View the video clip entitled “The Timing of Puberty” (15 min). Be prepared to discuss.

“Timing of Puberty” Please respond to the following:

• From the e-Activity, describe the effects of early and late puberty on both boys and girls. Identify the most beneficial and the most harmful for each gender. Support your answer.
• Evaluate whether your experience comports with the information in the video clip. Share one or two specific examples illustrating how your experience does or does not align with the information in the video clip regarding the timing of puberty.

The two videos contrast views of health, also discussed by Porter. Can these views be reconciled? Or does this mean that increasing economic inequality will degrade the medical advances of the last centuries?

200-250 words

Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, pages 597-718

http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_wilkinson.html

http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_wilkinson.html

Assignment 2: Decision Making in Groups and Effective Communication

You are a consultant hired to help improve the productivity of Celia Jane, a medium-sized furniture design firm. Celia Jane always kept up with the competition but now would like to gain some market share and expand its business.

Traditionally, employees at Celia Jane work in groups of eight. Li, the CEO of Celia Jane, believes that working in groups aids creativity and productivity. As the consultant, however, you know that working in groups also has some negative consequences.

Explain to Li the factors that lead to ineffective decision making in groups, taking into consideration the following terms:

• Social loafing
• Free riding
• The sucker effect
• Process loss
• Groupthink

How does each factor affect the organization’s productivity?

How will you determine the stage of group development that the groups are currently in, and how will this influence your suggestions to Li?  

What suggestions will you make to Li about how he can maximize the productivity of the work groups? 

Li also believes that one great advantage of working in groups is brainstorming. As the consultant, suggest what he can do to ensure brainstorming is as effective as possible.

Using what we have learned regarding communication, write a plan which explains the best way for Li to effectively communicate his expectations regarding group work to his employees.

For this assignment and all Dropbox assignments, you are required to cite, at a minimum, the online course and the textbook for the course.  Additional sources are welcome. Scholarly sources are preferred and can be found through Argosy University online library resources.  Please see the Library and Tutoring Services section under Course Home to use Argosy University online library resources.  Additional, non-scholarly sources from reputable Web and print sources are also acceptable. For reputable Web sources, look for .org, .net, or .edu sites as opposed to .com sites. Avoid Wikipedia.

Use APA standards.

Submit your response to the M4: Assignment 2 Dropbox by Wednesday, August 5, 2015. Your response should be at least three pages long.

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria	Maximum Points
Explained to Li the factors that lead to ineffective decision making in groups, taking into consideration the terms given in the assignment.	25
Determined the stage of group development and explained how this influenced your suggestions to Li.	20
Outlined suggestions to Li on how to maximize the productivity of the work groups.	20
Provided suggestions for how Li could ensure brainstorming was as effective as possible.	15
Organization, usage and mechanics: Introduction, transitions, and conclusion; grammar, spelling, and sentence structure.	10
APA Elements: In text citations and references, paraphrasing, and appropriate use of quotations and other elements of style (such as tone, audience, and word choice).	10
Total:	100

Assignment 2: Discussion Question

3 Paragraphs APA

You tell your next-door neighbor, Hal, that you are studying to be an I/O psychologist focusing on implementing organizational change initiatives.

Hal does not understand why a large, successful organization would need to undergo change. His opinion is, “If it works, don’t fix it!”

Explain the process of organizational development and the importance of organizational change to Hal.

What types of changes in the environment may lead to organizational change? Rationalize with examples of real organizations that did not adapt to changing environments. 

What should organizations do to ensure that changes occur smoothly and efficiently? 

According to clinical assistant professor, Anita Gurian, there are four types of parenting styles: authoritarian, authoritative, permissive, and uninvolved. Parenting styles include the behaviors, actions, and spoken words of our primary caregivers. The different parenting styles impact and influence child development in a number of positive and negative ways. Parenting styles also impact how we view ourselves and the world around us, which in turn impacts our temperament (Gurian, n.d.). The relationship between child and parent is often impacted by the match or mismatch between parenting style and the temperament of the child (often referred to as “Goodness of Fit”) (Thomas & Chess, 1977).

Initial Post – Read the article Parenting styles/children’s temperaments: The match by Anita Gurian. Then, answer the following questions by writing at least one paragraph for each response.

• Explain the specific impact parenting styles have on two issues related to child development. Examples include: obesity, resiliency, social-deviance, self-esteem, school performance, cognitive flexibility, and emotional intelligence. Provide examples from at least one outside scholarly resource in addition to your textbook.
• Discuss the match or mismatch between parenting styles and their child’s temperament.
• How can we as professionals help close this gap? What can you do in your professional role to mediate the conflict?

Make sure you use the attachments and use in-text citations. Assignment should be AT LEAST 175-200 words or more. A small paragraph for each question.

For this discussion, address the following as you respond:  

• Select one character, past or present, from a television show, movie, book, comic, game, etc.
• Briefly describe this character, including:

  • What medium (television, movie, book, etc.) is he or she from?
  • Why did you select him or her?
  • What is his or her personality as depicted?
•  Identify one approach (e.g., common-sense, psychodynamic, humanistic, etc.) that you feel is most accurate and useful in understanding this character’s personality.  
• Discuss this selected theory.  Why did you select it?  How might this theory help us understand your character’s personality?   

Your initial post must be a minimum of 200 words and utilize at least one scholarly source (e.g., the course textbook, a peer-reviewed article from the Ashford University Library, or a professional web source), cited according to APA format