PSYC12H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Stereotype Threat, Genetic Correlation, Paradoxical Reaction
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Psychology of assessment, measuring peoples goals and how they differ. Cognitive tests measure aspects of your intellectual ability. Another great assessment was alfred benai which was used to separate retarded children from normal ones. He believed that test results were supposed to identity those areas where children needed help. Then there are personality tests, which tests your personality, likes and dislikes. For all these tests the bottom line is to get responses bases on real life experiences. Earliest test was 2200 bc by the emperor. However it was used to assess children"s performance. During the world war they had to be tested for intelligence. There was a growing idea that intelligence testing was used to differentiate individuals, especially in social situations. Iq- was used to measure mental age and chronological age. Many people thought that intelligence test can measure inequality and our intelligence that was inherited,
