Introducing Social Psychology Theories and Methods in Social Psychology 27 Feb 2012‚ Banu Cingöz Ulu What is social psychology? • A field within psychology that strives to understand the social dynamics of everyday living. • Social psychology is the scientific study of how people think about‚ influence‚ and relate to others. What is social psychology? • How do the actual‚ imagined‚ and implied presence of others influence us? – Cognitively (thoughts) – Affectively (emotions) – Behaviorally (actions)
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audio-lingual method‚ Army Method‚ or New Key‚[1] is a style of teaching used in teaching foreign languages. It is based on behaviorist theory‚ which professes that certain traits of living things‚ and in this case humans‚ could be trained through a system of reinforcement—correct use of a trait would receive positive feedback while incorrect use of that trait would receive negative feedback. This approach to language learning was similar to another‚ earlier method called the direct method. Like the
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PARTICIPATORY METHODS By Dr. Linda Mayoux ABSTRACT: PARTICIPATORY METHODS Participatory methods should be an integral part of any impact assessment for enterprise development. Their use is necessary to addressing the concerns of both the sustainable livelihoods approach and the human rights approach in DFID-funded enterprise interventions. Participatory methods are now well developed in relation to project-level impact assessment. CONTENTS: Introduction Section 1: WHAT ARE PARTICIPATORY METHODS? PRINCIPLES
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JOB DESIGN Job design also gives information about the qualifications required for doing the job and the reward (financial and non-financial benefits) for doing the job. Job design is mostly done for managers’ jobs. While designing the job‚ the needs of the organisation and the needs of the individual manager must be balanced. Needs of the organisation include high productivity‚ quality of work‚ etc. Needs of individual managers include job satisfaction. That is‚ they want the job to be interesting
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provides information on data coding and analysis; section 3.7 focuses upon the issues of generalization‚ reliability and validity; section 3.8 enlists study limitations. Section 3.9 summarizes and concludes the chapter. 3.1 Choice for Research Methodology Research methods have been broadly divided into quantitative and qualitative categories with a third category bridging both methods often referred as mixed-method approach (Biemans‚ 2003). The quantitative methods have been employed by researchers taking
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2013/04/29 Viv O’Neill Research methods Psychology 101 S1 2013 Nick Munro Room 42 Discipline of Psychology Email: munron@ukzn.ac.za Student consultation times: Monday 08h30 – 09h30 Tuesday 08h30 – 09h30 Friday 12h00 – 13h00 Amy-Jo Murray Attention and memory History and schools of thought Phindile Mayaba Sensation and perception Nicholas Munro Research methods Introduction to psychology (Psych 101) Nandisa Tushini Biological psychology Phephelani Zondi Thinking
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TRAINING METHODS :- All training methods can be grouped into two categories :- a] Training methods for operatives and b] Training methods for managers a] Training Methods for Operatives :- Under these methods the new employee is assigned to a specific job at a machine or workshop or laboratory. He is instructed by an experienced employee or by a special supervisor who explains to him the method of handling tools‚ operating the machines etc. Vestibule Training :- This method involves the
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Overview of Research Methods * Quantitative Research: translates the social world into numbers which can be studied mathematically * Qualitative Research: Uses non-numerical data like texts‚ interviews‚ photos and recordings to help understand social life The Scientific Approach * The Scientific Method—a procedure for acquiring knowledge that emphasizes collecting data through observation and experiment. * Most sociologists believe that they should not allow their personal beliefs
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The nature of memory: STM‚ LTM and Duration Duration of STM One of the key differences between the concepts of STM and LTM is duration. “Duration” refers to how long a memory lasts before it is no longer available. Short term memories don’t last very long. An example of STM in action would be trying to remember a seven-digit phone number that you have just been given. This is maintained in the short-term memory by REPETITION until the number is dialled‚ and then fades once the conversation
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Costing Methods Paper Baldomero Garza‚ Carrie Davis Tsao‚ Chelse Monnier‚ Elizabeth Sanchez‚ Lea Dague‚ ACC/561 November 26‚ 2012 Cathleen Davis Costing Methods Paper Costing Methods Franco Harris’ company Super Bakery‚ Inc. has seen significant success along with continued growth throughout its existence. The authors point out that the company has enjoyed a 20% average growth “during most of its existence” (Kimmel‚ Weygand‚ & Kieso‚ 2009). The purpose of this analysis is to identify
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