Originally Posted by Pranava
Really?! So he's saying that it is highly unlikely that children will be smarter than their parents? I wonder what his n= for this study. Hmmmm . . . skeptical. . .

Because of regression to the mean, the children of parents with above-average IQs will usually have lower IQs than their parents (but still higher than average), and the children of parents with below-average IQs will usually have higher IQs than their parents (but still lower than average).


"To see what is in front of one's nose needs a constant struggle." - George Orwell