Wow, what a wonderful paper! This goes straight into the syllabus. Thank you

A principled approach to determining the realness of a psychological construct based on converging (often neuro or genetic) evidence.

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New study: How do adolescent cognitive ability and education predict adult mental disorders?
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Using Norwegian register data (N = 272,351 men) of GP diagnoses and military assessed cognitive abilities.
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Are we getting dumber or smarter? Our new study revisits the Flynn effect using Norwegian Armed Forces data. Results suggest IQ trends reflect changing test content and education, not true shifts in general intelligence. See our latest publication for details. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...