PSYC 178 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Army Alpha, James Mckeen Cattell, Hawthorne Effect
Document Summary
Io psychology- application of psychological principles, theory, and research in the work setting: mix between business and psychology. Siop- good resource for io psychology: cheap to join as a student: have newsletter, journal, conventions, magazine, etc. Io psych is evidenced-based- need research, look at scientific literature when making decisions. This course applies to real life because it addresses issues such as work stress, work-family balance, workplace discrimination, and leadership. Jap- journal of applied psychology: journal that is most related to io psych. Brief history of io psych: hugo munsterberg (1863-1916)- pioneer in applied psychology (precursor to io psych, james mckeen cattell- established psych as a legitimate science during wwi. Active in area of individual differences; advocate of eugenics: army alpha test- way of classifying soldiers and assigning them to a role according to mental ability and occupational qualifications during wwi; a verbal test of ability. Psychologists played a prominent role in implementing this: levine and marks- 1928, iq classification.
