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		rockinghigh on May 22, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: IQ rates are dropping in many developed countries Wouldn't parents with low IQ also have children who regress to the mean and have higher IQ?

tomerico on May 22, 2019 [–]

They would. that is what happens with any heritable trait. It's clearly documented for example for height.

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