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ChristianKl comments on SRG 4: Biological Cognition, BCIs, Organizations - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: ChristianKl 10 October 2014 01:03:42PM 3 points [-]

There no good reason to think about this effect based on individual anecdotes. We do have controlled studies about the effects of parenting and it suggests that it doesn't matter much.

Comment author: TRIZ-Ingenieur 20 October 2014 12:06:58AM 0 points [-]

You are right. I needed some time for reading. The Flynn effect documents long term rise of fluid intelligence. Parenting and teaching are improving predominantly crystalline intelligence.