Were children smarter a century ago?

[Ivyt]

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I wonder if we actually are getting smarter per capita. When you consider that most families (or single women) bearing more than (say…) four children are probably not too high on the IQ spectrum – both worldwide and in America – one is led to question whether we are really getting smarter.

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<p>Has it been proven that the parents’ IQ has an affect on their children’s IQ?</p>