IQ Myth

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There is a common myth that says you can't raise your IQ. It's time once again for some myth busting, starting with the article below.

There are many who believe that one's IQ can't be increased. Some psychologists and scientists even help perpetuate this lie, claiming that a person's IQ, or intelligence quotient, is determined by birth, or at least fixed in early childhood. They claim that you cannot increase your intelligence later in life. Is this true? Not at all.

How about the myth that the number of neurons in the brain is set by early childhood, and thereafter can only decline throughout life. True or false? Absolutely false.

First of all, lets look at the idea that you can't get smarter. Does it even make any sense when we consider our experience? Aren't there new tricks we learn that make us able to use our brains more effectively? If we train ourselves to use these tricks and techniques, we are functionally more intelligent.

Some say that we may...

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- The infinity sign is called a lemniscate.

- You can sail all the way around the world at latitude 60 degrees south.

- Rugby, North Dakota is the geographical center of North America.

Two fathers and two sons go fishing, and each catches one fish to take home. Why do they bring only three fish home?

(The answer is at the bottom of the newsletter.)

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The following test, often called the "Stroop Test," was invented by psychologist John Ridley Stroop in 1935. It is based on the conflict between the colors your eyes see and the tendency to want to read the words. It may be a good "brain game" as well, one you can use to exercise your brainpower.

To try it, use a clock or stopwatch. Look at the words consecutively, saying aloud the color in which each word is written, rather than reading the word. See if you can get it right the first time, and time yourself to see...

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When existing Mercedes owners buy another Mercedes, they pay $7,000 more for the same car as new buyers. Why? Read the explanation of "Confirmation Bias" below. Recent research shows we aren't nearly as rational as we think. Behavioral economics is a relatively new science that studies how and why people make money-related choices. Here are some of the things the studies have shown thus far:

Mental Accounting

If you bought tickets to the opera for $100, and you lose them on the way there, would you buy another set for another $100 if you had the money? Most people say no when asked this. Second scenario: You're on your way to the opera, planning to buy the tickets there, and you lose $100 in the street on the way. You still have enough money for the tickets, though, so do you continue with your evening's plan and go to the opera? Most people answer yes to this scenario.

Scientists in the field of behavioral economics call this "mental accounting." In the first scenario...

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Until next time,

Riddle Answer: They are a boy, his father, and his father's father, so there are two fathers and two sons, but only three people total.

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