"According to the neuroscientist, the generation is performing worse than their parents did at their age. "They're the first generation in modern history to score lower on standardized academic tests than the one before it," Horvath recently told the New York Post. "And to make matters worse, most of these young people are overconfident about how smart they are. The smarter people think they are, the dumber they actually are.""
"He added that Gen Z is underperforming across a number of cognitive abilities: basic attention, memory, literacy, numeracy, executive function and general IQ among them. Other experts who testified in the hearing urged Congress to take a number of measures to help combat this trend, like "banning artificial intelligence chatbots and companion apps for minors, implementing bans on phones and social media in schools during the school day, and enforcing changes to algorithms designed to keep children engaged," according to C-SPAN."
Gen Z exhibits cultural trends such as a pervasive deadpan stare, simplified TikTok speech patterns, and recent romanticization of Millennials, reflecting attention and socialization changes. Neuroscientific analysis indicates Gen Z performs worse academically than prior generation, reportedly the first modern reversal on standardized tests. Confidence levels appear inflated, with higher self-assessed intelligence correlating with poorer performance. Reported deficits span attention, memory, literacy, numeracy, executive function, and general IQ. Excessive screen time is identified as a primary contributor. Policy experts recommend measures including banning AI chatbots and companion apps for minors, prohibiting phones and social media in schools during the day, and altering engagement-focused algorithms.
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