you offer to pay them more based on their performance. One might conclude that Gen Z values the IQ test than prior generations, or it could be reflective of the environment having more food swamps.
So, it’s a measurement of Gen Z’s heritable environment?
Or their apathy towards IQ tests.
And again…. They tested for more than just IQ. Read the article. Try and understand it.
Maybe instead of insulting others try to understand what is being said here. Both things can be true: that IQ is not a good index to use in this context and that other measurements have shown cognitive decline.
The article does mention IQs being lower, though. It’s just not the only measure mentioned. I’m curious how the others were measured
So true, GenZ user! /s