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In this assignment, you are assigned the role of ‘psychology’ consultant, and tasked with the objective of helping an organization optimize its profitability by utilizing psychological/neuroscientific phenomena. You will make an informed written ‘pitch’ to a CEO of a major company (see below) about how their company can be improved […]

Consider the cross-cultural research findings on relationships discussed in the readings and lecture. How have your own relationship norms and experiences (and/or those of your culture as a whole) been consistent with those discussed in the course material? How have they differed? Compare your experiences to at least two other […]

Application Paper Source: A biography, autobiography, or memoir which you have not previously read. Date Due: Apr 4 Length: 7 double-spaced typed pages (in other words, not handwritten). English Skills: A paper will be considered unacceptable if it contains any combination of five spelling or grammatical errors. Grading: Students will […]

Jimmy is a three year old boy who displays an excessive amount of socially-directed behaviour. His adoptive parents are concerned that he is always approaching strangers when outside. His language is extremely well developed, but can have some odd prosody, and he seems to have some difficulty with understanding the […]

It should start with something about how the line between being ‘’normal’’ and ‘’abnormal’’ can be very thin in some cases. It should include some examples of different mental illness and the effect of diagnosing them, some statistics, studies done on the topic, the social stigma and the perceived stigma. […]

What expectations do you have of your manager?