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industrial/ organizational psychology - Answer-the application of psychological principles and theories to the workplace what types of work do I/O psychologists do? - Answer-they study: - attitudes and behaviors of employees and employers - interpersonal relationships at work - structure of o...

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Industrial Organizational Psychology
Exam Study Terms Chapters 1-2
Questions and Answers

industrial/ organizational psychology - Answer-the application of psychological principles
and theories to the workplace

what types of work do I/O psychologists do? - Answer-they study:
- attitudes and behaviors of employees and employers
- interpersonal relationships at work
- structure of organizations
- organizational policies
- complex process of motivation and leadership
- context, culture, and climate of organizations
- match between people and jobs

how are I/O psychologists trained? - Answer-- most IO psychologists have a PhD (4-5
years) or Master's degree (2 years)
- main goal of graduating training in IO psychology is to develop competencies

competencies - Answer-skills, behaviors, and capabilities that allow employees to
perform specific functions

what kind of customers use I/O psychologists? - Answer-- organizations: non-profits,
emergency responders, government
- community: global collaboration, scientific community
- personnel: family and friends, external influences
- unemployed: job search, mentoring

industrial psychology is usually associated with... - Answer-- job analysis
- training
- selection
- performance measurement/ appraisal
IP is usually more technical, focusing on the assessment, measurement, and selection
of people into various jobs

organizational psychology is usually associated with... - Answer-- motivation
- work attitudes
- leadership
- structure
- culture

, OP usually tends to include more of the relational elements of the workplace such as
motivation, leadership, employee-employer relations, and job attitudes

scientist-practitioner model - Answer-- an approach used to train IO psychologists
maintaining that because IO psychologists are both generators and consumers of
knowledge, training must be focused on both theory and application
- emphasizes use of scientific tools and research in the practice of IO psychology

chapter 2 terms - Answer-

science - Answer-a process or method for generating a body of knowledge

goals of science - Answer-- description: accurate depiction of phenomenom
- explanation: gathering knowledge about why phenomenom exists or its causes
- prediction: anticipate an event prior to its occurence
- control: manipulation of condition to affect behavior

three assumptions of science - Answer-- empiricism: generate predictions based on
theory, gather data and use the data to test predictions
- determination: behavior is orderly and systematic
- discoverability: behavior can be experienced, examined, and discovered

theory is defined as - Answer-a set of interrelated constructs (concepts), definitions, and
propositions that present a systematic view of a phenomenon by specifying relations
among the variables, with the purpose of explaining and predicting the phenomenon.

what makes a good theory? - Answer-- parsimonious: simple, but explains a lot
- precision: accurate and specific
- testability: verifiable by an experiment or study
- useful: practical, helpful in describing, explaining, and predicting important phenomena
- generativity: stimulates additional research

hypotheses - Answer-statements about the supposed relationships between or among
variables

inductive research - Answer-- working from data to theory

deductive research - Answer-- starting with theory and propositions and then collecting
data to test those propositions

causal inference - Answer-a conclusion, drawn from research data, about the likelihood
of a causal relationship between two variables

independent variable - Answer-anything systematically manipulated by the experimenter
or, at the least, measured by the experimenter as an antecedent to other variables. can
also be called predictor, precursor, or antecedent

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