Entries by Daphne Hanson

Literature on adolescent interpersonal violence

Objective: This study adds to the existing literature on adolescent interpersonal violence by examining the impact of school climate, school composition, and community composition, on rates of victimization and perpetration among high school students. Method: Using a sample of 3,404 high school students and 1,150 school staff from 25 schools in New England, we examined […]

Social non-conformity, and subjective discomfort

How should one prioritize the three primary methods of defining “abnormality” (i.e., statistical abnormality, social non-conformity, and subjective discomfort)? In other words, which is the most valid method? Which is the second most valid method? And which is the third most valid method? Explain why this order is best, and provide a logical rationale for […]

Intelligence and intelligence testing

Now that we have learned a little about intelligence and intelligence testing let’s demonstrate what we have learned through a class discussion. As you know, it isn’t easy to create culture-free intelligence tests. For example, imagine giving the SB5 to a young Bushman hunter. If tracking prey is what he values and is good at, […]

The concept of cognitive strengths

How does the concept of cognitive strengths and areas for improvement apply to any of the following programmatic course themes? Cognitive skills are extremely important to develop during the early years of life as they help your brain think, read, learn, reason, pay attention and remember. These skills help process incoming information and distribute it […]

Workings of the brain from a psychobiological process

Mental processes described by researchers may not represent the true inner workings of the brain from a psychobiological process, mechanisms, and events standpoint, but rather from subjective experimental methods and theories What is the study of internal mental processes all of the things that go on inside your brain? What are internal mental processes in […]