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

Using the principles of performance appraisal, and based on the information in the outside sources, prepare a paper that presents your studied viewpoint on teacher job appraisal and compensation.

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The tension between theoretical criteria and actual criteria can be seen acutely in the debate surrounding teacher performance appraisal. Student success is not part of the teacher’s job description, yet it is an actual outcome criterion that many lawmakers and citizens believe is implied in the teacher’s role. In this assignment you will use your critical thinking skills to analyze the debate on this issue.

Consider this fictional scenario: As an expert in I/O psychology, you have been invited to give a presentation at your State Senate hearings regarding teacher appraisal and accountability. Lawmakers are considering a bill which directly ties teacher compensation and retention to student grades on standardized tests. Using the principles of performance appraisal, and based on the information in the outside sources, prepare a paper that presents your studied viewpoint on teacher job appraisal and compensation. Include suggestions for training that might help teachers meet the theoretical and/or actual criteria that you argued for in you presentation. increase teacher performance on both theoretical and actual criteria.

What five personality traits does differential psychology focus on identifying? Is it important for managers to understand their employees’ differences? Why or why not?

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Leslie Snow manages a team of five help desk operators. The cubicles of the operators are located a floor below Leslie’s office. Each operator is required to log help desk calls into a team database. This database tracks the nature of a problem, the length of the call, and whether the problem was fixed or sent to the engineering department for further investigation.

Leslie has a busy schedule, and it is not possible for her to monitor the performance of her team members sitting on a different floor. Therefore she decides to assess their performance solely on the basis of reports queried from the database.

What five personality traits does differential psychology focus on identifying? Is it important for managers to understand their employees’ differences? Why or why not? Explain your viewpoint by giving a minimum of two specific examples.