ENGL 135 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Longitudinal Study, Disabilities Affecting Intellectual Abilities, Flynn Effect
11 Mar 2018
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It is forms the foundation of our lives and guides our decisions. Compassion/ suffering: different cultures view different moral actions as acceptable where others don"t. Carol gilligan (harvard)- because kholberg didn"t include females in these studies, the results were swayed as females view dilemmas from a different approach. Haidt: much of morality rooted in moral intuitions that are made quickly and automatically. Greene: moral cognition is often automatic but can be overridden. Mischel: ability to delay gratification linked to more positive outcomes in adulthood. Exceptionally creative architects, mathematicians, scientists, and engineers usually score no higher on intelligence tests than do their less creative peers: true. Highly educated people die with more synapses than their less educated peers: true (use it or loose it) Todays americans score higher on intelligence tests than americans did in the 1930s: true (the flynn effect- tests are re-standardized)
