The definition of what constitutes mental retardation is changing.
Historically, mental retardation, once called feeblemindedness, idiocy, and mental deficiency, was based strictly on the scientific result of the IQ test.Anyone scoring below 70 on the IQ test was known to be mentally retarded. According to Psychiatric Services, that definition is changing.In fact, even the name is [...]
Categories: intelligence, iq, test, testing
Two decades ago, James R. Flynn, a professor emeritus at the University of Otaga in New Zealand found that IQ test scores have been increasing over the years–a phenomenon known as the “Flynn Effect”. This is despite failing schools and stagnant standardized test scores. In his new book “What is Intelligence?”, he talks about the [...]
Categories: Uncategorized, intelligence, iq, test, testing, tests
According to the Nova Scotia News, one of the major uses of IQ testing today is to determine the IQ of convicted felons like Robert Pickton in order to determine if they were mentally able to commit the crime. Robert Pickton’s IQ was 86, deemed by the defense team to be too low to be [...]
Categories: Uncategorized, iq, test, testing
