This document discusses the Flynn effect, which is the finding that average IQ scores have been increasing over time. The effect was named after researcher James Flynn, who discovered in 1984 that IQ scores had been rising by about 3 points per decade. Several factors have been proposed to explain this effect, including increased education levels, smaller family sizes, greater test-taking experience, and genetic changes. The document poses questions about whether people are truly getting smarter over generations and the societal impacts of rising IQ scores.

1. ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR
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2.  Shweta Bhatt
 MBA Semester- 1
 S. H Gajera MBA Women’s College, Amreli
 Affiliated to Gujarat Technological
University, Ahmedabad
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5.  A score derived from one of
several standardized tests designed to
assess INTELLIGENCE
 Reasoning
 General Mental Ability
 Can be found in most of the Competitive
Exams
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6.  The term was coined by James Flynn, a
researcher from New Zealand
 Flynn Effect deals with the difference felt
between the generations in the overall IQ
scores
 In 1984 he conducted a research and found
that an average IQ score was increasing with
every generation
 It means almost everyone who took IQ test in
1970 did better than those who took test in
1940
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7.  Not only Flynn but many researchers found
the same Flynn Effect
 It means IQ scores are rising about 3 points
per decade
 That means if our grand parents score 100,
we will score 115
 The same test results were appeared across
the globe
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8.  Education
 Education level increased than earlier
 Smaller Families
 Average couple have less than two children
today, which was earlier 4 per couple
 Test-Taking Savvy
 Tests are taken frequently
 Genes
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9.  Do you believe people are really getting
smarter? Why or Why not?
 Which of the factors explaining the Flynn
Effect do you buy?
 Are there any societal advantages or
disadvantages to the Flynn Effect?
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