PSYCH 339- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 15 pages long!)

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH339
• Professor: James Beck

Document Summary

Older version of the textbook is the recommended one fourth edition. Office is somewhere on the fourth floor of pas. Approach tas regarding tips on the assignment. Victoria day all monday classes will be moved to tuesday. No citations or references needed for assignment all you need is the knowledge you accumulate throughout the course. Strict 4-5 page limit (check outline): assignment will be ambiguous on purpose, clients are ambiguous/aren"t clear about what they want. You have to deal with the client (prof): ask during class if anything is unclear. Variance: talkativeness, job performance ultimately what we care about; how well you do in your job/how effective you are, intelligence to make a prediction. Without variance, there is no personnel psychology. We are often talking about differences among people, like things such as the above three. Purpose is trying to help organizations meet their goals by helping with people/the personnel who work for the organization.