Psychology 2660A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Walter Dill Scott, Army General Classification Test, Western Electric

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2660A/B
• Professor: Natalie J Allen

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Society for industrial and organizational psychology professional organization that represents. Industrial psychology in south africa: occupational psychology in england, work and organizational psychology in european countries, 4% of psychologists work in io, knowledge of io psychology remains very low to the general public. Io psychology strives to enhance both the institution and the individual. Scientist-practitioner model education of io psychologists is founded here, trains them in both scientific inquiry and practical application. Io psychologists work in 4 main employment settings: universities, consulting firms, industry, and government; the first two are the primary employers: universities employ more scientists, consulting firms employ more practitioners. Two world wars were major catalysts for changing the discipline. Early years (1900-1916: before 1900 io psychology was a merging of two forces that gathered momentum. Bryan was a precursor of io psych, not father of it. Published a paper about how professional telegraphers develop skills in sending and receiving morse code.