1. You have been invited to join the Vision 2030 Healthy Lifestyles Task Force, specifically the Working Group on Increasing Awareness of Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) and Healthy Lifestyle Practices. The team is thrilled to have you on board, given your training/background in applied social psychology. Explain to the team the value of your contribution to the task at hand, based on: A. The factors to be taken into consideration when carrying out basic versus applied research B.The features of applied social psychology. C.The roles and activities of people working in the field of applied Social psychology

2. Appreciative inquiry goes beyond problem-solving ot transform organizations and employees' lives. Discuss this statement by highlighting four (4) components of the appreciative inquiry framework. 3. A number of guiding principles are taken into consideration in the construction of strategic plans for development of specific target populations such as youth and adolescents. Identify and define five these principles and show how they relate to the applied social psychology framework.

4. "I feel really good that I am helping to make others aware of what we face every day and that you have decided to work along with us on this issue that we have been struggling with forever. The best part of it too, is that we are lobbying for policies that will make life beter for all of us who are physically challenged. You see, people don't get it. They don't know what our life is about. And the only way to get to the heart of it, is by working with the people who face these challenges ever day. Yes, it is so important to make our voices heard" (Carol, 30, physically challenged, Jamaica) The above quotation makes reference to a participatory context that seeks to facilitate "knowledge and action directly useful to a community and empowerment through consciousness-raising" (Kidd &Kral, 2005) A. Making reference to the quotation and statement above, describe participatory action research as a valuable tool for the applied social psychologist. B. Outline four (4) distinctions between participation action research and action research.