Psychological Processes in Work Context (University of South Africa)
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IOP1501/001/3/2015
Psychological processes in the Work
Context
IOP1501
Semesters 1 & 2
Department of Industrial and Organisational
Psychology
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NOTES FOR IOP1501 (Psychological processes in the Work Context)
Please note: These notes refer to your prescribed book: Bergh, ZC & Geldenhuys DJ. 2013.
Psychology in the work context. 5th edition. Cape Town: Oxford University Press. (ISBN
9780199048069)
CHAPTER 1: FIELDS OF STUDY AND PRACTICE AREAS IN INDUSTRIAL AND
ORGANISATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY ......................................................................................... 6
1.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 6
1.2 Industrial psychology: An applied field of psychology ................................................... 6
1.3 The nature and identity of IOP ......................................................................................... 6
1.4 Subfields and practice areas in IOP ................................................................................. 7
1.5 The history of IOP ............................................................................................................ 7
1.6 Professional training and practice issues .......................................................................... 7
1.7 Future challenges for IOP................................................................................................. 8
1.8 Summary and conclusion ................................................................................................. 8
CHAPTER 2: EXPLORING THE META-THEORY OF INDUSTRIAL AND
ORGANISATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY ......................................................................................... 9
2.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 9
2.2 The four worlds making up IOP and the importance of the meta-theory of IOP........... 10
2.3 The meta-theory of IOP .................................................................................................. 11
2.4 The meta-theoretical building blocks of IOP .................................................................. 11
2.5 IOP meta-theoretical perspectives: Past, present and future ........................................... 12
2.6 Summary and conclusion ............................................................................................... 12
CHAPTER 3: THE BIOLOGICAL BASIS OF BEHAVIOUR ................................................. 13
3.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................... 13
3.2 Genetics .......................................................................................................................... 13
3.3 The nervous system ........................................................................................................ 13
3.4 The endocrine system ..................................................................................................... 13
3.5 The muscle system ......................................................................................................... 14
3.6 Summary and conclusion ............................................................................................... 14
CHAPTER 4: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN.................................. 15
4.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................... 15
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