For this assignment, you are required to write a research report about the effect ofspeech and gender cues on hiring decisions (see background below). You willbe provided with a complete data set to analyse and you will answer the researchquestions below. You should analyse the data using appropriate statisticaltechniques in SPSS and write a 5000-word report using the report writingconventions of the APA.BackgroundWhen a company has a job opening, the hiring manager aims to select thecandidate best suited to the job. However, there are different cues about thecandidate that can affect the hiring managers judgement. One factor is whether thecandidates speech while delivering their job pitch can provide additional cues aboutcharacteristics such as their intellect. These cues may be missing if the hiringmanager only has a transcript of their job pitch. A second factor is potential genderbiases in the hiring process. Some evidence suggests that male candidates aremore likely to be selected than female candidates despite having the samecredentials. However, it is unclear how both of these factors could combine to affecthow likely a candidate is to be hired, meaning it is important to explore further. Thefollowing references are provided to you as a starting point: Schroeder and Epley(2015) and Rattan et al. (2019). Both articles are available on iLearn.What do I need to do?When you conduct your own research in future, you will search for literature anddevelop hypotheses before you plan and conduct a study. Therefore, before thedata is released to you, you are encouraged to start exploring this area of researchto develop your own hypotheses. Try and focus on research that has investigatedwhich cues (e.g., speech) can affect hiring decisions. Furthermore, explore researchthat has investigated potential gender biases when evaluating job candidates.Please try and focus on research relating to psychology. There is room to criticallyevaluate gender cues and consider non-binary genders in your discussion of theresults.You will answer the following research questions: Are candidates more likely to behired if their job pitch is presented as a transcript or audio? and Will thecandidates gender affect how likely they are to be hired?.s. The aim of this is to develop your hypotheses for the researchbased on what you have read. This means when the data is released to you,you can analyse the data in order to test your hypotheses. The release of thedata is delayed to stop you being tempted to develop hypotheses after youhave already analysed the data.LO:. Identify, research, critically summarise and apply key concepts in psychologyto a range of psychological issues2. Critically evaluate and apply different methodological approaches to the studyof psychological concepts3. Report a mini research project at a postgraduate level with a reflectiveunderstanding of ethical issues in human participation in research4. Critically distinguish between different research approaches in psychologyand their application, based on relevant theoretical, philosophical, practical,statistical, and methodological reasoning5. Demonstrate an understanding of how to plan and execute research to aprofessional and ethical standard, act autonomously, and demonstrateoriginality6. Undertake effective communication and presentation skills to support orstrengthen arguments and analysis7. Professional Skills: Utilising the skills to perform effectively within theprofessional environment such as showing competence in data analysis andreporting of results.
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