The Flynn effect is characterized by
A) an average rise in measured intelligence each year from the year a test was normed.
B) an average decline in measured intelligence each year from the year that a test was normed.
C) fluctuating scores in measured intelligence as a presumed function of different dominant sources of variance.
D) a testtaker's unexpected manipulation of a number 2 pencil as if it was a sword.

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The Flynn effect refers to the average rise in measured intelligence each year from the year that a test was normed. This means that as time passes, people tend to score higher on IQ tests, which has led to the need to periodically re-norm these tests.

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