Industrial Psychology Chapters 1 & 2
I-O Psychology: - Answer-The application of psychological principles, theory, and research to the work
setting
SIOP: - Answer-Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Factors that influence work behavior OUTSIDE of the workplace: - Answer--family responsibilities
-cultural influences
-employment related legislation
-nonwork events
3 concentrations of I-O Psychology: - Answer--personnel psychology
-organizational psychology
-human engineering
Personnel Psychology: - Answer--addresses issues such as recruitment, selection, training, retainment,
transfer, promotion, and termination
-assumes that people are consistently different in their attributes and work behaviors and that
information about these differences can be used to predict, maintain, and increase work performance
and satisfaction
, Organizational Psychology: - Answer--combines research and ideas from social psych and organizational
behavior
-addresses the emotional and motivational side of work
-includes attitudes, fairness, motivation, stress, leadership, teams, etc.
-in some senses, it concentrates of the reactions of people TO work
Goal of organizational psychology: - Answer-To find or fit the best person to the job - matching
personality characteristics to the demands of work
Human Engineering: - Answer--also known as human factors psychology
-the study of capacities and limitations of humans with respect to a particular environment
-almost the opposite of personnel
Goal of human engineering: - Answer-To develop an environment that is compatible with the
characteristics of the worker
James McKeen Cattell: - Answer--an American contemporary of Munsterberg
-recognized for being among the first to realize the importance of differences among individuals as a
way of predicting their behavior
Army Alpha Test: - Answer--adapted from the Stanford-Binet test (designed to test one individual at a
time)
-created testing for mass groups
Army Beta Test: - Answer-Like the army Alpha test but it was nonverbal and was administered to
recruits who were illiterate
I-O Psychology: - Answer-The application of psychological principles, theory, and research to the work
setting
SIOP: - Answer-Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Factors that influence work behavior OUTSIDE of the workplace: - Answer--family responsibilities
-cultural influences
-employment related legislation
-nonwork events
3 concentrations of I-O Psychology: - Answer--personnel psychology
-organizational psychology
-human engineering
Personnel Psychology: - Answer--addresses issues such as recruitment, selection, training, retainment,
transfer, promotion, and termination
-assumes that people are consistently different in their attributes and work behaviors and that
information about these differences can be used to predict, maintain, and increase work performance
and satisfaction
, Organizational Psychology: - Answer--combines research and ideas from social psych and organizational
behavior
-addresses the emotional and motivational side of work
-includes attitudes, fairness, motivation, stress, leadership, teams, etc.
-in some senses, it concentrates of the reactions of people TO work
Goal of organizational psychology: - Answer-To find or fit the best person to the job - matching
personality characteristics to the demands of work
Human Engineering: - Answer--also known as human factors psychology
-the study of capacities and limitations of humans with respect to a particular environment
-almost the opposite of personnel
Goal of human engineering: - Answer-To develop an environment that is compatible with the
characteristics of the worker
James McKeen Cattell: - Answer--an American contemporary of Munsterberg
-recognized for being among the first to realize the importance of differences among individuals as a
way of predicting their behavior
Army Alpha Test: - Answer--adapted from the Stanford-Binet test (designed to test one individual at a
time)
-created testing for mass groups
Army Beta Test: - Answer-Like the army Alpha test but it was nonverbal and was administered to
recruits who were illiterate
