CHP1: Introduction to IOPsy

Industrial/organizational psychology

branch of psychology that applies the principles of psychology to the workplace

Industrial/Organizational Psychology

according to Rucci,2008 its purpose is to to enhance the dignity and performance of human beings, and the organizations they work in, by advancing the science and knowledge of human behavior”

Industrial Approach

focuses on determining the competencies needed to perform a job, staffing the organization with employees who have those competencies, and increasing those competencies through training

Organizational Approach

creates an organizational structure and culture that will motivate employees to perform well, give them the necessary information to do their jobs, and provide working conditions that are safe and result in an enjoyable and satisfying work/life environment

Major Fields of I/O Psychology

• Personnel Psychology

• Organizational Psychology

  • Human factor/ergonimics

Personnel Psychology

The field of study that concentrates on the selection and evaluation of employees.

Organizational psychology

The field of study that investigates the behavior of employees within the context of an organization.

Human Factors/Ergonomics

A field of study concentrating on the interaction between humans and machines.

1879

start of I/O Psy

The theory of advertising by Walter Dill Scott 1903

the book in which psychology was first applied to business

ARMY ALPHA AND BETA

In WWI the I/O Psychologist are employed to test recruits and then place them in appropriate positions. They are to determine this two.

ARMY ALPHA

can ready soldier of WWi

ARMY BETA

cant read soldier of WWI

1945, Division 14

Society for Industrial and Business Psychology was establed in what year and are called??

1960

the Division 14 renamed as Society for Industrial Psychology

1982

Division 14 renamed Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP)

1997

SIOP celebrates golden anniversary at its annual conference in St. Louis

1933

Hawthorn studies where published in this year

Hawthorne studies

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

When employees change their behavior due solely to the fact that they are receiving attention or are being observed.

Graduate Record Exam (GRE)

A standardized admission test required by most psychology graduate schools.

Terminal master’s degree programs

Graduate programs that offer a master’s degree but not a Ph.D.

Internship and Practicum

Needed in master’s program

Internship

A situation in which a student works for an organization, either for pay or as a volunteer, to receive practical work experience.

Practicum

A paid or unpaid position with an organization that gives a student practical work experience

Dissertation

Needed in doctoral programs

Dissertation

A formal research paper required of most doctoral students in order to graduate.