Alicia Tucker – 55362 PSY 312 – Tests and Measurements in Psychology 1. What is the Lake Wobegon Effect and how does it arise? In Garrison Keillor’s fictional town of Lake Wobegon‚ “all the women are strong‚ all the men are good-looking‚ and all the children are above average.” (Gregory‚ 2011). The Lake Wobegon effect is a natural tendency to overestimate one’s capabilities and see oneself as better than others. Research psychologists refer to this tendency as self-enhancement bias and have found
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The Fl ynn Effect 1. Do you believe people are really getting smarter? Why or Why not? I d o b eliev e p eo p le ar e r eally g et t in g s m ar t er t h an b ef o r e. I n t h es e d ay s ‚ wh en we t r y t o k n o w s o m e in f o r m at io n ‚ we can eas ily g et it b y u s in g in t er n et o r b o o k s . S o ‚ if p eo p le wan t t o k n o w cu r io u s t h in g s ‚ t h ey will f in d it . A ls o ‚ m o d er n ch ild r en ’ s liv in g en v ir o n m en t is o n e o f t h e
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intelligent by looking at the possibility of other explanatory factors such as improved nutrition‚ children ’s maturity and family dynamics‚ and argues against the impression that they are getting more intelligent by looking more clearly about the Flynn effect which emphasizes the fact that average Intelligence quotient (IQ) scores have risen over generations. THEORY REVIEW As you know‚ the activities are done by the intellectual abilities‚ which influence an employee’s level of performance. So what
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References: Bourchard T.J.‚and McGue M.‚ (1981).Familial Studies of Intelligence: A Review. Science‚ 212. 1055-1059 Flynn J.R.‚ (1999). Searching for Justice: The discovery of IQ gains over time.American Psychologist‚ 54. 5-20 Gleitman H.‚ Reisberg D.‚ and Gross J. (2007).Psychology.London.W. W. Norton & Company. Neisser U.‚Boodoo G.‚Bouchard T.J.‚ Boykin A.W.‚ Ceci S
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and learn from experience‚ and even the ability to comprehend relationships. Intelligence or smarts are measured by an Intelligence Quotient or IQ test‚ which has shown increases in IQ from generation to generation. The Flynn effect is research that was conducted by James Flynn‚ who discovered that IQ scores increased from one generation to the next for all countries in which the data has existed. His research has shown that countries have seen generational increases between 5 and 25 points. A
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Individual differences in intelligence tests can be linked to either heredity or environment. Heredity consists of each person’s genetic inheritance‚ the instructions that tell your body to produce hair of a particular colour‚ in this context it is the impact on performance in intelligence tests. Environment consists of the situations and experiences encountered by people during their lives which impact the performance on intelligence tests Many psychologists have studied the relative contributions
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3/19/2013 Paper #3 Stepping Out “Doubt” (2008)‚ written by John Patrick Shanley‚ is a film based on a nun’s (Sister Aloysius Beauvier) determination to expose a priest’s(Father Flynn) inappropriate relationship with a young student (Donald Miller.) Shanley uses several elements relative to film to create dramatic scenes including weather‚ symbolism‚ sound‚ lighting‚ and wardrobe‚ but three elements that are crucial in creating a theatrical piece are weather‚ symbolism‚ and sound‚ which will
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Selected Portions of Intelligence: Knowns and Unknowns Report of a Task Force established by the Board of Scientific Affairs of the American Psychological Association Released August 7‚ 1995 Ulric Neisser‚ PhD‚ Chair; Emory University As presented by STALKING THE WILD TABOO at http://www.lrainc.com/swtaboo/taboos/apa_01.html [A slightly edited version was published in the American Psychologist‚ Feb 1996. Official Journal of the APA] ... I. CONCEPTS OF INTELLIGENCE Individuals differ from
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Language Body Shape JERKYLL & HYDE CASE INCIDENT Personality differences Differences in values held Surface level differences v/s deep differences THE FLYNN EFFECT On an IQ scale where 100 is the average‚ scores have been rising 3 points per decade Meaning if your grandparent scored 100‚ average for your generation would be 115 James Flynn reported in 1984 that everone who took an IQ test in 1970s scored better than those who took it in 1940s So how is that possible? Is IQ inherited ? OR Does
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other factor genetics. Which makes the genetics and environmental aspects of intelligence seem more like an interaction. This essay will be covering the points mentioned above as well as nutritional effects‚ mechanical layout of the brain‚ gender differences and the controversial topic of race and its effect on intelligence. Sex differences have been related to support the idea that genes determine intelligence. To begin with there are fundamental biological differences between a male and a female
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