INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY EXAM STUDY TERMS CHAPTERS 1-2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS

1Brittie Donald, All Rights Reserved © 2025 INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY EXAM STUDY TERMS CHAPTERS 1-2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS chapter 1 terms - industrial/ organizational psychology - the application of psychological principles and theories to the workplace what types of work do I/O psychologists do? - they study: - attitudes and behaviors of employees and employers - interpersonal relationships at work - structure of organizations - organizational policies - complex process of motivation and leadership - context, culture, and climate of organizations - match between people and jobs 2Brittie Donald, All Rights Reserved © 2025 how are I/O psychologists trained? - - most IO psychologists have a PhD (4-5 years) or Master's degree (2 years) - main goal of graduating training in IO psychology is to develop competencies competencies - skills, behaviors, and capabilities that allow employees to perform specific functions what kind of customers use I/O psychologists? - - organizations: non-profits, emergency responders, government - community: global collaboration, scientific community - personnel: family and friends, external influences - unemployed: job search, mentoring industrial psychology is usually associated with... - - job analysis - training - selection - performance measurement/ appraisal IP is usually more technical, focusing on the assessment, measurement, and selection of people into various jobs organizational psychology is usually associated with... - - motivation 3Brittie Donald, All Rights Reserved © 2025 - work attitudes - leadership - structure - culture OP usually tends to include more of the relational elements of the workplace such as motivation, leadership, employee-employer relations, and job attitudes scientist-practitioner model - - an approach used to train IO psychologists maintaining that because IO psychologists are both generators and consumers of knowledge, training must be focused on both theory and application - emphasizes use of scientific tools and research in the practice of IO psychology chapter 2 terms - science - a process or method for generatin