Industrial/Organizational Psychology 3RD YEAR 2ND SEM

INDUSTRIAL/ ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

It is a branch of psychology that applies the principles of psychology to the workplace.

INDUSTRIAL/ ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

Its purpose is to enhance the dignity and performance of human beings and the organizations they work in by advancing the science and knowledge of human behavior.

Personnel Psychology

Study that practice such areas as analyzing jobs, recruiting applicants, selecting employees, determining salary levels, training employees and evaluating performance.

Organizational Psychology

Concerned with the issues of leadership, job satisfaction, employee motivation, organizational communication, conflict management, organizational change, and group processes within an organization

Human Factors/Ergonomics

Concrete on workplace design, human-machine interaction, ergonomics and physical fatigue and stress.

Human Factors/Ergonomics

These psychologists frequently work with engineers and other technical professionals to make the workplace safer and more efficient.

World War I

The term Industrial Psychology was seldom used before ______ _____ _. Instead, the commonly used terms are economic psychology, business psychology, and employment psychology.

economic psychology, business psychology, and employment psychology.

The term Industrial Psychology was seldom used before World War I. Instead, the commonly used terms are ______ _____, _____ _____, and _____ _______

Industrial Psychology

The term ______ ______ was seldom used before World War I. Instead, the commonly used terms are economic psychology, business psychology, and employment psychology.

Professor Walter Dill Scott (1903)

- He is the proponent of Theory of Advertising, a book considered to be the first dealing with psychology and aspect of work.

- He used psychological principles to produce more effective advertisements.

Hugo Munsterberg (1910)

Considered as the "Father of Industrial Psychology" as he published the book "Psychology of Industrial Efficiency".

James Mckeen Cattell (1921)

- He created the Psychological Corporation to advance psychology and promote its usefulness to industry.

- It served as a place for companies to get reference checks on prospective psychologists.

Walter Bingham

- Started the Division of Applied Psychology for Carnegie Institute of Technology, the first academic program in Industrial Psychology.

Mary Parker Follett

- She's a forerunner of today's teamwork concept and group cohesiveness.

- Her works focused on groups and advocated people-oriented organizations.

Robert Mearns Yerkes

- One of the pioneers who developed the first ever psychological test in the field of recruitment known as the Alpha and Beta Tests.

Army Alpha Test (or Examination)

A verbal test, measuring such skills as ability to follow directions.

Army Beta Test (or Examination)

Presented nonverbal problems to illiterate subjects and recent immigrants who were not proficient in English.

Frank Gilbreth and Lillian Gilbreth

- They are scientists who improved productivity and reduced employee fatigue by inventing different machines.

- They focused on how machines will help the employees to increase productivity.

Henry Ford

- He is the founder of Ford Motor Company

- He invented the assembly line in which the worker stayed in one place and assembled part of a car as it moved along on a mechanized conveyor belt.

Elton Mayo

- He and his colleagues were initially interested in examining how work conditions could influence productivity.

- He is known for his Hawthorne Studies.

Hawthorne Studies

It was found out that worker's feelings affect their behavior.

Hawthorne Effect

Refers to the tendency of an individual to perform better when being observed.

Experimental Research

- Considered as the most powerful method of research.

- It aims to show cause and effect relationships.

- There is a random assignment of the subjects.

- Debriefing is about informing the subject in an experiment about the purpose of the study.

Debriefing

________ is about informing the subject in an experiment about the purpose of the study.

Correlational Methods

- There is no manipulation in variables.

- It aims to measure naturally occurring association between two or more variables.

Surveys and Interviews

- To ask people their opinion on some topic.

- Conducted through a personal interview, physical or virtual.

Archival Research

Involves using previously collected data of records to answer the current questions.

Meta-Analysis

A statistical method of reaching conclusions based on previous research.