PSYC 31773 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Army General Classification Test, Telecommuting, Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery
23 Jun 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
The historical background of I/O Psych
Addresses psychological concepts an principles in the work place
Society for industrial and organizational psychology
6% of psychologists
Science- conducting research
Practice- using information from research to solve workplace problems
Scientist/practitioner method- education in an academic discipline based on the science and
applying it to the workplace
Fields
Selection and placement- develop assessments for selection, placement, and employee
promotion
Training and development – id employee skills that need enhanced to improve performance
Performance management- enhancing contributions of workforce
Organizational effectiveness- how to maintain/improve workforce quality, and customer
relations
Quality of work life- how to make org healthy and productive place to work
History
Early years 1900-16
oWL Brian researches real workers real skills
oIndustrial engineers wanting to improve efficiency
Time and motion studies
oFounding figures
Walter dill Scott- applies psych to advertising
Frederick w Taylor- increase workplace efficiency
Lilian Moller Gilbreth- human aspects of time management and the affects
of stress and fatigue
Hugo Munsterberg- how to select workers, design work, and use psych in
sales
WWI 1917-1918
oArmy alpha- intelligence test developed by IO psychologists for the selection and
placement of personnel
oArmy beta- nonverbal intelligence test for illiterate recruits
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Document Summary
Addresses psychological concepts an principles in the work place. Practice- using information from research to solve workplace problems. Scientist/practitioner method- education in an academic discipline based on the science and applying it to the workplace. Selection and placement- develop assessments for selection, placement, and employee promotion. Training and development id employee skills that need enhanced to improve performance. Organizational effectiveness- how to maintain/improve workforce quality, and customer relations. Quality of work life- how to make org healthy and productive place to work. History: wl brian researches real workers real skills, industrial engineers wanting to improve efficiency. Walter dill scott- applies psych to advertising. Lilian moller gilbreth- human aspects of time management and the affects of stress and fatigue. Hugo munsterberg- how to select workers, design work, and use psych in sales. Wwi 1917-1918: army alpha- intelligence test developed by io psychologists for the selection and placement of personnel, army beta- nonverbal intelligence test for illiterate recruits, journal of applied psychology.
