Assignment: Cognition And Intelligence
Submit a 2- to 3-page paper that addresses the following components. Be sure to include references to Learning Resources, including media.
• Analyze the bias in the Australian and Chitling intelligence tests assigned in the Learning Resources. Give examples from both assigned tests of what makes an intelligence test unfair to people of different cultures.
• Explain whether an intelligence test in general could be constructed without cultural bias. Include your reasoning and support your views with relevant research.
• Select two cultural factors (e.g., environment, socioeconomic, biological, and family) that you believe have the greatest influence on intelligence. Explain the factors and your reasoning.
• For the two cultures that you researched, explain each culture's definition of intelligence and identify similarities and differences in how the cultures view intelligence.
• Based on what you learned this week, create a personal definition of intelligence that includes your concept of "common knowledge." Explain the influences that helped you arrive at this definition.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.