INDUSTRIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL
PSYCHOLOGY COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
2026
◉ What are the two main areas of focus in Industrial-Organizational
Psychology?
Answer: Industrial Psychology and Organizational Psychology.
◉ What does Industrial Psychology study?
Answer: Job characteristics, applicant characteristics, employee
training, and performance appraisal.
◉ What does Organizational Psychology focus on?
Answer: Interactions between people in organizations and their
effects on productivity, including worker satisfaction and
management styles.
◉ What is Human Factors Psychology?
Answer: The study of how workers interact with tools and how to
design those tools to optimize productivity, safety, and health.
◉ Who were the early pioneers of Industrial Psychology in the 20th
century?
, Answer: James Cattell, Hugo Munsterberg, and Walter Dill Scott.
◉ What significant contribution did Hugo Munsterberg make to
Industrial Psychology?
Answer: He published 'Psychology and Industrial Efficiency' in 1913,
covering employee selection and training.
◉ What was the purpose of the Army Alpha test developed during
WW1?
Answer: To measure the mental abilities of enlisted men.
◉ What is the Hawthorne Effect?
Answer: The increase in performance of individuals who are noticed
and observed by researchers or supervisors.
◉ What did Elton Mayo study at Western Electric's Hawthorne
Works?
Answer: Interpersonal relations, motivation, and organizational
dynamics.
◉ What did Kurt Lewin research in the 1930s?
Answer: The effects of leadership styles, team structure, and group
dynamics.
PSYCHOLOGY COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
2026
◉ What are the two main areas of focus in Industrial-Organizational
Psychology?
Answer: Industrial Psychology and Organizational Psychology.
◉ What does Industrial Psychology study?
Answer: Job characteristics, applicant characteristics, employee
training, and performance appraisal.
◉ What does Organizational Psychology focus on?
Answer: Interactions between people in organizations and their
effects on productivity, including worker satisfaction and
management styles.
◉ What is Human Factors Psychology?
Answer: The study of how workers interact with tools and how to
design those tools to optimize productivity, safety, and health.
◉ Who were the early pioneers of Industrial Psychology in the 20th
century?
, Answer: James Cattell, Hugo Munsterberg, and Walter Dill Scott.
◉ What significant contribution did Hugo Munsterberg make to
Industrial Psychology?
Answer: He published 'Psychology and Industrial Efficiency' in 1913,
covering employee selection and training.
◉ What was the purpose of the Army Alpha test developed during
WW1?
Answer: To measure the mental abilities of enlisted men.
◉ What is the Hawthorne Effect?
Answer: The increase in performance of individuals who are noticed
and observed by researchers or supervisors.
◉ What did Elton Mayo study at Western Electric's Hawthorne
Works?
Answer: Interpersonal relations, motivation, and organizational
dynamics.
◉ What did Kurt Lewin research in the 1930s?
Answer: The effects of leadership styles, team structure, and group
dynamics.
