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It seems that the attached paper of Alfredo Ardila, one of Luria students, is relevant to this discussion providing a fresh perspective. Sincerely yours Bella Kotik-Friedgut On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 11:35 PM, mike cole <lchcmike@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks very much for posting this link to the Flynn effect, Sungwoo. The > description of Luria's work is kind of iffy in its details, but not > misleading in its core message. His explanation for historical change in > psychological test performance in terms of the accumulation of more > powerful tools through which to mediate our interactions with the world is > also championed by Patricia Greenfield; an earlier report of her work on > cultural/cognitive change in Chiapis appeared in an earlier issue of MCA > and the recent work by Ashley Maynard are well worth checking out. > > The video seems a good candidate for use in introductory courses. > mike > > > On Sat, Sep 28, 2013 at 9:30 AM, Sungwoo Kim <sungwookim92@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > I would like to share a talk, where the speaker connects the Flynn Effect > > with the increase and complexification in sociocultural and scientific > > categories, > > which have led us to use more classification systems, hypotheticals, > > and syllogisms. This would not be a news to the community, but it was > > interesting to me to see James Flynn citing Luria's research in Central > > Asia as the major mechanism for explaining his own theory. > > > > > > > http://www.ted.com/talks/james_flynn_why_our_iq_levels_are_higher_than_our_grandparents.html > > > > (Sorry for a possible double post of the talk.) > > > > Peace, > > Sungwoo > > >
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