Assign Brackett and Mayer's (2003) article comparing different ways of measuring emotional intelligence (If you cannot assign this article for Chapter 5, you may want to assign it when you discuss Chapter 6). The following
handout will help students understand that article.
On page 159, the text introduces the IAT. This
You Tube video
illustrates the test and shows that the results are both counterintuitive
and important. If you would like students to have firsthand experience with
the test, have them go to this
website. To go one step
further, you can create (or have students create) their own IAT test by
downloading this
free IAT computer program.