PSYC 142: Industrial Organizational
Psych: Exam 1 Questions and Answers
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industrial organizational psychology - ✔✔branch of psychology that is concerned with
the study of behavior in work settings and the application of psychology principles to
change work behavior
dual focus of IO psych - ✔✔-efficiency/productivity of organizations
-health/well-being of employees
time-and-motion studies - ✔✔procedures in which work tasks are broken down into
simple component movements and the movements timed to develop a more efficient
method for performing the task
scientific management - ✔✔a method of using scientific principles to improve the
efficiency and productivity of jobs;
most effective for manual labor jobs rather than cognitively complex occupations
WW1/1920s/Great Depression - ✔✔intelligence testing for army placement;
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, Hawthorne effect: lighting effects work efficiency/being watched increases
productivity;
human relations movement: social interactions are really important in the
workplace/for productivity, should like the people you work with
Post War Era - ✔✔specialty areas in IO emerged
growth of defense industry
civil rights legislation: banned discrimination in employment
Four key trends today in IO Psych - ✔✔-the changing nature of work (becoming more
complex, outsourcing, downsizing);
-expanding focus on human resources (viewing your employee as a whole person not
just a worker bee);
-increasing diversity and globalization of the workforce (international growth,
globalization);
-increasing relevance of IO psych in policy and practice (improving selection and
training of leader, leveraging/utilizing diversity in workforce)
job analysis - ✔✔the systematic study of the tasks, duties, and responsibilities of a job
and the qualities needed to perform it
What four things do a job analysis produce? - ✔✔job description
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Psych: Exam 1 Questions and Answers
100% Pass
industrial organizational psychology - ✔✔branch of psychology that is concerned with
the study of behavior in work settings and the application of psychology principles to
change work behavior
dual focus of IO psych - ✔✔-efficiency/productivity of organizations
-health/well-being of employees
time-and-motion studies - ✔✔procedures in which work tasks are broken down into
simple component movements and the movements timed to develop a more efficient
method for performing the task
scientific management - ✔✔a method of using scientific principles to improve the
efficiency and productivity of jobs;
most effective for manual labor jobs rather than cognitively complex occupations
WW1/1920s/Great Depression - ✔✔intelligence testing for army placement;
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, Hawthorne effect: lighting effects work efficiency/being watched increases
productivity;
human relations movement: social interactions are really important in the
workplace/for productivity, should like the people you work with
Post War Era - ✔✔specialty areas in IO emerged
growth of defense industry
civil rights legislation: banned discrimination in employment
Four key trends today in IO Psych - ✔✔-the changing nature of work (becoming more
complex, outsourcing, downsizing);
-expanding focus on human resources (viewing your employee as a whole person not
just a worker bee);
-increasing diversity and globalization of the workforce (international growth,
globalization);
-increasing relevance of IO psych in policy and practice (improving selection and
training of leader, leveraging/utilizing diversity in workforce)
job analysis - ✔✔the systematic study of the tasks, duties, and responsibilities of a job
and the qualities needed to perform it
What four things do a job analysis produce? - ✔✔job description
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