IP exam 1 questions
What are two objectives of I/O psychology? - correct answer ✔To conduct
research in an effort to increase our knowledge and understanding of human
work behavior
Tocapply that knowledge to imporve work behavior, the work enviornment,
and the psychological condition of workers
Name the three pre-world war 2 events that has a significant impact on I/O
psychology - correct answer ✔The need for state-of-the-art machinery and
the increasing complexity of the machinery was an important impetus for
human factors psychology and for training soldiers to operate the equipment
I/o psychologist were called to improve selection and placement of military
personnel continuing the work that psychologists had begun during world war
1.
Psychologists helped the U.S. OSS develop assessment strategies for
selecting candidates for dangerous espionage positions.
What are three current and future trends in I/O psychology? - correct answer
✔1. The challenging nature of work
2. Expanding focus on Human Resources
3. Increasing diversity and globalization of the workforce
Increasing relevance of I/O psychology in policy and practice
Although I/O psychology is a distant specialty area in the larger field of
psychology, consider how the topics studied by I/O psychologists might
benefit from other psychology speciality areas. For example, what
What are two objectives of I/O psychology? - correct answer ✔To conduct
research in an effort to increase our knowledge and understanding of human
work behavior
Tocapply that knowledge to imporve work behavior, the work enviornment,
and the psychological condition of workers
Name the three pre-world war 2 events that has a significant impact on I/O
psychology - correct answer ✔The need for state-of-the-art machinery and
the increasing complexity of the machinery was an important impetus for
human factors psychology and for training soldiers to operate the equipment
I/o psychologist were called to improve selection and placement of military
personnel continuing the work that psychologists had begun during world war
1.
Psychologists helped the U.S. OSS develop assessment strategies for
selecting candidates for dangerous espionage positions.
What are three current and future trends in I/O psychology? - correct answer
✔1. The challenging nature of work
2. Expanding focus on Human Resources
3. Increasing diversity and globalization of the workforce
Increasing relevance of I/O psychology in policy and practice
Although I/O psychology is a distant specialty area in the larger field of
psychology, consider how the topics studied by I/O psychologists might
benefit from other psychology speciality areas. For example, what
