Book contents
- In the Know
- In the Know
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Introduction
- Section 1 The Nature of Intelligence
- Section 2 Measuring Intelligence
- Section 3 Influences on Intelligence
- 11 IQ Only Reflects a Person’s Socioeconomic Status
- 12 High Heritability for Intelligence Means that Raising IQ Is Impossible
- 13 Genes Are Not Important for Determining Intelligence
- 14 Environmentally Driven Changes in IQ Mean that Intelligence Is Malleable
- 15 Social Interventions Can Drastically Raise IQ
- 16 Brain-Training Programs Can Raise IQ
- 17 Improvability of IQ Means Intelligence Can Be Equalized
- Section 4 Intelligence and Education
- Section 5 Life Consequences of Intelligence
- Section 6 Demographic Group Differences
- Section 7 Societal and Ethical Issues
- References
- Index
15 - Social Interventions Can Drastically Raise IQ
from Section 3 - Influences on Intelligence
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 October 2020
- In the Know
- In the Know
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Introduction
- Section 1 The Nature of Intelligence
- Section 2 Measuring Intelligence
- Section 3 Influences on Intelligence
- 11 IQ Only Reflects a Person’s Socioeconomic Status
- 12 High Heritability for Intelligence Means that Raising IQ Is Impossible
- 13 Genes Are Not Important for Determining Intelligence
- 14 Environmentally Driven Changes in IQ Mean that Intelligence Is Malleable
- 15 Social Interventions Can Drastically Raise IQ
- 16 Brain-Training Programs Can Raise IQ
- 17 Improvability of IQ Means Intelligence Can Be Equalized
- Section 4 Intelligence and Education
- Section 5 Life Consequences of Intelligence
- Section 6 Demographic Group Differences
- Section 7 Societal and Ethical Issues
- References
- Index
Summary
Authors of self-help books, like the book I quoted above, have no shortage of suggestions for how to increase intelligence. Blogs, parenting websites, and social media also have tips for raising IQ, usually in children. Scientists who have studied the issue, though, are usually more cautious, and the promises of raising a child’s IQ by 30 points (as in the book by ) are not realistic. In this chapter, I’ll discuss the scientific evidence about social interventions to raise intelligence.
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- In the KnowDebunking 35 Myths about Human Intelligence, pp. 133 - 142Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020