Industrial Psychology
industrial/organizational (I/O) psychology - Answer-a branch of psychology that applies the principles of
psychology to the workplace
personnel psychology - Answer-the field of study that concentrates on the selection and evaluation of
employees
organizational psychology - Answer-the field of study that investigates the behavior of employees
within the context of an organization
human factors - Answer-a field of study concentrating on the interaction between humans and
machines
army alpha - Answer-an intelligence test developed during World War I and used by the army for
soldiers who can read
army beta - Answer-an intelligence test developed during World War I and used by the army for soldiers
who cannot read
Hawthorne studies - Answer-a series of studies, conducted at the Western Electric plant in Hawthorne,
Illinois, that have come to represent any change in behavior when people react to a change in the
environment
, Hawthorne effect - Answer-when employees change their behavior due solely to the fact that they are
receiving attention or are being observed
Graduate Record Exam (GRE) - Answer-a standardized admission test required by most psychology
graduate schools
terminal master's degree programs - Answer-graduate programs that offer a master's degree but not a
Ph.D.
internship - Answer-a situation in which a student works for an organization, either for pay or as a
volunteer, to receive practical work experience
practicum - Answer-a paid or unpaid position within an organization that gives a student practical work
experience
dissertation - Answer-a formal research paper required of most doctoral students in order to graduate
hypothesis - Answer-an educated prediction about the answer to a research question
theory - Answer-a systematic set of assumptions regarding the cause and nature of behavior
journals - Answer-a written collection of articles describing the methods and results of new research
trade magazines - Answer-a collection of articles for those "in the biz," about related professional
topics, seldom directly reporting the methods and results of new research
magazines - Answer-an unscientific collection of articles about a wide range of topics
industrial/organizational (I/O) psychology - Answer-a branch of psychology that applies the principles of
psychology to the workplace
personnel psychology - Answer-the field of study that concentrates on the selection and evaluation of
employees
organizational psychology - Answer-the field of study that investigates the behavior of employees
within the context of an organization
human factors - Answer-a field of study concentrating on the interaction between humans and
machines
army alpha - Answer-an intelligence test developed during World War I and used by the army for
soldiers who can read
army beta - Answer-an intelligence test developed during World War I and used by the army for soldiers
who cannot read
Hawthorne studies - Answer-a series of studies, conducted at the Western Electric plant in Hawthorne,
Illinois, that have come to represent any change in behavior when people react to a change in the
environment
, Hawthorne effect - Answer-when employees change their behavior due solely to the fact that they are
receiving attention or are being observed
Graduate Record Exam (GRE) - Answer-a standardized admission test required by most psychology
graduate schools
terminal master's degree programs - Answer-graduate programs that offer a master's degree but not a
Ph.D.
internship - Answer-a situation in which a student works for an organization, either for pay or as a
volunteer, to receive practical work experience
practicum - Answer-a paid or unpaid position within an organization that gives a student practical work
experience
dissertation - Answer-a formal research paper required of most doctoral students in order to graduate
hypothesis - Answer-an educated prediction about the answer to a research question
theory - Answer-a systematic set of assumptions regarding the cause and nature of behavior
journals - Answer-a written collection of articles describing the methods and results of new research
trade magazines - Answer-a collection of articles for those "in the biz," about related professional
topics, seldom directly reporting the methods and results of new research
magazines - Answer-an unscientific collection of articles about a wide range of topics
