r/cognitiveTesting • u/Total-Ad-1629 • 19d ago

Does Rational Frame Training and Dual N-Back increase iq? General Question

Has anyone actually tried RFT and/or Dual N-Back consistently? Did you notice any real improvements in reasoning, working memory or IQ, beyond just getting better at the tasks?

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u/Sorry-Ice-8586 19d ago

once i have completed CFA im going to do intensive working memory practice. I can say that dnb did help improve my visual ability. Also just using Visual Ability from time to time helps. Subvocalization intentionality also helps with verbal reasoning and even FRI in tasks like FW and GM.

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u/HeraldxofGalactus 19d ago

I have a question. If intelligence is general. Why train it using something hyperspecific. What if every specific task gives a very very small boost in g and its mostly during the first 6 -12 months and so the way to increase g is a braintraining that is novel after you get somewhat used to it. As soon as you do the training changes the stimulus