What is the Flynn effect?
A. the phenomenon that ethnic minorities tend to have lower intelligence test scores than Caucasians
B. the phenomenon that intelligence test performance has been steadily increasing since the beginning of the 20th century
C. the phenomenon that intelligence tends to decline as one gets older
D. the phenomenon that women tend to outperform men in language abilities, but men tend to outperform women on spatial skills tasks
Answer: B
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a. the prepared environment. b. behaviorism. c. the Reggio Emilia approach. d. paganism.
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