Writing Homework Help

Chapter 8: Intelligence

1)_Please describe your experience(s) taking one or more psychometric tests. Do you believe the test was valid? Please explain why or why not.

Recall that there are three main types of psychometric tests: (1) achievement tests, (2) aptitude tests, and (3) intelligence tests.

2)_Watch the following video on line that highlights one type of intelligence, Emotional Intelligence. Share one experience you’ve had with compassion or lack thereof. Can age, maturity, culture, and/or genetics impact a person’s level of compassion/emotional intelligence?

Title: Daniel Goleman: Why Aren’t We More Compassionate?

Description: “Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence, asks why we aren’t more compassionate more of the time.”

Time: 14 minutes

Link: https://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_goleman_on_compassion