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Psy 201 Chapter 8E4 2026 Stereotype threat

Stereotype threat is psychological predicament in which the fear that you will be evaluated in terms of a negative stereotype about a group to which you belong is activated, creates anxiety and self-doubt. This anxiety and self-doubt lower performance in a particular domain that is important to you. This is NOT how we use it in everyday usage. Learning about stereotype threat tends to reduce the effect. When you recognize stereotype threat, think of positive aspects in your life to minimize the…

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Psy 201 Chapter 8E3 2026 Intelligence testing

Intelligence is generally viewed as something that can be changed. If you believe this, you are more likely to try to improve your intelligence by learning more. However, if you view intelligence as something that is unchangeable, you are more likely to not try to change it, and your intelligence is unlikely to change. This video introduces you to some of the early problems with intelligence tests and shows you the current method to assess intelligence with the Wechsler Adult Intelligence…

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Psy 201 Chapter 8E2 2026 Environmental factors influencing IQ

Both heredity and environment influence intelligence. This video will briefly describe environmental factors such as economic and socio-economic status (SES), education, and cultural factors that influence intelligence.

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Psy 201 Chapter 8E1 2026 Factors influencing IQ

This video will briefly describe why psychologists believe both heredity and environment influence intelligence.

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Psy 201 Chapter 8D4 2026 High IQ and success in life

Lewis Terman examined the belief that high IQ is associated with success. This is partially true. As previously stated, those with high IQ and high emotional intelligence did better. Those with high IQ and low emotional intelligence did about average and in some cases worse. This is not in your textbook.

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Psy 201 Chapter 8D3 2026 Emotional intelligence

This video introduces you to emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence has many aspects that include managing one’s emotions, using one’s own emotions to guide thoughts and actions, recognizing other people’s emotions and understanding emotional language. People with high emotional intelligence and high general intelligence tend to live longer. People with low general intelligence and low emotional intelligence tend to live shorter lives.

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Psy 201 Chapter 8D2 2026 Dimensions of intelligences

This video introduces you to different approaches to intelligence.Two types of general intelligence are fluid intelligence which is analogous to working memory and declines in late adulthood and crystalized intelligence, which is analogous to long-term memory is generally stable across the lifespan. Sternberg's approach to intelligence suggests three types of intelligence: analytic, practical and creative. There is a FALSE belief that men are more intelligent than women. Women and men are…

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Psy 201 Chapter 8D1 2026 Introduction to intelligence

This video introduces you to intelligence. There are different conceptions of intelligence, which is a normal part of science. Our textbook describes it as the ability to use knowledge to reason, make decisions, make sense of events, solve problems, understand complex problems, understand complex ideas, learn quickly, and adapt to environmental changes.

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Psy 201 Chapter 8C4 2026 Functional fixedness

This video introduces you to functional fixedness and overcoming functional fixedness to solve problems. Functional fixedness is the tendency to think of things based on their usual functions, which may make it harder to solve a problem. Overcoming functional fixedness helps you think of different ways of solving a problem by thinking broadly about the functions of things.