Industrial Organizational Psychology
Exam 1 (Ch. 1-5)
Industrial-Organizational Psychology - Answer-the application of psychological principles and theories to
the workplace
Industrial side - Answer-The more "technical" side of I/O, involving job analysis, training, selection, and
performance measurement
Organizational side - Answer-The "softer" side of I/O, involving motivation, work attitudes, leadership,
and organizational development
SIOP - Answer-The professional association for I/O psychology
Scientist-Practitioner Model - Answer-The method that I/O Psychologists use to both generate and
consume knowledge
Walter Dill Scott - Answer-Published the Theory of Advertising in 1903
The Theory of Advertising - Answer-What Walter Dill Scott published in 1903
, Hugo Munsterberg - Answer-Wrote Psychology and Industrial Efficiency in 1913
Bingham and Scott - Answer-The two people who developed the performance rating system for the
military
Yerkes - Answer-The person who led the development of the Army Alpha and Beta Mental Ability Tests
Army Alpha and Beta Mental Ability Tests - Answer-Tests developed by Yerkes that helped the military
select and classify army personnel, which later became the prototype for group-administered tests
despite being criticized for being too culture-dependent and less about actual mental ability
Bruce Moore - Answer-The person who received the first PhD in I/O Psychology from Carnegie Tech
who later became the first president of the I/O Psychology section of the APA
Section 14 - Answer-The section (#) of the APA devoted specifically to I/O Psychology
Lily Gilbreth - Answer-"The first lady of Management"
Hawthorne Studies - Answer-First big case study in I/O Psychology that studied the impact of
illumination in working environment on productivity. Concluded that productivity increased due to
interpersonal factor of employees being paid attention to vs. the lighting itself. Emergence of the "O"
side of I/O Psychology
Generational Differences - Answer-The perceived and proven differences between individuals of
different generations across dimensions such as individual vs collectivist
Stereotyping - Answer-The act of making assumptions about people based on averages of their
demographic
Exam 1 (Ch. 1-5)
Industrial-Organizational Psychology - Answer-the application of psychological principles and theories to
the workplace
Industrial side - Answer-The more "technical" side of I/O, involving job analysis, training, selection, and
performance measurement
Organizational side - Answer-The "softer" side of I/O, involving motivation, work attitudes, leadership,
and organizational development
SIOP - Answer-The professional association for I/O psychology
Scientist-Practitioner Model - Answer-The method that I/O Psychologists use to both generate and
consume knowledge
Walter Dill Scott - Answer-Published the Theory of Advertising in 1903
The Theory of Advertising - Answer-What Walter Dill Scott published in 1903
, Hugo Munsterberg - Answer-Wrote Psychology and Industrial Efficiency in 1913
Bingham and Scott - Answer-The two people who developed the performance rating system for the
military
Yerkes - Answer-The person who led the development of the Army Alpha and Beta Mental Ability Tests
Army Alpha and Beta Mental Ability Tests - Answer-Tests developed by Yerkes that helped the military
select and classify army personnel, which later became the prototype for group-administered tests
despite being criticized for being too culture-dependent and less about actual mental ability
Bruce Moore - Answer-The person who received the first PhD in I/O Psychology from Carnegie Tech
who later became the first president of the I/O Psychology section of the APA
Section 14 - Answer-The section (#) of the APA devoted specifically to I/O Psychology
Lily Gilbreth - Answer-"The first lady of Management"
Hawthorne Studies - Answer-First big case study in I/O Psychology that studied the impact of
illumination in working environment on productivity. Concluded that productivity increased due to
interpersonal factor of employees being paid attention to vs. the lighting itself. Emergence of the "O"
side of I/O Psychology
Generational Differences - Answer-The perceived and proven differences between individuals of
different generations across dimensions such as individual vs collectivist
Stereotyping - Answer-The act of making assumptions about people based on averages of their
demographic
