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    Standardized Testing

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    tests for years. Testing in the schools has swelled and mutated and threatens to swallow our school systems whole. Standardized tests in the public school system have become biased and they are costly to school systems. In this presentation I will go over some of the cons of standardized testing. One is that the tests given to our students today are biased to our children that certain questions can only be answered by particular groups of students. The second con of standardized testing is that these

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    Culture And Personality

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    Culture and Personality National Character (18 century to 1960’s) • National Character Relatively enduring personality characteristics an patterns that are modal among the adult members of the society. • Experimental psychology and psychoanalysis of cultures • National Character remained simplistic stereotypes Quantitative Approach (from 1960 to Present) • Statistical Analysis • Adoption of a Trait perspective in understanding Personalities • Identification of common dimensions of culture.

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    following topics. Throughout the years a great volume of knowledge has been acquired by me in standardized tests‚ time management‚ and immigration‚ each of these topics knowledge gained through participation and observation.      First‚ standardized testing is a method of measuring progress in schools and to place students into proper programs. The purpose of these tests are to see the abilities and skills acquired by students during a learning timeframe. However‚ can they really determine true abilities

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    all animal rights should be the Golden Rule: we should treat them as we would wish them to treat us‚ were any other species in our dominant position.” –Christine Stevens Animal testing is the use of non-human animals in research‚ for purposes of determining the safety of substances such as food or drugs. Animal testing is cruel and inhumane. According to Humane Society International‚ animals used in experiments are subjected to force feeding‚ forced inhalation‚ food and water deprivation‚ the infliction

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    concept of standardized testing. Standardized testing has been around a long time and is used in many other ways besides in schools. Standardized testing can be used when getting a drivers license‚ or even to get a job. It first came about in 1917‚ when it was used as a mean of assessing militant recruits. During this time it was able to test young men quickly and enter them into the military based on their level of intelligence. Standardized testing was important in testing the objectives quickly

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    Judging Personality

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    liberals and conservatives: personality profiles‚ interaction styles and the things they leave Knight‚ K. Liberalism and conservatism. (1999) In J. P. Robinson‚ P.R.Shaver‚& L. S. Wrightsman (Ed.)‚ Measures of political attitude.59-158 Hayes‚ D.‚ (2005) Candidate qualities through a partisan lens: A theory of trait ownership. Amer J PLos 49: 908–923. Jakub‚ S.‚ Michaela W.‚ & Klaus F. (2010). Political ideology at face value. Social Psychological and Personality Sciences 1(3) 206-213. Oosterhof

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    Personality Overview

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    Personality Overview Dena Couch PSY 405 January 13‚ 2013 Dr. Chalice C. Jenkins Personality Overview This paper will analyze the strengths and limitations of two theories. Those theories are the interpersonal theory of Henry S. Sullivan and the analytical psychological theory of Carl G. Jung. This paper will compare and contrast interpersonal theory and analytical theory in relationship to basic or underlying assumptions‚ deterministic versus free will‚ and awareness of self (conscious

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    Personality Psychology

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    Personality is made up with qualities and beliefs that that we have that make up whom we are. Personality starts at birth and could under go changes as we age. Who we were in high school may not be who we are now in college. Psychologist incorporates ideas and theories to define personality and the changes behind it by using experimental designs to back up their research. Many psychologists have tried to define what personality is through their own theories and what they envisioned it could possibly

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    My Theory of Personality While studying the theories given by scholars such as Freud‚ Adler‚ and Horney‚ one cannot help but forming an opinion of what is right and what is wrong. During class‚ I would see flashes of things and think‚ “wow‚ that actually sounds correct to me”‚ but there were many other times when I found myself disagreeing or sometimes snickering at the ridiculous of some theories. Weighing each theory studied‚ I believe I have found different parts of each psychologist that creates

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    Personality Disorders

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    Personality Disorder Personality refers to our pattern of thoughts‚ feelings and behaviors that make us different from each other and the individuals that we are. People don’t behave and think the same way. Everything depends on the situation we are in and the people we are surrounded with as well as many environmental factors. However‚ as individuals we tend to behave in quite dependable ways according to unspoken social norms. There are traits that can characterize us and with these sets if

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