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- In the Know
- In the Know
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Introduction
- Section 1 The Nature of Intelligence
- Section 2 Measuring Intelligence
- Section 3 Influences on Intelligence
- 11 IQ Only Reflects a Person’s Socioeconomic Status
- 12 High Heritability for Intelligence Means that Raising IQ Is Impossible
- 13 Genes Are Not Important for Determining Intelligence
- 14 Environmentally Driven Changes in IQ Mean that Intelligence Is Malleable
- 15 Social Interventions Can Drastically Raise IQ
- 16 Brain-Training Programs Can Raise IQ
- 17 Improvability of IQ Means Intelligence Can Be Equalized
- Section 4 Intelligence and Education
- Section 5 Life Consequences of Intelligence
- Section 6 Demographic Group Differences
- Section 7 Societal and Ethical Issues
- References
- Index
16 - Brain-Training Programs Can Raise IQ
from Section 3 - Influences on Intelligence
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 October 2020
- In the Know
- In the Know
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Introduction
- Section 1 The Nature of Intelligence
- Section 2 Measuring Intelligence
- Section 3 Influences on Intelligence
- 11 IQ Only Reflects a Person’s Socioeconomic Status
- 12 High Heritability for Intelligence Means that Raising IQ Is Impossible
- 13 Genes Are Not Important for Determining Intelligence
- 14 Environmentally Driven Changes in IQ Mean that Intelligence Is Malleable
- 15 Social Interventions Can Drastically Raise IQ
- 16 Brain-Training Programs Can Raise IQ
- 17 Improvability of IQ Means Intelligence Can Be Equalized
- Section 4 Intelligence and Education
- Section 5 Life Consequences of Intelligence
- Section 6 Demographic Group Differences
- Section 7 Societal and Ethical Issues
- References
- Index
Summary
Attempts to increase intelligence are not limited to social interventions. Since the early 2000s, there has been a desire among psychologists, educators, and the public to improve intelligence by training people how to think better and solve problems. These programs take many different forms, but with interactive technology becoming cheaper and more available (especially through mobile devices) several user-directed “brain- training” programs have become popular. The theory behind these programs is that training people to use the cognitive skills that intelligence test problems require will result in improved problem solving and, therefore, intelligence (e.g., Cassidy, Roche, Colbert, Stewart, & Grey, 2016).
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- In the KnowDebunking 35 Myths about Human Intelligence, pp. 143 - 148Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020