Flynn effect

20th-century rise in intelligence test scores
Thing phenomenon Q508736
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Flynn effect

Summary

Flynn effect is a phenomenon[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of phenomenon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,212 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Flynn effect's image is recorded as Sundet et al 2004 fig 3.svg[3].
  • Flynn effect's instance of is recorded as phenomenon[4].
  • Flynn effect's instance of is recorded as concept[5].
  • Flynn effect's instance of is recorded as increase[6].
  • James Flynn is named after Flynn effect[7].
  • Flynn effect's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1987-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Flynn effect's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/033mv[9].
  • Flynn effect's facet of is recorded as intelligence[10].
  • Flynn effect's facet of is recorded as psychology[11].
  • Flynn effect's named by is recorded as Richard Herrnstein[12].
  • Flynn effect's named by is recorded as Charles Murray[13].
  • Flynn effect's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 14883731[14].
  • Flynn effect's Namuwiki ID is recorded as 플린 효과[15].
  • Flynn effect's ScienceDirect topic ID is recorded as psychology/flynn-effect[16].
  • Flynn effect's ScienceDirect topic ID is recorded as neuroscience/flynn-effect[17].
  • Flynn effect's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 23677[18].

Why It Matters

Flynn effect ranks in the top 2% of phenomenon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,212 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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