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This introduction to success in the workplace provides an accessible overview of major psychological concepts and techniques that conveys how to exercise a solid professional performance and achieve personal satisfaction.Approaches to perception, learning, personality, conflict and motivation are examined, as well as theories of human behavior at work. Updated to include current issues that readers can relate to in everyday life, the Sixth Edition explores topics such as cross-cultural relations, working in teams, empowerment, and other relevant matters with the goal of developing an appreciation of key principles and findings of the psychology of individual behavior.For professionals with a career or interest in industrial/organizational psychology, human relations, mediation, and/or interpersonal skills.

Basics of Business Psychology and Human Behavior
Foundations of Business Psychology
Perception, Learning, Values, and Ethics
Individual Differences and Work Performance
Understanding Yourself
Problem Solving and Creativity
Dealing With Individuals
Motivating Yourself and Others
Achieving Wellness and Managing Stress
Managing Conflict and Anger
Building Workplace Relationships
Coping with a Variety of Personalities
Dealing With Small Groups and the Organization
Communicating with People
Groups and Group Decision Making
Teamwork and Adapting to the Organization
Leading and Influencing Others
Realizing Your Potential
Achieving Personal Productivity
Achieving a Rewarding and Satisfying Career
Glossary
Index
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Welcome to the sixth edition ofApplying Psychology: Individual and Organizational Effectiveness.This new edition updates and consolidates the previous editions.Applying Psychologywas written to fill the need for a basic, career-oriented text with a variety of suggestions for personal improvement and effectiveness. The text is designed to meet the curriculum needs of courses inapplied psychologyandbusiness psychologyandhuman relationsoffered in many settings. Applying Psychologyis often used as a follow-up course to an introductory psychology course. Nevertheless, because some readers of this text will not have taken an introduction to psychology course, the book includes a concise overview of the psychology of individuals. The same material serves as a review for those students who have taken a previous course in psychology. This edition remains a work-oriented psychology book with ample information about fundamentals of psychology. Relevant aspects of psychology are also introduced throughout the text. The framework of this text provides an overview of major psychological concepts and techniques that are relevant to the individual worker in attaining both good performance and personal satisfaction. Concise summaries of major concepts of psychology are presented, including learning, perception, personality, conflict, and motivation. The major classical theories of human behavior at work are summarized. Modern developments stemming from these theories, such as empowerment and working in teams, are treated at greater length. Current topics in applied psychology such as wellness, cross-cultural relations, and 360-degree feedback are also included. The information in the text is based on journal articles, scholarly books, trade books, professional journals, magazines, and the business press. CHANGES IN THE SIXTH EDITION Two substantial changes are found in this edition. First,more information from psychology,particularly industrial and organizational psychology, is included in chapters throughout the text. We includemore research findingsto support various conclusions presented throughout the text. Chapters 1 through 8 are already closely tied to psychology, so the proportion of psychological content has not increased. A second change is a consolidation, with the information ongoal setting now included in the motivation chapter.Each chapter now contains aWeb Corner,pointing to Internet resources for the chapter. More than one-half the cases are new. Several minor features from the previous edition, such as part openers and the job tasks sections have been deleted to further streamline the text. Some of the specific additions to the new edition are as follows: Chapter 1:Fuller explanation of the contribution of cognitive psychology Chapter 2:More information about e-learning or computer-based learning; analysis of contrasting values of Baby Boomers and Generation X and Generation Y; ethical guidelines for using the Internet Chapter 3:More information about the contribution of heredity versus environment to intelligence; updating on the Five-Factor Model of personality; updating on the need for risk taking and thrill seeking Chapter 4:Description of the self-awareness trap; description of the challenge of positive illusions Chapter 5:Role of emotional intelligence in problem solving; new analysis of conditions necessary for creativity Chapter 6:Job crafting as a motivational method Chapter 7:How adverse environmental conditions contribute to work stress Chapter 8:Developing empathy through shadowing to resolve conflict; the confront-contain-and-connect method of dealing with another person's anger Chapter 9:Giving your manager positive reinforcement and recognition Chapter 10:Informati

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Applying Psychology

Applying Psychology

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