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Smarter Decision Making through Psychology
August 4, 2020
Question 1: As a result of this class, how will you immediately apply your problem-solving
skill at home or work? Write a paragraph with two examples of how you can immediately
apply your problem-solving skills at home or work.
In the workplace, I would use my problem-solving abilities while dealing with difficult
employees. I would be more conscious of my environment and more aware of the worker as an
individual. I would try to assist the employee with a challenging task to motivate them rather
than have to punish the individual on a regular basis. The culture of the store will deteriorate if
the manager doesn't have a good working relationship with the workforce because they will want
to respond. As well, I will provide a flexible work environment. Creating a welcoming
workplace will enable team members to thrive, reducing stress at work. Workplace flexibility
may help to ensure that workers are happier and can perform their responsibilities without stress.
A supportive workplace encourages collaboration among employees, which boosts
organizational efficiency (Saidi et al., 2019). I'm incredibly appreciative that I've acquired the
knowledge and abilities I do, and I intend to use them in both my personal and professional life
Question 2: As a result of this class, how have you grown in terms of your own self and
social awareness skills? Write a paragraph with two examples of how you have grown in
your own self and social awareness.
I have made enormous progress as a person. I try to learn from every situation rather than take
offense, and I become more conscious of other people and how they think. When we were all at a
conference, I used to get quite agitated about how people think, but now that I'm studying these
new concepts, I can comprehend social interactions better. I used to feel quite uncomfortable at
social gatherings, and I would avoid going because of my social anxiety. After reading the
courses, I feel a little more optimistic about interacting with people.
Question 3: Of all of the Strayer videos, which one was most relevant for you? Why? Write
a paragraph that clearly identifies one of the videos and why it was relevant to your life.
Remember to use the Strayer Writing Standards to provide a citation and source for the
Strayer Story video that you write about.
The most significant video for me was the woman who founded her own hair care line business
for people with naturally curly hair. I have always wanted to start my own company in the
cosmetic industry. It has been on my thoughts for about two years now. Because I have curly
hair and had previously used her product and liked it, it really caught my interest. The visit with
the designer went extremely well with my hair, and I learned a lot about the process. It was by
far my favorite week in this session, which I absolutely adored.
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Question 4: What is one psychological concept that you have learned in this class that was
most helpful to you? How will you use this concept to succeed in your personal or
professional life? Remember to use the Strayer Writing Standards to provide a citation and
source as you write a about the concept that you learned.
Thinking about the emotional environment was the psychological theory that I found to be most
helpful. I realized I was getting through life by adopting this approach. I still seem to be acting in
that manner. I discovered that I had a set attitude and that by immersing myself in the thought
process, I could try out fresh ideas. At work, the laws are constantly changing, and I used to fight
against them and whine about how everything that had previously worked had changed. I also
used to wonder why, after working so hard to perfect something in one method, I opposed
learning how to do it in another way (Luo & Hancock, 2020). I made an attempt to comprehend
myself and learn new things throughout the learning cycle after discovering that I had a
predetermined perspective. The laws governing the workplace are continuously changing, and I
used to oppose them and moan about how everything was changing that had previously worked
for so long and that I had learned for so long that I had stopped comprehending and was now
being done differently. I want to keep working on being more positive and open-minded in my
personal life rather than rigid and predetermined.
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Sources
Luo, M., & Hancock, J. T. (2020). Self-disclosure and social media: motivations, mechanisms
and psychological well-being. Current Opinion in Psychology, 31, 110-115.
Saidi, N. S. A., Michael, F. L., Sumilan, H., Lim, S. L. O., Jonathan, V., Hamidi, H., & Ahmad,
A. I. A. (2019). The relationship between working environment and employee
performance. Journal of Cognitive Sciences and Human Development, 5(2), 14-22.