Assignment: Theory of multiple intelligences

Assignment: Theory of multiple intelligences
Assignment: Theory of multiple intelligences
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After viewing the program and completing the reading assignment, you should be able to:
1. Define assessment.
2. Describe several ways to measure the reliability and validity of a psychological test.
3. Identify the contributions of Galton, Binet, Terman and Weschler to the science of measuring intelligence.
4. Explain how IQ is computed.
5. Summarize Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences.
6. Describe the evidence for the genetic and environmental bases of intelligence.
7. List the four methodological techniques used the gather information on a person.
8. Discuss the links among intelligence, creativity, and madness.
9. Explain the function of vocational interest tests.
10. Discuss the controversies surrounding intelligence assessment.
Objectives 17
After viewing the program and completing the reading assignment, you should be able to:
1. Define and compare the difference among these terms: sex, gender, gender identity, and gender role.
2. Explain the role of pheromones in sexual arousal.
3. Describe evolutionary theory as it applies to sexual behavior.
4. Describe the similarities in and differences between males and females in the sexual response cycle and mating.
5. Summarize current research on homosexuality.
Objectives 18
After viewing the program and completing the reading assignment, you should be able to:
1. Describe Erikson’s eight psychosocial stages.
2. List the physical changes associated with aging.
3. Summarize the tasks of adolescence.
4. Discuss the central concerns of adulthood.
5. List the strengths and weaknesses of Kohlberg’s cognitive approach to moral development, describe the controversies around the issues of gender and cultural differences in moral judgment, and discuss the distinction between moral behavior and moral judgment.
6. Identify cultural factors that place youth at risk for unhealthy development.
7. Discuss the importance of attachment in social development.
8. List the biological and social factors that can affect health and sexuality in later life.
9. Describe the risk factors for an elderly person in a nursing home.