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Industrial Psychology - Answer-subfield of I/O most concerned with the management of human resources in orgs (individually focused) Organizational Psychology - Answer-subfield of I/O most concerned with individual and group behavior in org settings (contextually focused) Leavitt - Answer-auth...

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Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Midterm Exam Questions with Latest
Update
Industrial Psychology - Answer-subfield of I/O most concerned with the management of
human resources in orgs (individually focused)

Organizational Psychology - Answer-subfield of I/O most concerned with individual and
group behavior in org settings (contextually focused)

Leavitt - Answer-author of "BBig Organizations Are Unhealthy Environments for Human
Beings"

Accomodating - Answer-one of Kolb's four learning styles
- AE (active experimentation) + CE (Concrete experience)
(me & Marvelous)
-puts ideas into action
-adapts well to changing circumstances
-intuitive; trial + error
- likes technical/practical fields like business

Diverging - Answer-one of Kolb's four learning styles
-CE (concrete experience) + RO (reflective observation)
(Lena & Salonee)

- imaginative
-many perspectives
-broad cultural interests
-information seeking

Assimilating - Answer-one of Kolb's four learning styles
-AC (abstract conceptualization) + RO (reflective observation)
(Cristal)

-create theoretical models
-assimilates observations
-likes abstract concepts

Converging - Answer-one of Kolb's four learning styles
(Nikhil)
-AE (active experimentation) + AC(abstract conceptualization)

-practical application of ideas

, -does well on conventional tests
-engineering and physical sciences

Taylorism - Answer-1911
Frederick Taylor ="father of scientific management"
- time of "industrial engineers
- thought that men only do 1/3 of a proper days work - this is the greatest evil of
England/America

Yerkes - Answer-1917
APA president
urges govn't to allow psychologists to use IQ tests for selection and classification of
solders during WWI
- first full-time I/O psychologist :)

The Hawthorne Studies - Answer-1924
-testing to see if lighting affected productivity
-all situations (dimmer, brighter and placebo) increased productivity
-> "The Hawthorne Effect" i.e. a positive change in behavior occurs at the onset of an
intervention followed by a general decline
- sparked a focus on the "people" aspect of I/O Psych

The Human Relations Movement - Answer-WWII (1941-1945) - psychologists play a
major role in the war (Army General Classification Test)
- movement towards specialization in 20 years following
-Civil Rights Act passed - banning unfair discrimination in employment practices (1964)

The Four Modern Workplace Trends - Answer-1. Globalization
2. Service Economy
3. Increased Technology
4. Knowledge Workers

systemizers - Answer-industrial engineers, scienfitic management - look for industrial
efficiency

humanizers - Answer-empower and develop individuals by managing the environment
at work (human relations - attend to employees' psychological needs and work identity)

McGregor's Theory X - Answer-Management believes employees are inherently lazy,
will avoid work if they can and inherently dislike work. Motivated by money - thus
management has to energize them and create standards.

McGregor's Theory Y - Answer-Management believes employees are ambitious, self-
motivated and exercise self-control. Work is natural, and most people want to do well at
work. Motivated by the idea of doing a good job - thus management is there to liberate
and understand them.

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