PSY 320 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Protestant Work Ethic, Free Agent, Quality Management
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Brain surgeon (vs. cardiac), full professor (vs. associate) Brain surgeon at state medical center, full professor at state university. Brain surgery, brain research, teach classes, serve on committees. What do people do, what do they need to know, what skills do they need to bring, etc. Dictionary of occupational titles (dot) - abstracts organized by occupational categories. Based on functional job analysis that breaks tasks down by data, people, and things. Occupational information network (o*net) - based on knowledge, skills, abilities, work activities, work context, and interest. Determine time spent performing the behavior (hrs/week/% of total time) Determine behavior that separates superior performance from average or poor performance. If incumbents/supervisors are questioned in groups, and consensus is required, beware of: Be ware of attempts at self-presentation, impression management, social desirability, or demand effects. Beware of tendency to simplify the task due to large amount of information required. Beware of potential bias due to respondent job satisfaction or dissatisfaction.
