Industrial Psychology Exam Test Guide
Questions and Answers
industrial/organizational (I/O) psychology - Answer-a branch of psychology that applies
the principles of psychology to the workplace
personnel psychology - Answer-the field of study that concentrates on the selection and
evaluation of employees
organizational psychology - Answer-the field of study that investigates the behavior of
employees within the context of an organization
human factors - Answer-a field of study concentrating on the interaction between
humans and machines
army alpha - Answer-an intelligence test developed during World War I and used by the
army for soldiers who can read
army beta - Answer-an intelligence test developed during World War I and used by the
army for soldiers who cannot read
Hawthorne studies - Answer-a series of studies, conducted at the Western Electric plant
in Hawthorne, Illinois, that have come to represent any change in behavior when people
react to a change in the environment
Hawthorne effect - Answer-when employees change their behavior due solely to the fact
that they are receiving attention or are being observed
Graduate Record Exam (GRE) - Answer-a standardized admission test required by
most psychology graduate schools
terminal master's degree programs - Answer-graduate programs that offer a master's
degree but not a Ph.D.
internship - Answer-a situation in which a student works for an organization, either for
pay or as a volunteer, to receive practical work experience
practicum - Answer-a paid or unpaid position within an organization that gives a student
practical work experience
dissertation - Answer-a formal research paper required of most doctoral students in
order to graduate
hypothesis - Answer-an educated prediction about the answer to a research question
Questions and Answers
industrial/organizational (I/O) psychology - Answer-a branch of psychology that applies
the principles of psychology to the workplace
personnel psychology - Answer-the field of study that concentrates on the selection and
evaluation of employees
organizational psychology - Answer-the field of study that investigates the behavior of
employees within the context of an organization
human factors - Answer-a field of study concentrating on the interaction between
humans and machines
army alpha - Answer-an intelligence test developed during World War I and used by the
army for soldiers who can read
army beta - Answer-an intelligence test developed during World War I and used by the
army for soldiers who cannot read
Hawthorne studies - Answer-a series of studies, conducted at the Western Electric plant
in Hawthorne, Illinois, that have come to represent any change in behavior when people
react to a change in the environment
Hawthorne effect - Answer-when employees change their behavior due solely to the fact
that they are receiving attention or are being observed
Graduate Record Exam (GRE) - Answer-a standardized admission test required by
most psychology graduate schools
terminal master's degree programs - Answer-graduate programs that offer a master's
degree but not a Ph.D.
internship - Answer-a situation in which a student works for an organization, either for
pay or as a volunteer, to receive practical work experience
practicum - Answer-a paid or unpaid position within an organization that gives a student
practical work experience
dissertation - Answer-a formal research paper required of most doctoral students in
order to graduate
hypothesis - Answer-an educated prediction about the answer to a research question
