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1 Introduction to I/O psychology
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What are the major fields in I/O psychology?
- Personnelpsychology (selection and evaluation ofemployees )
-Organizational psychology (behavior injob context ,leadership ,satisfaction ,motivation )
-Human factors /ergonomics (workspace design ) -
What is the Hawthorne studies in 1930 about?
It is a series of studies at Western Electric plant in which the researchers found out that employee behavior is heavily influenced by the environment (interactions) and not only by work conditions. -
What is Army Alpha & Beta cognitive test about?
An intelligence test developed during WW1 and used for soldiers who couldn't read, psychologists used this test to place recruits in appropriate positions -
What is the main existence for research in I/O psychology?
Increases effectiveness and thereby saves money -
What is another reason for the existence of I/O psychology?
Commen sense is often wrong (i.e. Structured interviews are better than unstructured, still people use unstructured because they are biased/overconfident) -
What are 3 methods of research in I/O psychology?
- Experiments
- Archival research (use previous data)
- Surveys -
2 Individual differences at work
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What are 6 general mental capability's?
- reason
- plan
- solve problems
- think abstractly
- comprehend complex ideas
- learn quickly and learn from experiences -
Who developed the first IQ test?
Developed by psychologist Alfred Binet to help the French government identify schoolchildren who needed extra academic assistance -
What are 3 models of intelligence?
- Vernon: verbal (reading, speaking, etc) and spatial (drawing, building, puzzling)
- Cattel: Crystallized and fluid intelligence
- Spearman: G-factor -
How does cognitive ability help in complex jobs?
General cognitive ability helps with complex jobs with correlation of 0.50 - but not for low complexity jobs with correlation 0.23
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