The Flynn effect probably has multiple causes, and the target essays in this issue have expanded the number of possible causes behind it. This essay deals primarily with a different question: How important is IQ in the current world and should it perhaps be understood also in conjunction with a consideration of some kind of ethical intelligence?
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Coles, R. ( 1998). The moral intelligence of children: How to raise a moral child. New York, NY: Plume.
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Flynn, J.R. ( 1984). The mean IQ of Americans: Massive gains 1932 to 1978 . Psychological Bulletin, 95, 29-51.
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Flynn, J.R. ( 1987). Massive IQ gains in 14 nations: What IQ tests really measure. Psychological Bulletin, 101, 171-191.
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Flynn, J.R. ( 1998). IQ gains over time: Toward finding the causes. In U. Neisser (Ed.), The rising curve: Long-term gains in IQ and related measures (pp. 25-66). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
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Flynn, J.R. ( 1999). Searching for justice: The discovery of IQ gains over time. American Psychologist, 54, 5-20.
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Flynn, J.R. ( 2007). What is intelligence?New York, NY : Cambridge University Press.
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Gardner, H. ( 1999). Are there additional intelligences? The case for naturalist, spiritual, and existential intelligences. In J. Kane (Ed.), Education, information, and transformation (pp. 111-131). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
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Kaufman, A.S. ( 2010). In what way are apples and oranges alike? A critique of Flynn’s interpretation of the Flynn effect. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 28, 382-398.
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Kohlberg, L. ( 1984). The psychology of moral development: The nature and validity of moral stages. New York, ny: HarperCollins.
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Sternberg, R.J. ( 1977). Intelligence, information processing, and analogical reasoning: The componential analysis of human abilities. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
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Sternberg, R.J. ( 1985). Beyond IQ: A triarchic theory of human intelligence. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
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Sternberg, R.J. ( 2003). Wisdom, intelligence, and creativity synthesized. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
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Sternberg, R.J. ( 2008). The WICS approach to leadership: Stories of leadership and the structures and processes that support them. Leadership Quarterly, 19, 360-371.
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Sternberg, R.J. ( 2009). Reflections on ethical leadership. In D. Ambrose & T. L. Cross (Eds.), Morality, ethics, and gifted minds (pp. 19-28). New York, NY: Springer.
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Sternberg, R.J., & Sternberg, K. ( 2008). The nature of hate. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
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Sundet, J.M., Barlaug, D.G., & Torjussen, T.M. (2004). The end of the Flynn effect? A study of secular trends in mean intelligence test scores of Norwegian conscripts during half a century. Intelligence, 32, 349-362.
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Teasdale, T.W., & Owen, D.R. ( 2005). A long-term rise and recent decline in intelligence test performance: The Flynn effect in reverse. Personality and Individual Differences, 39, 837-843.
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Zhou, X., Zhu, J., & Weiss, L. G. (2010). Peeking inside the "black box" of the Flynn effect: Evidence from three Wechsler instruments. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 28, 399-411.
