1. This week, come to Seminar prepared to provide a concise discussion on the issue of gender and cultural bias in intelligence testing. What are your thoughts on this subject? Is there sufficient evidence to support the claim that intelligence tests are biased? How might stereotype threat pay a role in the issue of bias in testing? Conclude with an example of how emotional intelligence (or the lack of it) influences your everyday life, and the lives of other people you know. Do you think that EIQ is a good way to measure someone’s intelligence? Why or why not?

2. eugenics The misguided proposal that one could improve the human species by encouraging or permitting reproduction of only those people with genetic characteristics judged desirable.

3. stereotype threat Performance decrements that are caused by the knowledge of cultural stereotypes.

4. For instance, research has found that because Asian students are aware of the cultural stereotype that “Asians are good at math,” reminding them of this fact before they take a difficult math test can improve their performance on the test (Walton & Cohen, 2003).[88] On the other hand, sometimes these beliefs are negative, and they create negative self-fulfilling prophecies such that we perform more poorly just because of our knowledge about the stereotypes.

5. emotional intelligence The ability to identify, assess, manage, and control one’s emotions.

6. TABLE 9.1 Howard Gardner’s Eight Specific Intelligences Intelligence Description Linguistic The ability to speak and write well Logico-mathematical The ability to use logic and mathematical skills to solve problems Spatial The ability to think and reason about objects in three dimensions Musical The ability to perform and enjoy music Kinesthetic (body) The ability to move the body in sports, dance, or other physical activities Interpersonal The ability to understand and interact effectively with others Intrapersonal The ability to have insight into the self Naturalistic The ability to recognize, identify, and understand animals, plants, and other living things