PSYC 334 I&O Psychology || with A+ Guaranteed Solutions.
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PSYC 334 I&O Psychology
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PSYC 334 I&O Psychology
What is I&O Psychology? correct answers 1) Application (Psy principles, theory, research in work setting)
2) Extended factors (included family responsibility and cultural influences)
3) Reciprocal impact (work on home life and home life on work)
4) Combo (knowledge & skills for non-related work ...
PSYC 334 I&O Psychology || with A+ Guaranteed Solutions.
What is I&O Psychology? correct answers 1) Application (Psy principles, theory, research in
work setting)
2) Extended factors (included family responsibility and cultural influences)
3) Reciprocal impact (work on home life and home life on work)
4) Combo (knowledge & skills for non-related work settings EG: designing and implementing
tests so right person gets job)
Name 3 Main areas in I&O Psychology? correct answers 1) Personal Psychology
2) Organisational Psychology
3) Human Engineering
Define Personal psychology correct answers Human resources: focus on hiring, training,
promotion, transfer, appraisals and terminations. Right person for job
Define Organisational Psychology correct answers Research and Ideas from Social psyc.
Looks at emotional and motivational side of work
EG: attitudes, fairness, teamwork, motivations, stress and leadership
Define Human Engineering correct answers Developing environment that is compatible with
characteristics of the worker
EG: Ergonomics- comfortable chairs, table height.
Name 6 other fields that are studying similar phenomena? correct answers 1) Human Resources
management
2) Computer Science
3) Organisational Behaviour
4) Management studies
5) Industrial relations
6) Sociology
What is dual responsibilities of I&O Psychologist? Give examples correct answers Contribute to
effectiveness of organisations and to the well-being of the people who work in these
organisations.
EG: Motivation, Up Skilling, Recruitment, Social and interpersonal relations.
Name some examples of tasks that I&O Psychologist routinely perform in organisation? correct
answers 1) Selection and promotion
2) Evaluations of employee motivation and satisfaction
3) Organisational analysis
4) Employee training and development
5) Ergonomics
6) Team Building
7) Customer service issues
, What is required to become registered as a psychologist in NZ? correct answers 1) Registered
with the NZ Psychology board
2) Completed a masters or PHD
3) One year full time in a job related to I/O Psychology (supervised registered psychologist)
Give some examples of what might increase your chances of getting a job as a I&O
psychologist? correct answers Get work and research experiences
Network
Get additional training
Market yourself
Creative interpretation of job ad's
Know your limits
Name 4 frameworks that influence culture on work organisations? correct answers 1) Practical
school of thought (culture doesnt matter)
2) Contingency theories (Culture matters)
3) Political-Economic thoery
4) Cross-cultural school of though (most common framework)
Explain Practical school of thought(Culture doesnt matter) correct answers People are dealing
with specific task in the workplace which over-ride any cultural differences. Its saying good
management practices effective everywhere.
EG: If manager is successful in domestic operations
Contingency Theories (Culture matters) correct answers Effect of culture at work diminish over
time as people modernise.
EG: Everyone learns to use same technology (computer) as a result cultural differences change
and become more universal. Everyone begins to behave and interact the same way - only one
way to use computer
Political Economic Theory correct answers How nations structure economy effects how
organisations structure themselves. People within these organisation have different rationales
based on the flow-on effect of economy. Influences how employees work, people rationalise
their doing.
EG: Communism - people pays (educated low pay as job rewarding - factory work paid high as
mundane)
Cross-Cultural School of thought (most common framework) correct answers Culture is
constructed or organised along dimensions.
Specific culture beliefs and values can influence work organisations.
Cultural differences exist but it doesnt matter as organisation finds way to incorporate everyone
beliefs.
Describe Hofstede's cultural mapping study in more detail? correct answers Employed by IBM
(worldwide). He reasoned that worldwide organisation would have similiar organisation culture
but have different cultural values due to place in world.
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