Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you examine the role of industrial/organizational psychology in selecting and training employees

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Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you examine the role of industrial/organizational psychology in selecting and training employees. In your examination, address the following:

  • Choose at least two real-world examples of how organizations have used industrial/organizational psychology to select and train employees.
  • Discuss methods to measure the level of success of each training program.
  • Discuss any legal and/or ethical concerns that may arise in the implementation of each training program.

Write a research paper of 1,000-1,200 words on a topic selected in the field of psychology

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Write a research paper of 1,000-1,200 words on a topic selected in the field of psychology (approval from instructor required).

  1. Topic Selection and Approval – Topic 1 DQ
  2. Annotated Reference List – Topic 2
  3. Final Research Paper – Topic 7

You may consider including the following in your research paper as applicable to the topic selected:

  1. One psychological perspective or theory and how it relates to the topic selected
  2. Research methods used to investigate this topic
  3. Positive and negative components associated with this topic
  4. Controversies related to the topic and ways to overcome the identified controversies.

Review the GCU Library tutorials for how to use the e-Library, and how to conduct academic research.

Access the GCU Library databases and select three to five scholarly scientific resources (minimum) in support of your content (journal articles from the GCU library). Include your textbook as an additional source. Do not use encyclopedia sources (such as Credo) as resources in a research paper.  Please remember “I”, “We”, “You”, and “Your” are not appropriate language for an academic research paper.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

Describe the strengths in the child/individual, the family, and the community that you think will foster optimal development.

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When you write the formal paper, please use the following format:

1.Relevant background information:
a.Include the child's birth date and sex, age and sex of siblings, economic and ethnic background of the family, and the educational and marital status of the parents.
b.Use fictitious names.
c.Provide any relevant information to help get a sense of the child.

2.Summary of data collection:
a.Briefly describe what methods you utilized, including a brief description of the interaction, observation, interview, and assessment.

3.Development of the child/individual:
a.Describe the child's physical, cognitive/language, and psychosocial development in the context of social psychology theories.
i.First, briefly describe the individuals physical development.
ii.Next, briefly classify the individuals cognitive development.
iii.Describe the childs/individuals social/emotional development. This will be the main focus of your paper. Choose a minimum of 2-3 social psychology ideas from the class that are relevant to your case study. Provide citations and analyze the childs/individuals social/emotional development from the perspective of the theories that you chose.
iv.Reflect upon diversity.
b.Support your statements with the data you collected, and substantiate your statements with references.

4.Prediction for the future:
a.Predict the child's/individuals development in the next 5 years (again from a social psychology perspective).
i.Describe the strengths in the child/individual, the family, and the community that you think will foster optimal development.
ii.Describe what potential problems you see (either in the child's current behavior or in the family and community support system) that may lead to future difficulties for the child.

5.Summary and conclusions:
a.Provide a brief summary of the entire paper
b.Describe why your case study is theoretically and practically important.
c.Describe the limitations of your study.
d.Describe the strengths of your study, and ideas for future research.

Why do you think certain groups remain “invisible” and why is psychology reluctant to include thesegroups?

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Why do you think certain groups remain “invisible” and why is psychology reluctant to include thesegroups? Note: researcher are as biased as their samples; as an example, APA created a Resolution onPoverty and Socioeconomic Status in 2000 that reflected the profession’s cognitive distancing fromthe poor and the consequent invisibility of low-income persons within psychological research. Theseunintended biases caused gaps in the literature and research agenda for the entire profession