PSYCH 2010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 36: Performance Appraisal, Touchscreen, Cognitive Engineering
2 Dec 2016
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Bottom line on violent video games and movies. Won"t turn you into a serial killer. Will make you more prone to aggression. Will make you less sensitive to others" suffering. This is not true - it is false. Principle that frustration - the blocking of an attempt to achieve some goal - creates anger, which can generate aggression. Unselfish regard for the welfare of others. When people step in to help others. Know: your car breaks down, you can"t fix it, where are you more likely to. Busy freeway or lonely country road lonely country road. As more people are available to helpthe amount of people who actually help is decreased. Three kinds of psychology you"ve probably never heard of . Scientific study or people"s behavior and cognition at work. Selection - hiring the right people - psychometrics. Equal opportunity - preventing bias in employment. Performance appraisal - promotions, raises, layoffs, firing. Clinical issues at work - alcoholism etc.
