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I/O PSYCHOLOGY
CHAPTERS 1-4
TERM | Definition |
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GOOD WORK | Work that is exhibits a high level of expertise, and it entails regular concern with the implications and applications of an individual’s work for the wider world. |
GOOD WORK PROJECT | PROJECT GOAL DESIGNED TO IDENTIFY & CREATE GOOD WORK |
HUGO MUNSTERBERG | 1.) WROTE THE 1ST I/O TEXTBOOK 2.) 1ST TO MEASURE ABILITY IN WORKERS 3.) USED STATES TO VERIFY DATA |
JAMES CATTRELL | RECOGNIZED THE IMPACT IF INDIVIDUAL VARIATION, NOT MERE ERROR. |
WILHELM WUNDT | HELPED TO ESTABLISH THE SCIENTIFIC APPROACH TO PSYCHOLOGY |
VIRTUAL TEAMS | TEAMS COMPROMISED OF DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS WORKING TOGETHER TOWARD A COMMON GOAL LINKED THROUGH COMPUTERS AND TECHNOLOGY |
TELECOMMUTING | ACCOMPLISHING WORK DUTIES FROM LOCATIONS OUTSIDE OF THE PROFESSIONAL OFFICE VIA ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION EX. WORK FROM HOME |
WELFARE-TO-WORK PROGRAM | PROGRAM THAT REQUIRES INDIVIDUALS TO WORK IN RETURN FOR GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES. |
SCIENTIFIC-PRACTITIONER MODEL | A MODEL THAT USES SCIENTIFIC TOOLS AND RESEARCH IN THE PRACTICE OF I/O PSYCHOLOGY. |
HUMAN ENGINEERING | STUDY OF CAPACITIES AND LIMITATIONS OF HUMANS WITH RESPECT TO A PARTICULAR ENVIRONMENT. |
ORGANIZATION PSYCHOLOGY | FIELD OF PSYCHOLOGY THAT COMBINES RESEARCH FROM SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY AND ORGANIZATION BEHAVIOR AND ADDRESS THE EMOTIONAL AND MOTIVATIONAL SIDE OF WORK. |
PERSONNEL PSYCHOLOGY | FIELD OF PSYCHOLOGY THAT ADDRESS ISSUES SUCH AS RECRUITMENT, SELECTION, TRAINING, PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL, PROMOTION, TRANSFER AND TERMINATION |
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | PRACTICES SUCH AS RECRUITMENT, SELECTION, RETENTION, TRAINING DEVELOPMENT OF PEOPLE IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE INDIVIDUAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS |
SOCIAL I-O PSYCHOLOGY | ASSOCIATION TO MANY PSYCHOLOGIST, BOTH RESEARCHERS AND PRACTITIONERS BELONG. DESIGNATED AS DIVISION 14 OF THE APA. |
I-O PSYCHOLOGY | APPLICATION OF PSYCHOLOGICAL PRINCIPALS THEORY, AND RESEARCH TO THE WORK SETTING |
COMPROMISE | WORK THAT IS NOT ILLEGAL OR UNETHICAL BUT THAT STILL UNDERMINES THE CORE VALUES OF A TRADE/PROFESSION EX. CUTTING CORNERS |
WALTER DILL SCOTT & WALTER VAN DYKE BINGHAM | 1.) DEVELOPED METHODS FOR EMPLOYEE SELECTION AND TRAINING 2.) USED METHODS IN THE MILITARY DURING WWI 3.) DEVELOPED ARMY ALPHA BASED ON THE STANFORD-BINET |
STANFORD BINET | INTELLIGENCE TEST DESIGNED TO TEST ONE INDIVIDUAL AT A TIME. |
SCIENTIFIC METHOD | MOVEMENT BASED ON PRINCIPLES DEVELOPED BY FREDERICK TAYLOR WHO SUGGESTED THAT THERE WAS ONE BEST AND MOST EFFICIENT WAY TO PERFORM VARIOUS JOBS. |
TIME & MOTION STUDY | STUDIES THAT BROKE EVERY ACTION DOWN INTO ITS CONSTITUENTS PARTS, TIMED THOSE MOVEMENTS WITH A STOP WATCH AND DEVELOPED NEW AND MORE EFFICIENT MOVEMENTS THAT WOULD REDUCE FATIGUE AND |
Revery Obsession | mental state that resulted from repetition and difficult work that characterized U.S. factories in the early 20th century resulting in worker unhappiness, resistance of management attempts to increase productivity, & sympathetic to labor unions. |
HAWTHORNE STUDIES | CUMULATION OF STUDIES MEASURING THE PRODUCTIVITY BY MANIPULATING THE LIGHTING, REST BREAKS, AND WORK HOURS. |
HUMAN RELATIONS MOVEMENT | mental state that resulted from repetition and difficult work that characterized U.S. factories in the early 20th century resulting in worker unhappiness, resistance of management attempts to increase productivity, & sympathetic to labor unions. |
Title VII of the civil rights act of 1964. | Federal legislation that prohibits employment,intentional & unintentional discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin which defined what are known as protected groups. |
The American Psychological Association (APA | This is the major professional organization for psychologist of all kinds in the United States. Consist of over 50 divisions. SIOP is division 14 of the APA. About 42% female. Salary ranges of $85,000 to $180k. Prevalence in the field is increasin |
CULTURE | A system in which individuals share meanings and common ways of viewing events and objects. |
WEST VS THE REST MENTALITY | Tendency for researchers to develop theories relevant to U.S. situations with less concern given to their applicability in other countries. |
Expatriate | A manager or professional assigned to work in a location outside of his or her home country. It is important for industry to identify those who can and are willing to adapt to a new culture vs those who cannot or refuse. |
Collectivist culture | CULTURE THAT VALUES THE GROUP MORE THAN THE INDIVIDAL |
INDIVIDUALIST CULTURE | CULTURE THAT VALUES THE INDIVIDUAL MORE THAN THE GROUP |
HOFSTEDE THEORY | 5 elements that culture can be distinguished: 1.)Individualism/Collectivism 2.)Power distance 3.)Uncertainty avoidance 4.)Masculinity/Femininity 5.)Long-term/Short-term |
HORIZONTAL CULTURE | A culture that minimizes distance between individuals. |
VERTICAL | CULTURE THAT ACCEPTS AND DEPENDS UPON THE DISTANCES BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS |