Malachi Burley

Group#2: Sophia Pitti-Daly, Jacob Glueckert, Casey Morton, Brianna Reed, Kitman Lam, Kayla
Amato, Samantha Kahn, and Nicola Vigliotti
Defining Psychology
Due:03/06/2019

Playdate #2 Reflection
During our second playdate my group talked primarily about our children’s IQ test

results, how they have been developing and what they are good at. I noticed that some kids were

considered gifted in more than one category but then below average in other areas for example if

they were gifted in both reading and math, they then fell below average in visual spatial ability.

These 3 things being interchangeable different kids having different strengths and weaknesses

though most children were classified as gifted in only one subject they were then average of

above in the other two. There was no huge correlation to be found in what kids were gifted at

other than it being many of us who claimed we stressed subjects like reading and comprehension

at a young age they became gifted in the subject. Some of my classmates’ children though lacked

good communication skills something that the examiner noted, whereas some children including

my own were seen as fun, calm and outgoing in the examiner’s notes. Another big discovery in

our playdate was that none of our children were noted as having behavioral issues during the IQ

test which is a very good thing. Some of my classmates did get a bad evaluation from the

examiners survey some being placed well below average in warmth or discipline of their

children. But as of now their children seem to be unaffected by this academically but this may be

the reason for some of their kids being very uncomfortable and nervous around the examiner.

Overall from all the reports everyone’s child seems to be doing well, everyone’s child is

considered gifted in either reading or math. There was only one person’s child who was

considered gifted in visual spatial ability which is amazing and show’s that their child’s

creativity was placed first and their interest were placed above theirs as a parent.
Malachi Burley
Group#2: Sophia Pitti-Daly, Jacob Glueckert, Casey Morton, Brianna Reed, Kitman Lam, Kayla
Amato, Samantha Kahn, and Nicola Vigliotti
Defining Psychology
Due:03/06/2019

In regard to my own child she was placed in the gifted category for reading and was slightly

above average in math and well above average in visual spatial abilities. She did really well with

the examiner being very easy to work with, cooperative, and outgoing. Like everyone else in my

child does not have any behavior issues and my examination score gave me top 15% in warmth

and top 15% in discipline. This playdate has again verified that I am moving a great direction in

raising my child and exemplifies the parenting style I want to use this being authoritative

parenting style. So, I will continue to raise my child in the same manner as before.