Reaction And Intelligence Testing

1)In one paragraph, react to the following statement:

The three learning theories: Classical, Operant and Social Cognitive Theories are only useful to a psychologist doing research.

Explain why you agree or disagree. Make sure to give examples of all three theories to support your answer.

2) Is intelligence testing a useful method of measuring a person’s potential for academic achievement? Should colleges and universities base admissions more on SAT and ACT scores or high school grades and activities? What other ways might colleges and universities predict student success? 2-3 Sentences

3) Are anorexia and bulimia caused by our society? What are the motivations or social pressures to be thin? What are the major sources of these pressures? Are there other cultures where this pressure does not exist? 2-3 Sentences

Select two assessments of intelligence and two achievement tests. Reaction And Intelligence Testing

Prepare a 12- to 15-slide presentation about your selected instruments. In your analysis, address the following:

Critique the major definitions of intelligence. Determine which theory of intelligence best fits your selected instruments. Explain how the definition and the measures are related.
Evaluate the measures of intelligence you selected for reliability, validity, normative procedures, and bias.
Your selected intelligence and achievement assessments. How are the goals of the tests similar and different? How are the tests used? What are the purposes of giving these differing tests?

Format your presentation according to APA guidelines.

Complete the Short Answer Questions Worksheet.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

Part 1: Career Counseling Assessments

Directions: Provide short answers of 75-100 words each for the following questions/statements. Do not exceed 250 words for your response. Use the textbook and any other scholarly resources to support your responses. Include two to three scholarly journal articles beyond the textbook and course readings. Reaction And Intelligence Testing

What is a performance appraisal?

What are behavioral observation scales?

What is meta-analysis?

Part 2: Career Counseling Intelligence Tests

Directions: Define the following tests and include the attributes (length, versions, languages, price, etc.). Use the textbook and any other scholarly resources to support your responses. Include two to three scholarly journal articles beyond the textbook and course readings. Reaction And Intelligence Testing

Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales:
Wechsler Tests of Intelligence:

References:

how the adolescent brain develops. Apply what you have learned to one of the possible decisions faced by adolescents below:

Whether or not to engage in sexual activity with a dating partner.
Whether or not to drink alcohol.
Whether or not to cheat on an assignment.
Whether or not to get a summer job.
Whether or not to get into a physical fight.

For your chosen topic, address: Reaction And Intelligence Testing

The factors influencing the adol escents cognitive development and decision making.
How the biological and cognitive perspective would explain the adolescent’s decision making.
How family patterns might explain the adolescent’s decision making.

Be sure to support the paper with concepts from your assigned readings and at least two peer-reviewed and scholarly resources no more than 5 years old. Use current APA style and formatting for the paper and references. The resources introduced in the second study in Unit 1 can help you in writing and formatting your paper. Reaction And Intelligence Testing

Your paper should be 2–3 pages in length, excluding the title and reference pages. Read the Intelligence Testing Scoring Guide prior to submitting your assignment to ensure you have met all of the expectations of this assignment

Post by Day 3 an argument for or against the use of intelligence tests given the existence of group differences. Justify your argument using the Learning Resources and current literature. Reaction And Intelligence Testing

References:

Gregory, R. (2013). Psychological testing: History, principles, and applications (7th ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Psychological Testing: History, Principles, and Applications

Chapter 5, “Theories and Individual Tests of Intelligence and Achievement”
- Topic 5A: “Theories of Intelligence and Factor Analysis”
Chapter 6, “Groups Tests and Controversies in Ability Testing”
- Topic 6B: “Test Bias and Other Controversies”

Article: Brooks-Gunn, J., Klebanov, P. K., & Duncan, G. J. (1996). Ethnic differences in children’s intelligence test scores: Role of economic deprivation, home environment, and maternal characteristics. Child Development, 67(2), 396–408.
Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Academic Search Complete database.
Article: Kaufman, A. S., & Horn, J. L. (1996). Age changes on tests of fluid and crystallized ability for women and men on the Kaufman Adolescent and Adult Intelligence Test (KAIT) at ages 17–94 years. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 11(2), 97–121. Reaction And Intelligence Testing
Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Science Direct database.
Article: McGrew, K. S. (2009). CHC theory and the human cognitive abilities project: Standing on the shoulders of the giants of psychometric intelligence research. Intelligence, 37(1), 1–10.
Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Science Direct database.
Article: MacCann, C. (2010). Further examination of emotional intelligence as a standard intelligence: A latent variable analysis of fluid intelligence, crystallized intelligence, and emotional intelligence. Personality and Individual Differences, 49(5), 490–496.
Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Science Direct database.