But I would rather avoid a discussion on IQ (I don't think it is very relevant to the discussion, as its correlation with success in modern societies is pretty weak, once above a minimal threshold).
No, it's predictive value for individual success is pretty weak. That's not the same thing. Here is a rather famous graph:
No, it's predictive value for individual success is pretty weak. That's not the same thing. Here is a rather famous graph:
http://www.impactlab.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/occupati...
If 50% of current variation in IQ us caused by genetics, this does not conflict with the Flynn effect.