Who is protected by the law and what aspects of the law an organization would need to be aware of when selecting individuals to fill positions.

You are the Human Resources Specialist of a start-up training & development organization (Human Relations Training, Inc.) which will be providing Human Resources training. You will be working with the president and operating manager of the company with regard to the recruitment and selection of new personnel, as well as their jo ...continues

Applied Social Psychology - Can expectation effects be exploited for good purposes?

Most times when social psychologists talk about expectation effects and self-fulfilling prophecies (e.g., Rosenthal, 2003), they emphasize the dangers that are implicit in these phenomena. And surely there are bad things that can happen as a result of the communication biases that expectations produce. But what about the fl ...continues

How can social psychology be applied to improve the packaging of products?

Strahan et al. (2002) talks about ways in which social psychological findings can be exploited to improve the labelling on cigarette packages. But surely that's not the only domain in which social psychological findings can be applied to improve the packaging of products that have implications for health. Lots of other product ...continues

Applied Social Psychology - Social Loafing and Personality

I was just thinking about the articles on social loafing and how they may relate to personality. The articles mentioned that individuals with more incentive and motivation are less likely to loaf and more likely to put in maximal effort relative to those with no or less motivation. Perhaps individuals who are more motivated rely ...continues

A Meta-Analysis of Outcome Studies Comparing Bona Fide Psychotherapies: Empirically, "All Must Have Prizes"

I have questions re this article: • What is the purpose of the study? • What is the problem, theory, and/or research context that gave rise to the study. • What is the research question(s) and major hypotheses. • What are the methods used: e.g., subjects, measures, & procedures. • What are the analyses and findings: ...continues

Article Review: Prejudice from Thin Air

I have questions re: this article: • What is the purpose of the study? • What is the problem, theory, and/or research context that gave rise to the study. • What is the research question(s) and major hypotheses. • What are the methods used: e.g., subjects, measures, & procedures. • What are the analyses and findings: ...continues

Describe the following disorders

Please describe each of the following disorders stating their causes, treatment and symptoms: Dissociative disorder Sexual Personality Schizophrenic Childhood

Describe anorexia detailing current trends, diagnosis and treatment

Please help me locate relevant information to write a 750- to 1,050-word paper briefly describing anorexia detailing the current trends, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment for the disorder. All information is welcome. Thank you.

Why do bad relationships tend to last longer than good relationships?

See attachment. Why do bad relationships tend to last longer than good relationships? In other words, a “bad” relationship may be described as one person seemingly contributes far more to the relationship than the other, often times experiencing disappointment the other mate fails to give equally. A “good” relationship is one ...continues

Individual and society.

Compare and contrast Goffman's Symbolic Interactionism theory with Sigmund Freud's Psychoanalytic theory as related to the interaction of an individual in society.