...Introduction To Psychology Worksheet Curtis Lee Morrissette Jr PSY/211 08/12/2015 University of Phoenix Origins of Psychology In 1913, The Behavioral Perspective was founded by American psychologist, John B. Watson. Behavioral is one out of several perspectives used to describe, predict, and explain human behavior. The behavioral perspective focuses primarily on observable and measurable aspects of human behavior. B. F. Skinner was an American psychologist that would later refine the behavioral perspective. Radical behaviorism includes operant conditioning where actions are strengthened or reinforced. For example I enjoy playing Basketball because it clears my mind, so I am more then likely going to play basketball more. The Humanistic Perspective is used to describe, predict and explain human behavior by focusing on how personality, behavior, and mental processes are influenced by an innate capacity for personal growth. It also pat attention to creativity, free will, and human potential. Humanistic Perspective is often called the “third force” it is the response to the limitation of Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic and B.F. Skinner’s behaviorism. Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers are two of the most famous founders of humanistic perspective which rose to prominence in the mid-20 century. The Psychodynamic Perspective is how unconscious or conscious processes determine human behavior. Psychodynamics studies the mind, personality, or psyche as they relate...
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...The Wellbeing Programme To what extent is a well-being programme a good investment for an organisation to make? Psychology at Work 09677358 CONTENTS PAGE INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………… 3 STRESS AND WELLBEING……………………………………………......... 4 - 9 MEASURING AND COPING WITH STRESS………………………………. 10- 11 CONCLUSION………………………………………………………………… 12 RECOMMENDATIONS………………………………………………….......... 13 REFERENCES ……………………………………………………………….… 14-16 INTRODUCTION BGL Group has grown to be one of the UK’s leading financial services, specialising mainly in vehicle and home insurance, as well as a range of supplementary products such as breakdown cover, legal protection and personal accident cover. It employs more than 3,000 people in several different locations. Despite the organisations continued success through increased profits, they remain focused on employee engagement and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). In 2010, BGL have introduced the ‘My Wellbeing’ programme, which consisted of four main pillars; My Health, My Fitness, My Happiness and My Relaxation and Energy. BGL states that the programme is of ‘central importance to their CSR focused strategy’. CSR is rapidly gaining recognition all over the world, where the organisations are expected not only fulfil their legal obligations but to voluntarily take further steps to improve the quality of life for the employees and their families as...
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...The Wellbeing Programme To what extent is a well-being programme a good investment for an organisation to make? Psychology at Work 09677358 CONTENTS PAGE INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………… 3 STRESS AND WELLBEING……………………………………………......... 4 - 9 MEASURING AND COPING WITH STRESS………………………………. 10- 11 CONCLUSION………………………………………………………………… 12 RECOMMENDATIONS………………………………………………….......... 13 REFERENCES ……………………………………………………………….… 14-16 INTRODUCTION BGL Group has grown to be one of the UK’s leading financial services, specialising mainly in vehicle and home insurance, as well as a range of supplementary products such as breakdown cover, legal protection and personal accident cover. It employs more than 3,000 people in several different locations. Despite the organisations continued success through increased profits, they remain focused on employee engagement and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). In 2010, BGL have introduced the ‘My Wellbeing’ programme, which consisted of four main pillars; My Health, My Fitness, My Happiness and My Relaxation and Energy. BGL states that the programme is of ‘central importance to their CSR focused strategy’. CSR is rapidly gaining recognition all over the world, where the organisations are expected not only fulfil their legal obligations but to voluntarily take further steps to improve the quality of life for the employees and their families as...
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...In Social Work, theories play the role of building block on which practice is established. It is important for practitioners to have an understanding of the groundwork of practice theories so that their work with clients are foundationally grounded on evidence based practice models. This allows the practitioner to have consistency among clients. In using practice theories, social workers are able to “predict and explain client behavior” and “identify knowledge gaps about practice situations” (Walsh, 2010, p.4) because the social worker is following a framework that has been tested and has proven useful with a particular type of client. However, before utilizing any theoretical framework, the social worker must understand under what environment...
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...Aptitude Testing and the Legal Profession 6 June 2011 Dr. Chris Dewberry Birkbeck, University of London 1 Acknowledgement: I wish to thank Chris Hutton for his help in compiling information in the section of this report entitled Aptitude Tests Currently Used in the Professional Services Sector, Appendix 3, and Appendix 4. 2 Contents Executive Summary ................................................................................................................... 6 The Background to this Report................................................................................................ 12 An Introduction to Aptitude and Aptitude Tests ..................................................................... 13 A Brief History of Psychological Ability Testing ....................................................................... 16 The Origins of Testing .......................................................................................................... 16 The Birth of the Modern Ability Test ................................................................................... 17 The Introduction of Group Testing ...................................................................................... 19 The New Science of Psychological Testing .......................................................................... 20 The Growth of the Ability and Aptitude Testing Industry ................................................... 20 Aptitudes and...
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...real estate, marketing, and finance areas. Not only I have been almost done all the courses in business major requirement, I am participating in JBS Real Estate Development this summer, which gives me a glimpse and affords me a substantial connection between the college and the work after college. Despite what many believe, business is not only about its glossy brochure, its fancy product, and its precise financial report. It extends to its employees, customers, the media and even the general public. Honestly, I am a kind of person who is eager to work with people, communicate with people and even negotiate with people. Last year, I declared Psychology as one of my major and almost done all requirements as so far. I certainly believe that Psychology and Business are a good combination in knowing how to work with people, and how to get into social networks well in the future. Besides my good academic standing, I joined many clubs on campus. At my sophomore and junior year, I was the E-board member for Brandeis Chinese Cultural Connection, and also the Vice President for Global China Connection-Brandeis Chapter. These two most challenging position offered me a very good chance to meet many friends, work with different people, and improve my leadership skill in a certain degree. In...
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...department were made to work over-time and at the same time; a few other employees from different departments were transferred to the Glass department. The Union’s contention is that the management was wrong in not making a recall for Petrie when it realized in the beginning of May that there can be an opening for a job in the Glass department, while the management argues that it is their right to decide whether the opening was required or not. The issue in the case is whether the management has violated the labour agreement by discharging Petrie and then putting other Glass department workers on overtime and transferring people from other classifications to this department, and not considering making a recall to Petrie for this duration of time. Union’s position The union’s position can be described as follows: (i) the labour agreement clearly tells that if employees are laid-off from work as a result of reduction in workforce, and an opening occurs in the classification they were working for, then they will be recalled to that classification in order of seniority provided the concerned employee is physically able to return to work and perform in a satisfactory manner, (ii) looking at the overtime and temporary transfer hours worked for the Glass department, it becomes clear that there was a an opening in the glass room, (iii) Petrie was the senior glass room worker and was skilled enough to perform satisfactorily the bell jar or anode bomber work assigned to the glass...
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...that they've received while working in their retail jobs are mandatory based on the companies that they work for, not mandated by federal law. Up to 75% adults who are in the throws of their careers don't take their lunch breaks away from their desks, and therefore aren't receiving a break of any sort away from their desks (“We're Not Taking Enough Lunch Breaks. Why That's Bad For Business”, 2015). Although it may appear as if employees are getting more work done since they are at their desks more, they are in fact getting less work done by being less productive and less creative than they could be with a break. Creativity Being stuck at a desk all day is a terrible thing. Limited change of scenery and limited interactions with your co-workers; essentially, there is no time for your mind to escape the perils that have become working at your desk. This lack of variety at work is part of the problem facing corporations that complain that their workers aren't creative enough. According to John Cleese in a speech on creativity, sometimes you just need to do something else and suddenly you'll have a eureka moment. Mr. Cleese gives several ways in which we can be creative. Although they don't center around a nine to five desk job, they are still eye opening and relevant to all walks of life (“John Cleese on Creativity”). Productivity In addition to stunted creativity at work, another downside of not taking proper breaks while working is a drop in productivity. Due to employees...
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...JOB SATISFACTION SURVEY Paul E. Spector Department of Psychology University of South Florida Copyright Paul E. Spector 1994, All rights reserved. PLEASE CIRCLE THE ONE NUMBER FOR EACH QUESTION THAT COMES CLOSEST TO REFLECTING YOUR OPINION ABOUT IT. Disagree very much Disagree moderately Disagree slightly Agree slightly Agree moderately Agree very much 1 I feel I am being paid a fair amount for the work I do. 1 2 3 4 5 6 2 There is really too little chance for promotion on my job. 1 2 3 4 5 6 3 My supervisor is quite competent in doing his/her job. 1 2 3 4 5 6 4 I am not satisfied with the benefits I receive. 1 2 3 4 5 6 5 When I do a good job, I receive the recognition for it that I should receive. 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 Many of our rules and procedures make doing a good job difficult. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 I like the people I work with. 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 I sometimes feel my job is meaningless. 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 Communications seem good within this organization. 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 Raises are too few and far between. 1 2 3 4 5 6 11 Those who do well on the job stand a fair chance of being promoted. 1 2 3 4 5 6 12 My supervisor is unfair to...
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...ABC firm, where she has led a team of accounting specialists in major audits of large corporations for more than eight years. She joins our firm with an MSA in Accounting, a strong diverse background in several accounting specialties, and recently has earned her Certified public Accountant (CPA) certificate. The following information and our firm’s continued support will help guide Monica in the right direction in managing our vast accounting department. Five Stages of Group Development: As new employees are on-boarded, it is important understand the psychology of group formation. The development of groups will typically follow a five stage process. The five stages are: forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning. Communication is essential throughout the group forming, as it will help the group move onto the next stage. The first stage, forming, is the initial orientation of a team. The members will work to grow to know each other as well as the mission and goals of the team. It is important to communicate to the team their roles and responsibilities to reduce potential conflict. Conflict is the basis of the next stage, the storming stage. The conflict arises as the members of the group assert their positioning within the group. Group leaders will emerge and their compatibility with the others in the team is vital to their continued formation. As the leader takes control of the group, the group enters the third stage of norming. In this stage, the...
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...identifying four interrelated dimensions of teamwork effectiveness: attitudinal, behavioural, operational and financial. The first two represent transmission mechanisms by which organizational performance can be improved. The latter two provide direct measures of organizational outcomes. The review shows that teamworking has a positive impact on all four dimensions of performance. It also reveals that, when teamwork is combined with structural change, performance can be further enhanced. The paper concludes by highlighting some important research gaps that future studies could address. Introduction Teamwork has emerged in recent years as one of the most important ways in which work is being reorganized (Osterman 1994; Waterson et al. 1997). This idea of delegating responsibilities to work groups has been diffused under a range of different labels. Human resource management (HRM), modern sociotechnical theory, business process re-engineering and lean production all embrace the core principles of teamworking (Benders and Van Hootegem 1999; De Sitter et al. 1997; Kleinschmidt and Pekruhl 1994; Kuipers and Van...
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...THE IMPACT OF NON-WORK ACTIVITIES IN WORK BEHAVIOUR PROBLEM Nowadays, non-work activities are demanding increased attention, because people desire a career that leaves them with time and energy to devote to work and life demands. For many members of The Marketing Store, demands of work and personal lives can lead to conflict between the two roles and decrease overall life satisfaction. This report was designed to analyze the impact of non-work activities in work behaviour in The Marketing Store. Specifically the analysis of this report seeks answers to these questions: 1) Why should the management care about work-life balance? 2) What can the management do to reduce this conflict? 3) What can employees do to cope effectively with work-life balance? BACKGROUNG This report was authorized by Professor Rhonda Malomet. At her request, a study of the impact of non-work activities in work behaviour was developed. It was primarily based on interviews and survey. The purpose of this report was to analyze the current situation in The Marketing Store regarding the work-life conflict, and come up with suggestions that might contribute to reduce this conflict. The Marketing Store is a medium size company located at 1209 King Street West, Toronto. It is a marketing services agency, specializing in brand activation, in sales promotion, and field marketing. Among its clients are well known companies such as McDonald's, Coca-Cola, and Best Buy. Data for this report...
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...Glass department were made to work over-time and at the same time; a few other employees from different departments were transferred to the Glass department. The Union’s contention is that the management was wrong in not making a recall for Petrie when it realized in the beginning of May that there can be an opening for a job in the Glass department, while the management argues that it is their right to decide whether the opening was required or not. The issue in the case is whether the management has violated the labor agreement by discharging Petrie and then putting other Glass department workers on overtime and transferring people from other classifications to this department, and not considering making a recall to Petrie for this duration of time. Union’s position The union’s position can be described as follows: (1) the labor agreement clearly tells that if employees are laid-off from work as a result of reduction in workforce, and an opening occurs in the classification they were working for, then they will be recalled to that classification in order of seniority provided the concerned employee is physically able to return to work and perform in a satisfactory manner, (2) looking at the overtime and temporary transfer hours worked for the Glass department, it becomes clear that there was a an opening in the glass room, (3) Petrie was the senior glass room worker and was skilled enough to perform satisfactorily the bell jar or anode bomber work assigned to the glass room in...
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...recognized as one of the most widely used and thoroughly researched organizational surveys in the world. The OCI provides a picture of an organization’s operating culture in terms of the behaviors that members believe are expected or implicitly required. By guiding the way in which members approach their work and interact with one another, these “behavioral norms” determine the organization’s capacity to solve problems, adapt to change, and perform effectively (Lafferty & Cooke, 2007). The OCI has been designed to help understand the organization that you work with and the internal culture. It gives you a perspective on the environment that you work in and how you fit with the culture. Introduction Nursefinders Staffing mission is to provide quality, comprehensive personnel management solutions, rewarding career opportunities, and superior health care services to our clients in a respectful and efficient manner. The entire Nursefinders Staffing team works hard to complete our mission. Nursefinders Staffing places the highest value on our employees and their contributions to help achieve Nursefinders Staffing’s overall mission. Nursefinders Staffing offers you a work atmosphere conducive to helping you exert your best in your job. At the same time Nursefinders Staffing expects you to perform your job responsibly, effectively, efficiently and competently. All Nursefinders Staffing staff, managers and employees must be committed to meeting or exceeding Nursefinders Staffing...
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...characteristics of the tasks on which the team is working, and the manner in which the work is structured. The throughputs are the manner in which the team interacts over a period of time. They are the processes through which the team communicates, coordinates, makes decisions, and converts its inputs into outputs. The team output are changes in team and changes in individuals, which in turn may influence subsequent team performance (Tannenbaum, Beard, and Salas). The major categories of variables are listed under each box. Task characteristics include variables of task organization, task type and task complexity. For Bryce’s team, there was a problem arisen in task complexity. Team members’ jobs needed to be done in two weeks at most, as put by the team leader at ABC Investment Bank, Bryce, to minimise the risk of losing their investment. Because of this pressure, Beatrice and Ben conflicted. They had differing values as to how the work should be done, and how much time needed to be taken. Beatrice valued doing a thorough and accurate job whilst Ben was urged to speed up working time by Bryce so he wanted jobs done as fast as possible. Productivity was lost as they spent more time trying to convince one another of the techniques used rather than actual work. Work structure is the manner a team can approach a given task (Tannenbaum, Beard and Salas), which include specific variables of work assignment, team norms and communication structure. There were significant variations...
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