PSY100H1 Study Guide - Final Guide: Reca, Barbie Liberation Organization, Theory Of Multiple Intelligences
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His dream was the psychological assessment would be used as a democratic tool and these did not come true. No area of psychology where tests are used appropriately. Many educators also worry about the problem of teaching for tests. Does gender, race or age affect intelligence performance. What effect can labeling and stereotyping have on person. We don"t have to believe in a stereotype. Knowing that people can judge us according to these stereotypes. Saying women have a difficult ability to do a standardized test in math. stereotype says women do bad, and when brought in men and women to do a math test, women do bad. How does this stereotype threat affect performance of a person"s life. Unfortunately, many of the psychometricians followed can use tests to predict academic performance. Howard gardner gave a new view oiof tests and their use. Iq are just one thing that can be tested using tests.
