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November 2008
Thinking Outside the Box of Individualism: Creativity in Light of a Socio-Cultural Approach
As in the previous decades it is with great hope that researchers in general and psychology researchers in particular turn to the study of creativity. The hope rests primarily in the enormous relevance of the topic for most segments of any society from scientists to practitioners, from politicians to artists, from teachers to economists, from specialists to lay people. Current changes at the macro level, challenges that threaten the economic stability of so many, wars that disrupt the lives of many others, all require solutions, transformations and innovation. (more...)Posted on November 2008
November 2008
The role of Psychology in Human Resources Management
HRM can be considered to be responsibility of all those who manage people as well as a description of persons who are employed as specialists. It is that part of management that involves planning for human resource needs, including recruitment and selection, training and development. It also includes welfare and safety, wage and salary administration, collective bargaining and dealing with most aspects of industrial relations. (more...)Posted on November 2008
The Beauty of Self-Actualisation: Linking Physical Attractiveness and Self-Fulfilment
The current study examined the relationship between physical attractiveness and self-actualisation. It was hypothesized that higher levels of physical attractiveness lead to higher levels of self-actualisation, as physically attractive and self-actualised people share certain characteristics, such as inner-directiveness, sociability and self-acceptance. (more...)Posted on November 2008
November 2008
The Influence of Gender and Age in Mock Juror Decision-Making
This study examines the influence of demographic variables on mock juror decision-making in a case of psychopathy. The gender of a fictitious criminal defendant who was labeled a psychopath was manipulated in order to examine the potential prejudicial impact on mock juror’s decision-making. (more...)Posted on November 2008
November 2008
Prediction of scholastic performance by psychophysical indicators of temporal resolution power
The present study was designed to investigate whether scholastic achievement as a real world correlate of psychometric intelligence can also be predicted by temporal resolution power. For this purpose, the relation between temporal resolution power, assessed by two timing tasks, and scholastic achievement was examined in 40 second-graders, 40 fourth-graders, and 50 sixth-graders. (more...)Posted on November 2008