Hypothesis RACE AND IQ

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I think I don't have a problem with the essay's topic, and a lot of the specific talking points I agree on. The essay is just kind of mashed together and so I thought it was refuting the flynn effect. I don't think I can really challenge this without standing by a lot of very shallow race-iq arguments that I do not believe in. That being said, I would be interested to see the OP's / your response to a few concepts that run against the grain of their argument.
- a g factor in understanding how general cognitive ability exists with specialized knowledge across many cultures
- genetic heritability of intelligence shown in twin studies
- the correlation between specific-cultural differences in child rearing and how that corresponds to modern categories of measured intelligence. Would he perhaps infer that the differences in what societies value would develop certain parts of the brain more?
- modern intelligence testing like the WISC IV measures the working memory index, fluid reasoning, visual spatial processing, processing speed, visual-motor connection, and some of the more explicit connections can and have been proven (neural efficiency = speed)
- IQ / fluid reasoning is considered to be sort of capped at around 11. Inside a single generation, wouldn't poor development in the country of origin inhibit their genetic potential, actually creating a race-iq connection? And if that group is highly tribal (or um, some synonym that isn't kinda racist) would a possibly lower-intelligence generation rear the next generation poorly and snowball into a systemic cultural issue?
- what role does OP think the government should play in integration of the aforementioned peoples should be? In modern western society a 30-40 year old immigrant is heavily limited to what they could achieve.

and lastly, the validity / significance of modern studies of iq. There are very few sources outside of David Becker's THE INTELLIGENCE OF NATIONS, and it is often very comprehensive in specific analysis of causes.

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[johnfkennedy]

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