. What careers other than psychology would benefit from a foundational knowledge of biological psychology? 2. What are the practical applications of biological psychology?

Access the following resources by clicking the links provided. Please note that URLs change frequently. Permissions for the following links have been either granted or deemed appropriate for educational use at the time of course publication.

• Mensa International . (2014). Retrieved from http://www.mensa.org/

You may wish to explore the Mensa Web site and take the intelligence quiz.

Bookstore Resources

The resources listed below are relevant to the topics and assessments in this course and are not required. Unless noted otherwise, these materials are available for purchase from the Capella University Bookstore . When searching the bookstore, be sure to look for the Course ID with the specific –FP (FlexPath) course designation.

• Garrett, B. (2015). Brain & behavior: An introduction to biological psychology (4th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

•  Chapter 13, “Intelligence and Cognitive Functioning,” reviews some of the problems with defining andmeasuring intelligence.

  • click here for more information on this paper

•  Chapter 11, “The Body Sense and Movement,” explores how several brain structures work together to producemovement.
•  Chapter 15, “Sleep and Consciousness,” reviews sleep disorders and what causes them.Assessment Instructions

  This assessment has two parts, Part A and Part B. Please complete both parts in one document.

  Part A

  Consider an intelligence test you once took, and address the following questions. The following questions are the required headings; do not incorporate the questions into the content of the answers.

  1. Do you think the test was a fair assessment of intelligence?

  2. Which questions do you feel most accurately gauged “intelligence?” Which did you find bothersome? 3. What did you learn about yourself from the test?

  4. What factors might confuse the definition of intelligence? Could intelligence tests be biased? Explain.

TEMPLATE_PSYC-FP4310