PSYCH291 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Longitudinal Study, Transformational Leadership, Psych
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Applied research: focus on practical problems, ndings to be directly applied to solution of problem in real world context. Study of effect of event-interview similarity on eyewitness testimony: detective in miami trained to get the witness to reinstate mentally the context of the event witnessed as a way to increase accuracy of recall. Examples of applied research - from the journal applied psychology. Informal learning and entrepreneurial success: a longitudinal study of deliberate practice among small business owners. Academic procrastination in two settings: motivation correlates, behavioural patterns, and negative impact of procrastination in canada and singapore. Saving lives: a meta-analysis of team training in healthcare. Transformational leadership and employee well-being: the mediating role of trust in the leader and self-ef cacy. Build and enhance general body of knowledge. Not intended to address a speci c, practical problem: but often the basis for later applied studies. Effects of congenital cataracts on early visual development.
