PSY1011: Critical Thinking Exercise- Developmental Psychology- Literature Review Assignment

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Literature Review Assignment:

Task: Topics: To take the first steps towards completing this assignment, please only choose one of the four topics listed with starting references. You will then be expected to use the literature search skills that you have obtained during your consultations to find at least seven relevant journal articles to reference as evidence in your literature review. TOPIC 1: Personality Do employee personality traits influence job performance? In this context examples of personality traits should be the big five personality factors and job performance is any type of employment related performance indicator Starting Reference: Wihler, A., Meurs, J.A., Momm, T.D. John, J. & Blickle, G. (2017). Conscientiousness, extraversion, and field sales performance: Combining narrow personality, social skill, emotional stability, and nonlinearity. Personality and Individual Differences, 104, 291-296, doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2016.07.045 TOPIC 2: Developmental Psychology What is the influence of school starting age on educational outcomes? In this context, starting age is the age the child first commences primary education and educational outcomes can be any measurable outcome of school commencement age like school academic performance. Starting Reference: Anderson, P. M., Butcher, K. F., Cascio, E. U. & Schanzenbach, D. (2011). Is Being in School Better? The Impact of School on Children's BMI When Starting Age is Endogeneous. Journal of Health Economics, 30(5), 977-986. doi: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2011.06.002