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Industrial Organizational Psychology - Answer-A speciality area within psych that is concerned with 1. the scientific study of behavior in work settings and 2. The application of psychological science principles to affect work behavior and organizations What is the scientific study of I/O psych'...

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Industrial Organizational Psychology
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Industrial Organizational Psychology - Answer-A speciality area within psych that is
concerned with 1. the scientific study of behavior in work settings and 2. The application
of psychological science principles to affect work behavior and organizations

What is the scientific study of I/O psych's definition? What is it studying? - Answer-Level
of the individual, interpersonal: group dynamics, leadership, and organization level.

What is the application of psychological science in the work place ? - Answer-science
principles to affect work behavior and organizations. Use research to hire better
employees, reduce absenteeism, etc.

What is the scientist- Practitioner Model - Answer-I/O work must be scientifically-based,
using scientific research to increase our knowledge and understanding of work
behavior.

We must work scientifically and use research to increase knowledge and
understanding. That knowledge is applied to improve work conditions of work;

The scientific principles and findings evidenced in the discipline provide the basis for the
professional practice.

Where do I/O psychologists work? - Answer-I/O psychologists work in academia (40%),
private companies (30%), consulting firms (25%), and public/government/humanitarian
organizations (5%)

Industrial/Personnel area of study - Answer-- Industrial : More Personnel-related
decisions, efficiency, productivity, human resources. Deals with employees and their
records.

Organizational Psychology area of study - Answer--Organizational: Leadership,
employee experiences, interpersonal relations.

Work/Life issues area of study - Answer-Identifying factors associated with job attitudes,
designing and implementing programs to reduce work stress and strain, developing
programs that promote safe work behavior and the prevention of accidents, illnesses,
and injuries, and designing programs that enhance work/family life.

Human Factors Area of study - Answer-Human Performance is the study of limitations
and capabilities in human skilled behavior. Skill is broadly construed to include

, perceptual, motor, memory, and cognitive activities, and the integration of these into
more complex behavior. Emphasis is on the interaction of human behavior and tools,
tasks, and environments, ranging from detection and identification of simple events to
problem solving, decision making, human errors, accidents, and control of complex
environments.

ORg. Theory Areas of Study - Answer-It is well accepted that the structure, function,
processes, and other organizational-level constructs have an impact upon the behavior
of individuals in organizations. Therefore, it is necessary that I/O psychologists have a
thorough understanding of the nature of complex organizations. This understanding
should include, but is not limited to, classical and contemporary theories of
organizations, organizational structure, organizational design, technology, and the
process of organizational policy formation and implementation.

How is I/O psych different than management? - Answer-I/O and traditional management
areas often overlap. The difference is that I/O work focuses on "why" rather than "how",
and it requires reliance on objective science and evidence

Early Years of I/O - Answer-They focused on efficiency and trying to do everything
efficiently. Wanted to work less and produce more.

Walter Dill Scott - Answer-He started to work with advertising and published The Theory
of Advertising and The psychology of advertising.
He started scientific field with advertising

Who created the principles of scientific management - Answer-Frederick Taylor
(he was a plant manager. He redesigned the work situation to achieve both higher
output for the company and higher wage for workers.

What is Scientific Management - Answer-1. Science over rule of thumb
2. Scientific selection and training
3. cooperation over individualism
4. Equal division of work best suited to management and employees

What is the goal of Scientific Management? - Answer-its main objective is improving
economic efficiency, especially labor productivity.

How was the scientific management applied - Answer-They systematically tested every
aspect of doing a job. Pay people fair wages and used money as a motivator.
Focused on the best way to do the job.
Focused on Selection Processes and find the best person to do the job.

Hawthorne Studies - Answer-One of the best movements for HR.
- Western Electric Company and hey were trying to find the relationship between
lighting and efficiency.
-Found that the workers productivity increased no matter what lighting

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