Summary + additional info: http://thepsychreport.com/research-application/featured-research/the-cognitive-burden-of-poverty/ …
"The drop in performance... when they felt the pressure of poverty, was comparable to losing a full night’s sleep or a 13 point drop in IQ."
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@paulbaumgart which gives the lie to the entire concept of IQ in the first place. -
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@FratboyMarxist I'm curious how quickly IQ adjusts under environmental changes. dIQ/dt might be a more useful measure of cognitive capacity
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@rezendi Yeah, if that's true generally, it's a huge untapped potential. Would explain a lot of why cash payments to the poor seem to work.
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