Psychological Testing in the Workplace Introduction Psychological tests are popular among private and public companies‚ government agencies and in the military as well. Psychological testing is used for several purposes‚ they can be used in the pre-employment process‚ and they can be used as an aid in regarding employment retention as well as in job placement. While the uses of psychological testing are wide spread‚ there are issues revolving around the validity and reliability of these tests
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According to William Shultz psychobiography is when one takes historically significant lives and analysis them through psychological theories and research with the intention to undercover and understand their subconscious and conscious motives (Elms‚ 1994). Psychobiography is often accredited to and described as Freudian. “Psychoanalysis emerged out of Freud’s self-analysis combined with analysis of hysterical patients” (Elms‚ 1994). Psychobiography is not always of a Freudian character though‚
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JOB CHARACTERISTICS AND MARITAL STATUS AS FACTORS IN EMPLOYEE WELL BEING A PROJECT REPORT SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.Sc.) HONOURS IN PSYCHOLOGY BY OMEJE‚ CHIBUZOR JUDE 2008/162085 DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY FACULTY OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA‚ NSUKKA JULY‚ 2012. TITLE PAGE JOB CHARACTERISTICS AND MARITAL STATUS AS FACTORS IN EMPLOYEE WELL BEING
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World War II was one of the most monumental events in history and certainly one of the most significant events in the 20th century. The series of confrontational events that led up to Pearl Harbor and the events that followed up until the Japanese surrender in 1945‚ were waged on the political‚ and military fronts‚ but one aspect of the war which sometimes is overlooked is the war waged on the social front. What makes the social aspect of war so significant si that it involves a dynamic within humans
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The Psychological Contract and its application The psychological contract and its application After the first descriptions and definitions of psychological contract 1960s‚ a great number of experts show their opinions on this topic and discuss with each other. The widely acknowledged definition of psychological contract may be in Michaei Armstrong’s book‚ the human resource management practice(10th Ed.‚2006‚cited in business ball):`…the employment relationship consist of a unique combination
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Psychological study of Anger What is anger? “Anger is a natural part of the human condition‚ but it isn’t always easy to handle. And when people don’t handle it well‚ the harm they do can be visible and it can’t be visible”. Reasons of Anger in Faisalabad There are many reasons behind anger. Some of most common reasons of anger are as follow: • Stressed When a man is tired he feels stress. In this situation he became anger
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Psychological Schools of Thought Blake Blair Psychology 300 April 29‚ 2013 Fowler Psychological Schools of Thought Over the course of history many brilliant men and women have attempted to unlock the mysteries held in the Human mind. Whether these individuals felt they achieved their goals or not‚ there was a mutual goal shared by all of them. This achievement spanned over thousands of years‚ several fields of study‚ and millions of participants. What all these great minds discovered is one
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Contents page Introduction Psychological contract The characteristics of a psychological contract are the mutual beliefs‚ informal obligations‚ perceptions of the employee and employer towards each other; the expectations an employee has of the organisation and the expectations the organisation has of the employee and the reciprocal promises in that relationship. This helps to set out the aims and objectives in the company for the work to be done professionally. The employee has different
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required to critically analyse the nature of the psychological contract within the workplace and use 2-3 other themes and topics from the module to demonstrate the links between different concepts and issues. This essay intends to examine the psychological contract and its use at Delcam Plc. It is also going to look in depth at the way in which Delcam approaches the work-life balance‚ the relationship between managing the work-life balance and the psychological contract and finally the outcomes of satisfying
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Introduction to Psychological Testing PSY/475 May 28‚ 2012 Dan Riner Introduction to Psychological Testing Tests are used to evaluate‚ identify‚ and give meaning to human thought and behavior. A test is a process that is used to observe behavior and describe that behavior using numerical scales or fixed categories. The five major categories of psychological tests include mental ability‚ achievement‚ personality‚ interests and attitudes‚ and neuropsychological. Tests are primarily used in clinical
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