INDUSTRIAL PSYCH EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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I/O psychology
Study of psyche in the workplace
Efficiency
Doing things in the right manner.
Work
something on which exertion or labor is expended
Spillover effect
work affects the psyche, and the psyche affects the workplace. direct and strong
relationship between life satisfaction and job satisfaction.
Research
Process of discovering the pre-existing truth in the world
Scientific & Non-Scientific
Two types of research
Observation
Type of research methods. It is the foundation of research, where the researchers
passively observe the natural situation.
Case Study
Type of research methods. A detailed description of the psychological case over time.
Interview
, Type of research methods. Organized conservation between the researcher and
subject.
Correlation
Type of research method. A statistical technique used to describe and measure the
relationship between 2 variables (does not mean causation)
Experimental
Type of Research Method. Establish the causality.
Army Alpha & army beta
First group psychological test. Influenced the modern-day exams and recruitment
Walter Dill Scott (WDS)
One of the father of the Industrial Psychology. Main Contribution: Applied psychology in
advertising. Proposes that external forces affect the psyche
Frank & Lilian Gilbert
Time and motion studies (what makes the employee work efficiently in the shortest
time?) The research is in the qualitative methods. Influences the companies to use data
before decision-making.
Hawthorne Effect
Confirms WDS's theory: Employees have better morale and productivity when they are
in better lighting, have more regular breaks, and people show concern for the employee.
B.F. Skinner
His theory is very appealing to the field of I/O psych since they wanted psychological
laws that control and predict work performance. Results in I/O psych to have a
behavioristic approach
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
I/O psychology
Study of psyche in the workplace
Efficiency
Doing things in the right manner.
Work
something on which exertion or labor is expended
Spillover effect
work affects the psyche, and the psyche affects the workplace. direct and strong
relationship between life satisfaction and job satisfaction.
Research
Process of discovering the pre-existing truth in the world
Scientific & Non-Scientific
Two types of research
Observation
Type of research methods. It is the foundation of research, where the researchers
passively observe the natural situation.
Case Study
Type of research methods. A detailed description of the psychological case over time.
Interview
, Type of research methods. Organized conservation between the researcher and
subject.
Correlation
Type of research method. A statistical technique used to describe and measure the
relationship between 2 variables (does not mean causation)
Experimental
Type of Research Method. Establish the causality.
Army Alpha & army beta
First group psychological test. Influenced the modern-day exams and recruitment
Walter Dill Scott (WDS)
One of the father of the Industrial Psychology. Main Contribution: Applied psychology in
advertising. Proposes that external forces affect the psyche
Frank & Lilian Gilbert
Time and motion studies (what makes the employee work efficiently in the shortest
time?) The research is in the qualitative methods. Influences the companies to use data
before decision-making.
Hawthorne Effect
Confirms WDS's theory: Employees have better morale and productivity when they are
in better lighting, have more regular breaks, and people show concern for the employee.
B.F. Skinner
His theory is very appealing to the field of I/O psych since they wanted psychological
laws that control and predict work performance. Results in I/O psych to have a
behavioristic approach
